ATR Senior Accountant

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Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Accounting

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Taguig, National Capital Region (Manila), Philippines

Job Description:

At J&J Global Finance, we value ideas for innovation and improvement and are committed to diversity and inclusion. Together we will reimagine business processes to become more effective, more efficient, and improve customer experience. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Our Global Services Finance team is growing, and we are looking for people with strong accounting and finance backgrounds. The Global Services Finance organization provides best-in-class, cost-effective financial services, and compliance—in a J&J way—to our Operating Companies around the world.

The Senior Accountant will run the day-to-day operations and provide support to the Inventory Team. Ensures assigned deliverables are met in accordance with the standard procedures and controls are in place. At this level the role has increased responsibility including, but not limited to, additional skills, multiple lines/products, diverse teams, etc.

Key Responsibilities:

• Independent ownership of month-end closing activities for country in scope - prepare monthly journal entries, account reconciliations and reports for assigned MRCs
• Responsible for the correctness of Inventory accounting entries and Reconciliations in accordance with GAAP, Compliance, Internal Audit and SOX requirements
• Build a strong awareness of the local business and work closely with the local teams
• Manage ad hoc one-time requests, participates in projects as/when required
• Constant demonstration of good communications and partnership
• Ensure strong internal controls are in place in order to achieve “adequate” internal and external audit ratings
• Accurate and timely month-end reporting focus. Meets all corporate and regional timelines
• Demonstrate understanding and ownership of financials.
• Support automation initiatives to drive efficiency and enhancement in the process.
• Any other tasks as deemed necessary

Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or accountancy required
• CPA, CMA, MBA and/or other financial certifications is preferred

Required

• At least 4 years of professional experience under Finance & Accounting
• Basic ERP knowledge SAP & Blackline (advantage)
• Experience in a Shared Service Centre of a multinational corporation or BPO (advantage)
• Experience in a Global Account to Report function of a large multi-state company (advantage)
• Be open to new ideas, rapid change and embracing new technologies.
• Basic accounting & good finance knowledge
• Good understanding of Income Statement (P&L) and Balance Sheet (B/S)
• Strong analytical skills
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering financial information
• MS Office proficient - Advanced MS Excel knowledge
• Persistent/committed and able to work under time pressure
• Organized/ time oriented and output driven
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills with an ability to work with people at different levels and in remote locations.

Preferred

• With Inventory Accounting background, preferred
• With Supply Chain or Stock Movement and related transactions background, preferred
• Ability to handle ambiguity and fluid situations, demonstrating a pragmatic approach.
• Successfully manage several priorities, be very organized and work efficiently to tight deadlines.
• Solid US GAAP accounting knowledge.
• Digital/ intelligent automation capabilities.

Other

• Candidates may be asked to work shifts to align with global assignments in Americas / EMEA / Asia.
• Lead/Participate in other Regional/Global/Cross functional duties as assigned.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Fluent English, other language skills desirable.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Accounting, Accounting Policies, Analytical Reasoning, Audit Management, Budgeting, Business Behavior, Communication, Controls Compliance, Cost Management, Detail-Oriented, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Financial Management, Financial Recordkeeping, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Issue Escalation, Numerically Savvy