Accountant - Inventory and COGS Accounting

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Job Function:
Finance
Job Sub Function:
Accounting
Job Category:
Professional
All Job Posting Locations:
Paranaque, National Capital Region (Manila), Philippines
Job Description:

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson Global Services, the global shared services organization supporting the businesses of Johnson & Johnson, performs select functional work in a consistent manner across regions and sectors using simplified, standardized end-to-end processes and state-of-the-art technology. The vision of Johnson & Johnson Global Services is "to be trusted business partners who deliver increasing value by creating and sustaining globally standard world-class services that enable the power of Johnson & Johnson."

There are more than 2,000 employees in Human Resources, Finance and Procurement who work for Johnson & Johnson Global Services in key service centers located in Manila, Suzhou, Prague, Bogota and Tampa, as well as in local country-based hubs.

The responsibilities & the impact YOU will have:

• 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.

Qualifications

We would love to hear from YOU, if you have:

• Bachelor's degree in accountancy required, CPA preferred
• 1-2 year(s) working experience
• Basic accounting & good finance knowledge
• Good understanding of Income Statement (P&L) and Balance Sheet (B/S)
• Strong analytical and communication 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 require, Basic ERP knowledge (SAP) (advantage)
• Fluent in English
• Persistent/committed and able to work under time pressure
• Organized/ time oriented and output driven
• With Inventory Accounting background, preferred
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills with an ability to work with people at different levels and in remote locations.