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About the Role

Johnson & Johnson Global Services is recruiting for a Director position leading the Account to Report (A2R) General Accounting team, located in Manila, Philippines.

Johnson & Johnson Global Services Finance provides A2R services and financial support for Johnson & Johnson companies across all regions (Asia Pacific, EMEA, Latin America and North America) from its Global Services Capability Centers.  This role will be responsible and accountable for the overall leadership of the General Accounting capability, advancing the future-state strategy, operating model and technology enablement while continuing to deliver compliant and accurate financials within the General Accounting area. The role provides end-to-end leadership, a team of approximately 100 employees in Manila and Bogota, across General Accounting operations, enabling enterprise-wide transformation deployments through focus on organization readiness & capability building and advancing the future state finance platforms and processes. The role will partner closely within GS Finance and A2R Process Leaders across all regions, Business Unit Finance, Finance Strategy & Transformation including the Global Process Owners to further evolve processes to the future state.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy & Transformation

• Lead the global General Accounting strategy, operating model, and roadmap aligned to GS Finance and A2R priorities.
• Drive readiness and deployment activities across SAP S/4 HANA, CFIN, and other enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Drive automation, standardization, and continuous improvement opportunities across the General Accounting landscape.

Operations & Performance

• Lead global General Accounting operations, ensuring timely, accurate, compliant, and resilient service delivery.
• Ensure processes remain compliant, meeting all quality, statutory, regulatory and SOX 404 requirements. Provide guidance, direction, and expertise to support all internal and external audits, ensuring effective controls for end-to-end processes.
• Establish KPIs, SLAs, quality metrics, and performance measures to monitor organizational effectiveness.
• Ensure business continuity, workforce readiness, and organizational resilience in support of evolving business and transformation needs.

Stakeholder & People Leadership

• Collaborate across A2R processes to ensure end-to-end workings are as streamlined and standardized as possible
• Partner with Finance Strategy & Transformation, Global Process Owner, Regional Controllers to identify and drive outstanding policy, process, and technology/automation improvements
• Influence decisions, manage cross-functional priorities, and represent General Accounting in governance and leadership forums.
• Lead and develop a high-performing global organization, building Finance of the Future capabilities.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and continuous-improvement culture aligned with Our Credo.

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s level degree is required, preferably in accounting or finance
• CPA, CMA, MBA and/or other financial certifications are preferred

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Required:

• At least 12 years of professional experience is required
• At least 5 years of General Accounting experience is required
• At least 3 years of proven experience in a Shared Service Centre of a multinational corporation or BPO
• Experience leading Account to Report function of a large multi-state company
• Significant experience driving large, complex projects to a successful completion as well as ability to work in a Global environment
• Ability to lead a large organization through change while maintaining day-to-day operations
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with employees, colleagues, leaders and stakeholders at all levels with a consistent track record of influencing outcomes remotely
• Ability to handle ambiguity and fluid situations, demonstrating a pragmatic approach
• Successfully manage multiple priorities and is organized
• Develop and maintain a high-performing team with the ability to lead in a matrixed environment
• Strong ability to mentor and delegate as appropriate
• Ability to champion new ideas, concepts and technologies and obtain consensus from executive leadership and peers

Preferred:

• Track record of driving business results through inspirational leadership, empowering people to act with speed, agility and accountability to deliver against the organizational goals
• Strong understanding of standard methodologies in Accounting and Financial Systems, including SAP

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• This position will require 5% international travel

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