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Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Accounting

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson and Johnson is hiring a Global A2R Strategy Manager located in New Brunswick, NJ, Berkshire, UK or Zug, Switzerland.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s): 
 
Location: New Brunswick, NJ - Requisition Number:  R-106965

Location: United Kingdom - Requisition Number:  R-107475

Location: Switzerland - Requisition Number:  R-107478
 
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission. 

Position Overview & Responsibilities

As Finance Manager, Global A2R Strategy, you will work at the intersection of finance process transformation, automation, and data-enabled innovation to modernize Account to Report (A2R) Process Areas. You will lead initiatives across the transformation lifecycle—from defining business problems and crafting future-state solutions through deployment, adoption, and benefits realization. Success in this role requires a strong understanding of finance stakeholder needs, the ability to translate data into actionable insights, and a dedication to advancing simplified, standardized, and automated processes.

 

Major Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end design and deployment of targeted A2R processes, applying process excellence methods to simplify and standardize ways of working and strengthen controls.
• Analyze complex datasets in the context of A2R financial processes to identify root causes, quantify business impact, and prioritize opportunities for improvement.
• Translate business and stakeholder needs into scalable process, data, automation, and technology requirements.
• Partner with technology, data, architecture, and data science teams to evaluate solution options and deliver governed, fit-for-purpose capabilities.
• Identify and deliver automation opportunities that reduce manual effort, improve cycle times, and increase data quality across A2R activities.
• Manage cross-functional integration points and dependencies across A2R, SigniFi releases, and adjacent workstreams to support smooth deployment and business continuity.
• Establish governance and performance monitoring—including KPIs, controls, and issue triage—to sustain process adherence and ensure solutions meet policy, compliance, and audit expectations.
• Lead change management and enablement so stakeholders are prepared to implement future-state processes and adopt new capabilities.
• Provide cross-functional initiative leadership, fostering accountability, continuous improvement, and high-quality delivery against scope, timeline, and value outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of finance, accounting, or related business experience, including experience with accounting processes, financial reporting, or Account to Report activities.
• Experience delivering process transformation or cross-functional initiatives from problem definition through deployment, adoption, and benefits realization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze data, develop solution concepts, and translate insights into clear business and functional requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence without authority, and form effective links across a global organization.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to present complex topics clearly and effectively to senior leadership.
• Ability to operate independently with sound judgment in dynamic, ambiguous environments while managing multiple priorities.
• Continuous improvement approach, with the ability to anticipate challenges, identify risks, recommend solutions, and drive projects and process improvements forward.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing, developing, or deploying finance applications or internal enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of technical accounting, compliance requirements, and financial systems.
• Experience applying process excellence methods such as Lean, Six Sigma, process mining, or standard work.
• Demonstrated interest in data, analytics, or data science, with an understanding of data structures, data quality, and analytical methods; hands-on experience is preferred but not required.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation,  external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers . internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. 

If you are under 18 years of age, you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check. 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Accounting, Accounting Policies, Analytical Reasoning, Budgeting, Controls Compliance, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Financial Competence, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Financial Statement Analysis, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Managerial Accounting, Proactive Behavior, Process Improvements, Risk Management, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Technical Credibility, Treasury Management

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$102,000.00 - $177,100.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year

Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits