Legal Entity Accounting Manager, Conductor, Italy
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Job Overview
Global Services Finance is the Johnson & Johnson finance center located in many regions of the world. This position is located in Prague, Czechia or in Milan/Rome, Italy. The main goal of this position as part of Legal Entity Accounting Team is to deliver compliant local financial services to J&J; affiliates. The LE Accounting Manager is responsible for local statutory accounts and statements for specific companies under their responsibility.
Core Responsibilities
- Full responsibility for the local statutory reporting requirements of companies in-scope.
- Oversee the preparation by a third-party provider of the local statutory financial statements.
- Coordinate and execute (when applicable) corrective action plans related to the statutory financial statements process.
- Monitor, analyze, and review department work and processes to develop more efficient procedures while maintaining high accuracy.
- Apply a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
- Key point of contact for all technical statutory accounting queries; establish and maintain relationships with external service providers, J&J; corporate tax teams, external audit teams (PwC), and local management teams.
- Ensure all statutory closing requirements are completed.
- Support J&J; corporate tax centers by delivering necessary data for corporate tax matters.
- Ensure standardized processes with local audit (PWC ) and third-party providers; liaise with Auditors, Local Management teams, and other stakeholders such as Tax Advisors.
- Provide detailed guidance on complex business and financial system issues to maintain overall control.
- Close interaction with A2R Group and other Global Services Groups (specific statutory requirements).
- Support projects (provide insights into statutory and tax requirements or related processes).
- Interact with other Global teams to benchmark process and address action plans.
People Management
- Recruit, lead, motivate, and develop the team.
- Clear communication of job expectations.
- Planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions.
- Coaching and mentoring of team members.
- Foster an environment of respect, teamwork, innovation, and sharing of ideas.
Compliance Statement
- Ensure strong internal controls are in place to achieve adequate compliance with SOX controls and Local GAAP according to jurisdiction requirements.
- Keep businesses compliant with various local accounting regulations.
- Work transparently and communicate clearly with senior leadership.
- Committed to meeting all corporate and local deadlines.
Qualifications
- Committed to meeting all corporate and local deadlines.
Languages
- Fluent English.
- Fluent Italian.
Experience Required
- Previous job experience in one of the Big 4 companies or other audit firm preferred.
- Experience in Italian statutory accounting and tax.
- Experience with GAAP conversions and related agenda.
Skills & Competencies
- Great analytical skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate well in presentations for leadership.
- Strong interpersonal, supervisory and customer service skills.
- Proven business partnering skills, especially with external audit teams.
- Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, meet deadlines, thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Great US GAAP accounting knowledge.
- Great local GAAP knowledge.
- Willingness to travel (~20%).
Leadership Skills Definition
- Results & Performance Driven: Takes personal responsibility for delivering results, accepts stretch goals, coordinates tasks and orchestrates teams for audits.
- Sense of Urgency: Quickly assimilates information, demonstrates focus for action on priorities.
- Strategic Thinking: Understands J&J;’s and the local operating company’s strategy; quick learner.
- Intellectual Curiosity: Keeps updated on processes and business needs, seeks learning opportunities.
- Prudent Risk Taking: Makes decisions based on facts.
- Organisation & Talent Development: Appreciates talent, learns from mistakes, works effectively with diverse people.
- Collaboration & Teaming: Develops relationships across areas, manages complex matrix environments.
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