Senior Finance Auditor, Global Audit & Assurance

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Finance Business Partners

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

The Johnson & Johnson Corporate Global Audit & Assurance (“GA&A”) Department is recruiting for a Senior Finance Auditor (“SFA”) position in the NA region, to be based in New Brunswick, NJ.  Both domestic and international travel may be required.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/

Position Overview & Responsibilities

GA&A provides independent, objective assurance and advisory services to assist management in maintaining compliance with government and industry regulations, mitigate risk, and achieve operational excellence.

The SFA will be responsible for executing the annual dynamic and risk-based audit plan for assigned assurance and advisory engagements (Risk-based and SOX audits) at J&J affiliates. Throughout engagements, the SFA will maintain strong partnerships with affiliate, regional and corporate management, other compliance functions across the enterprise, and the external auditors.  In addition, the SFA will also be expected to participate and/or lead sub-pilar project teams to assist with departmental goals and objectives aimed at improving audit operations and customer service.

Key responsibilities include:

• Perform engagement planning considering the control risk, engagement scope and objectives, and time parameters established.

• Engage with Department and/or Company management responsible for the area under review at all levels to discuss the engagement scope and coordination requirements.

• Partner with the Engagement Team Coordinator or lead the team in the preparation of the engagement.

• Conduct the engagement via interviews and paper trail investigations as required, including the completion of work papers and the summarization of findings, observations, and recommendations in accordance with Department standards.

• Communicate complex or routine audit processes, findings, and recommendations to all levels of management, regardless of function, in non-technical terms required to generate actionable remediation plans to improve performance and risk mitigation.

• Participate on specialized integrated audits co-led by our Compliance Audit & Investigations (CA&I) Group or IT Group when appropriate.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a BA/BS degree is required in Accounting, Finance or other business discipline.

• A minimum of 3 years of professional working experience in Accounting, Finance and/or Auditing is required.

• Sarbanes Oxley experience is preferred.

• CIA, CPA, CMA, CFA or CISA is preferred.

• Fluency in multiple languages is preferred.

• Must possess excellent analytical and technical skills (e.g. Accounting, Excel).

• Must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Must possess the ability to work well in a dynamic environment and be able to work independently and handle several tasks simultaneously.

• Must possess the ability to effectively take on leadership roles in various functions.

• This position requires travel up to 30% (may include domestic and international travel)

• This position is based in New Brunswick, NJ.