Finance Compliance Transformation Manager

FINANCE Compliance transformation manager

Location: Zug, Switzerland (preferred); Leiden, Netherlands ; Beerse, Belgium ; Prague, Czechia

Contract: full time, permanent

Acting as a strategic business partner, you will act as the centre of excellence for all internal controls and risk inquiries, provide guidance and support your organization in establishing best in class harmonized processes.

You will lead critical compliance related initiatives and ensure new processes are fully integrated in the Innovative Medicine Princial Operations organisazion.

The responsibilities & the impact YOU will have:
TRANSFORMATION SUPPORT
- Provide expert guidance to the finance team during digital and process transformation initiatives
- Proactively identifies operational and financial Risks + proposes adequate and efficient Controls to mitigate gaps.
- Recommends actions to improve accounting and operational procedures and internal controls.
- Develops and successfully implements frameworks for monitoring and reporting on the progress and effectiveness of transformation effectiveness

PROJECT LEADERSHIP
- Take the lead on critical compliance projects, from planning through to execution and evaluation
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement and communication to ensure alignment and support for compliance projects
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project goals are met and well integrated in the organization planning.
- Ensure all financial transformation initiatives and projects comply with applicable laws and regulations and industry standards
- Ensures full alignment with management & creates strong business partnerships between all stakeholders.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and compliance awareness across the finance organization

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

- Existing or willing to obtain recognized accounting qualification such as CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or CIA (Corporate Internal Audit),
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance
- A minimum of 5 years post graduate experience, of which 2 years in “Big 4” company.
- Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts.
- Experience of accessing internal controls and communicating findings to a range of stakeholders.
- Transformation and project related assignments ideally from a compliance standpoint

Skills - IT/Language/Other
- Fluency in English plus another European language.
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of JDE systems preferred.

Other
- Strong Finance/business acumen
- Strategic thinking
- Project management capabilities
- Strong accounting skills

Personal Attributes
- Excellent communication and project management skills
- Strong teamwork attributes in a virtual/remote working environment
- Proactively: ability to look and perform “outside the box”
- Process oriented, strong analytical skills
- “Can do” attitude: ability to manage complex and ambiguous situations
- Able to demonstrate values consistent with J&J Credo evidenced this through past experience.

This is what awaits YOU at J&J:

- An opportunity to be part of a global market leader.
- A dynamic and inspiring working environment.
- Many opportunities to work on challenging projects and assignments.
- An opportunity to participate in employee engagement activities on a voluntary basis based on individual preference
- Many employees benefits

Development Opportunities:

- Strong cross sector internal controls knowledge
- Exposure to senior management
- Finance functions with local organization

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