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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/ .
This Finance Director position is a newly created role focused on the emerging area of ESG reporting. While Johnson & Johnson has a robust history of voluntary ESG reporting and has many initiatives underway to advance strategic priorities in these areas, there is a growing demand from regulators and our stakeholders to provide broader enterprise reporting that will be subject to regulatory requirements. This position will play a critical role in leading and shaping the mandatory ESG reporting for Johnson & Johnson to ensure the company is compliant with regulatory requirements. The responsibilities span the entire Finance organization and include working closely with the Legal and Enterprise Sustainability teams, as well as cross functionally with teams such as Procurement, Human Resources, Environmental Health and Safety and others across Johnson & Johnson. This position will report to the Vice President – Global Technical Accounting Advisory Services & Policy (GTAAS) and is based in the World Headquarters office (New Brunswick, NJ). This role will also assist in other projects led by GTAAS, which vary based on our business transactions and priorities (e.g., accounting policies, acquisitions and divestitures, implementation of new accounting standards, training initiatives).Responsibilities
• Serve as the subject matter expert for ESG regulation, monitoring the external environment for new regulations and engaging as necessary to understand implications and compliance actions for Johnson & Johnson
• Lead the implementation of new ESG reporting standards that impact Johnson & Johnson at the enterprise level (for example, SEC rules, EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) in collaboration with the Legal and Enterprise Sustainability teams
• Facilitate the design and implementation of controls that support ESG disclosures, working closely with the respective functional team that owns the data
• Lead the mandatory ESG external reporting, including the report to comply with the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and drafting financial ESG related disclosures required for SEC filings
• Coordinate the internal and external assurance process for mandatory ESG disclosures
• Review and support the voluntary ESG reporting, such as the annual Health for Humanity report
• Represent Johnson & Johnson in various external forums covering ESG reporting and initiatives
• Lead other special projects that involve GTAAS, such as acquisitions and divestitures, updating accounting policies, implementing new accounting standards
• Supervise, guide and develop staff (position will have at least 1 direct report)
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• CPA required
• 10+ years of accounting, external financial reporting, financial controls or auditing experience
• Ability to react to changes quickly and work effectively in high-pressure situations
• Ability to exercise a high level of independent judgment, influence and execution working in complex environments and driving change
• Ability to provide useful guidance to help shape and influence the evolving ESG strategy and reporting across the enterprise
• Experience in leading diverse teams and serving as the liaison with key leaders within the organization
• Excellent written and verbal skills and ability to build collaborative relationships
The base pay range for this position is $160,000 - $276,000.
The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/ performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.
Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. For additional general information on company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
