Sr Finance Analyst Acct and Tax Report

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Job Function: Finance Job Sub Function: Financial Planning & Analysis Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America Job Description: Johnson & Johnson Corporate is recruiting for a Senior Finance Analyst - Accounting & Tax Reporting position located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. 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 The Johnson & Johnson Worldwide Consolidations Group is recruiting for a Senior Finance Analyst - Accounting & Tax Reporting position. The position will be based in New Brunswick, NJ. The position will report to the Senior Finance Manager – Accounting & Tax Reporting in the Corporate Controller’s Group. The Senior Finance Analyst – Accounting & Tax Reporting will be responsible for coordinating and analyzing the Enterprise’s consolidated quarterly and annual income tax provision under ASC 740. The individual will partner closely with Global Tax Reporting and finance teams to consolidate the provision and reflect ongoing business events in the Enterprise’s financial results. The role will also coordinate and analyze the forecasted tax provision as part of the regular forecast update process. The forecast will be used to determine the estimated annual effective tax rate and support financial guidance and long-range planning. The position will report through the Corporate Controller’s Office and will work closely with Global Tax Reporting and other finance stakeholders. The Senior Finance Analyst will be expected to analyze, frame, and communicate complex tax accounting matters to individuals at all levels of the organization, including senior finance leadership. The role will require independent judgment, proactive identification of issues, development of practical solutions, strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and intellectual curiosity. Responsibilities: • Coordinate and analyze the Company’s consolidated quarterly and annual income tax provision under ASC 740. • Partner cross-functionally with the Tax Department to consolidate the provision and incorporate ongoing business events into the Enterprise’s financial results. • Analyze and coordinate the forecasted tax provision as part of the Company’s regular forecast update process, which supports the estimated annual effective tax rate. • Consolidate and analyze quarterly and annual Enterprise deferred taxes for internal review and external disclosures. • Partner with and support Global Tax Reporting to align OneSource Tax Provision reporting with BRAVO and other enterprise financial systems. • Assist with detailed income tax reserve rollforwards and fluctuation analyses. • Assist with effective tax rate analysis and related communications. • Under the guidance of the Senior Finance Manager, interact with external auditors, consultants, and internal stakeholders, both verbally and in writing, to explain the Company’s results and positions related to tax matters. • Assist in preparing the Company’s consolidated income tax footnote for the Form 10-Q and Form 10-K. • Assist in maintaining and revising, as necessary, the Corporate Controller’s Group policy on accounting for income taxes. • Assist external auditors with accounting issues and collaborate with the Tax Group on tax accounting matters. • Work with the Corporate Financial Compliance & Procedures team to resolve technical accounting issues and questions in accordance with J&J practices and policies and U.S. GAAP. • Perform ad hoc project work for the Corporate Controller’s Group and Global Tax Reporting. Qualifications • A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably with a major in Accounting. • A minimum of four years of finance or accounting experience, or a minimum of two years of Big Four public accounting experience, is required. • A CPA is preferred. • Prior experience working on global project teams that include Company and third-party participants is preferred. • Strong analytical skills and the ability to quickly review and assess gaps in accounting analyses and theories are required. • SEC reporting experience is preferred. • Tax provision consolidation experience is preferred. • Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with tax provision and consolidation systems, such as OneSource Tax Provision and BRAVO, are preferred. • A working knowledge of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, including ASC 740 income tax accounting, is required. • Strong financial analysis skills and the ability to partner effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization are required. • Prior experience auditing public entities is preferred. • This position is pr