General Ledger Accountant

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GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTANT

Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Contract: Temporary

Global Services EMEA is the Johnson & Johnson Shared Service Center in Europe, delivering compliant financial services to J&J affiliates across the EMEA region.

We are recruiting a General Ledger Accountant who will be part of one of the Finance Teams within MedTech Financial Services scope.

MAIN TASKS:

- CFIN Testing and implementation- data analysis and corrections of discrepancies between systems, UAT testing, validation and simulation of preproduction data, completion of close simulation.

-Prepare day-to-day general ledger activities, including journal entries, clearings, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.

- Monitor the General Ledger accounts in its responsibility and keep the balances up to date

- Execute timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing procedures.

- SOX control preparation and documentation.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and Senior General Accountant to ensure proper recording and classification of financial transactions.

- Support internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations.

- Maintain effective internal controls to safeguard company assets and maintain data integrity.

- Stay up to date with accounting regulations and industry best practices to ensure compliance and implement process improvements

- Provide timely responses to stakeholders or team requests

- Independently review and post vendor invoices

- Participate in Shared Finance projects (Ex: Signifi)

- Review and update process controls and procedures in collaboration with Senior General Ledger accountant

- Ensure documentation is in place and consistent execution of processes.

- Ad-hoc reports preparation

- Demonstrate a commitment to process improvement and quality service

- Team backup


* University/Bachelors' Degree or Equivalent in Finance, Accounting or Economics


* 1-2 years of relevant experience


* Strong analytical capabilities


* Strong teamwork collaboration in a virtual/remote...