Finance Compliance Manager, IMFT

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IMFT is the transformation program within Innovative Medicine Finance, dedicated to enabling Finance and its business partners to deliver outstanding value and balanced competitive advantage for our organization, partners, and patients. We are advancing Finance with digital proficiencies and tools to become an informative partner that accelerates decision-making, optimizes resources, and fuels innovation. Our focus is on identifying what matters most, prioritizing initiatives with real impact, sequencing change strategically, and bringing discipline to our transformation efforts.

As a member of IMFT, you’ll be at the heart of delivering a coordinated, cross-functional transformation that optimizes resources, investment allocation, and value creation across the organization. We are searching for the Best talent for IMFT Finance Compliance Manager. The Finance Compliance Manager supports the execution of the compliance governance strategy for Innovative Medicines Finance transformation initiatives within an assigned value stream. Reporting to the Senior Manager, this role ensures strategic transformation programs apply ICFR, SOX, and internal control requirements in line with approved methodologies, standards, and guidance.

The role acts as the primary compliance point of contact for value stream programs, translating enterprise compliance frameworks into practical requirements for individual transformation initiatives. Through close collaboration with program teams, the Manager ensures timely risk assessment, control design, and compliance readiness across technology, process, and data changes. Since most of the transformation projects are and will be system and/or SAP related, it is meaningful that the Finance Transformation manager has proven experience in large system or SAP implementations from a SOX / finance compliance standpoint.

Key responsibilities:

• Define and maintain the compliance governance framework for Innovative Medicines Finance transformation initiatives, adapting enterprise ICFR and SOX frameworks to the specific context of large-scale process, data, and technology transformations.
• Support the implementation of the Finance Transformation Compliance governance framework within assigned value streams, in alignment with enterprise ICFR and SOX requirements.
• Translate compliance methodologies, standards, and guidance defined by the Senior Manager into clear expectations for individual transformation programs.
• Act as the primary compliance liaison for assigned transformation initiatives, ensuring early engagement and integration of compliance requirements into program planning and delivery.
• Coordinate and lead all aspects of transformation-related risk assessments, control identification, and compliance deliverables performed by execution teams within programs.
• Ensure consistent application of approved compliance methodologies across technology, process, data, and interface changes within the value stream.
• Provide mentorship to program teams on transformation-specific compliance topics, including internal controls, data integrity, and interface assurance requirements.
• Review and challenge program-level compliance outputs (e.g., risk assessments, control mappings, remediation plans) to ensure alignment with defined standards and expectations.
• Supervise compliance progress, risks, and issues across assigned programs, escalating material gaps, delays, or emerging risks to the Senior Manager.
• Support the identification and management of interdependencies and shared compliance risks across programs within the value stream
• Contribute to the refinement of compliance guidance and methodologies by providing feedback based on program execution and observed challenges.
• Ensure documentation and traceability of compliance decisions, assessments, and governance outcomes within assigned transformation initiatives.
• Promote a risk-based, pragmatic approach to compliance that enables Finance transformation objectives while maintaining control efficiency and regulatory alignment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Min. Bachelor's degree in Finance or Economics or related fields.
• Min. 6-8 years of previous experience in Finance roles is required, preferably in significant system transformation projects.
• Solid understanding of financial and IT internal controls
• Solid understanding of SOX 404, US GAAP, and IFRS
• Solid understanding in supply chain environment
• Ability to proactively identify and mitigate process risks.
• Understanding of continuous process improvement techniques
• Anticipate needs, assess and manage business risk taking; bring up issues that may impact their process globally; manage through times of crisis and ambiguity/
• Experience working in a sophisticated, multi-ERP / system environment. Experience with SAP S4 Hana highly preferred.
• People leadership skills and ability to collaborate in a highly matrixed environment is required.

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.

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