Legal Entity Accounting Team Lead at Johnson &… · Prague

Legal Entity Accounting Team Lead Location: Prague, Czechia 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 jnj.com. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function: Finance Job Sub Function: Accounting Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Prague, Czechia Job Description: Global Services Finance is the Johnson & Johnson Finance organization operating across multiple regions, with this position based in Prague, Czech Republic. As part of the Legal Entity Accounting team, this role supports compliant local financial services for Johnson & Johnson affiliates and helps ensure strong statutory, tax, and audit outcomes. As the LE Accounting Team Lead, you will lead statutory accounting and reporting activities for assigned legal entities, acting as the key coordinator across internal teams, external service providers, auditors, and tax stakeholders. You will drive timely and compliant statutory close and financial statement delivery, strengthen controls and process discipline, resolve complex accounting matters, and support the development of a high-performing team in a dynamic global environment. Core responsibilities include: · Lead end-to-end statutory accounting and local statutory financial statement preparation for assigned legal entities. · Own local statutory reporting requirements for entities in scope, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely delivery. · Oversee external service providers supporting statutory financial statement preparation and review deliverables against quality and compliance expectations. · Coordinate and execute corrective action plans related to statutory financial statements, audit observations, and process deficiencies where applicable. · Monitor, analyze, and continuously improve statutory accounting and reporting processes to increase efficiency, standardization, and control. · Apply strong knowledge of statutory financial reporting, general ledger structures, and accounting controls to support accurate local reporting. · Serve as a key point of contact for technical statutory accounting matters and maintain effective relationships with external service providers, Corporate Tax Centers, auditors, and local management teams including Finance, Tax, Legal, and Supply Chain. · Ensure all statutory close requirements are completed in line with internal and external deadlines. · Support Corporate Tax Centers and relevant stakeholders in the preparation of corporate tax returns and in responding to tax-related requirements for companies in scope. · Coordinate local audit activities by preparing and reviewing supporting documentation, tracking open items, and driving timely resolution with auditors and stakeholders. · Provide guidance on complex accounting, reporting, and financial systems issues to maintain strong control and compliance standards. · Partner closely with Account-to-Report and other Global Services stakeholders on local statutory requirements, reporting impacts, and process dependencies. · Support projects and business changes by providing insight into local statutory, tax, and reporting requirements. · Collaborate with other global teams to benchmark practices, share insights, and implement improvement actions. · Escalate risks proactively to ensure statutory deadlines, compliance requirements, and audit commitments are met. People Management: · Recruit, lead, motivate, and develop team members. · Set clear expectations, priorities, and performance standards for the team. · Plan, monitor, appraise, and review job contributions to support high performance and accountability. · Coach and mentor team members to strengthen technical capability, ownership, and career development. · Foster an environment of respect, collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing. Compliance Statement: · Ensure strong internal controls are in place to achieve compliance with SOX requirements and applicable local GAAP regulations. · Maintain compliance with local accounting, statutory, and tax regulations across entities in scope. · Work transparently and communicate clearly with senior leadership and key stakeholders. · Demonstrate commitment to meeting all corporate and local deadlines. Qualifications: · Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required. · Professional accounting qualification preferred (e.g. ACCA, CPA, CMA, Chartered Accountant, or equivalent). · 7–10 years of relevant post-qualification finance or accounting experience in a multinational or shared services environment. Languages: · Fluent English, both written and spoken. · Additional language skills are an advantage. Experience Required: · Strong experience in statutory accounting, local statutory financial statements, and legal entity reporting. · Experience working with external auditors, tax stakeholders, and third-party service providers. · Knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, local GAAP, and tax reporting requirements relevant to statutory close and reporting. · Experience with audit coordination, control environments, and compliance requirements including SOX. · Shared services, multinational, or Big 4 experience is preferred. · Prior people leadership or team coordination experience is preferred. Skills & Competencies: · Ability to lead and coordinate complex processes involving multiple stakeholders across functions and geographies. · Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and quality. · Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present clearly to leadership and key stakeholders. · Strong interpersonal, supervisory, and business partnering skills. · Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure, meet deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment. · Strong knowledge of accounting principles, statutory reporting, internal controls, and financial systems. · Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify and implement process efficiencies. · Willingness to travel as required. Required Skills: Preferred Skills: Accounting, Analytical Reasoning, ATM Reconciliation, Budgeting, Business Behavior, Communication, Consulting, Controls Compliance, Cost Management, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Financial Competence, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Numerically Savvy, Problem Solving, Process Optimization, Treasury Management The anticipated base pay range for this position is: Kč915,000.00 - Kč1,473,150.00 Benefits: In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers. *This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.