Senior Investigator/ Auditor

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Investigator/ Auditor to support the Compliance Audit & Investigations (CA&I) Group within the Global Audit & Assurance (GA&A) team to be located in São Paulo, Brazil.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe good health is the foundation of vibrant lives, thriving communities and forward progress. That’s why for more than 135 years, we have aimed to keep people well at every age and every stage of life. Today, as the world’s largest and most broadly based healthcare company, we are committed to using our reach and size for good. We strive to improve access and affordability, create healthier communities, and put a healthy mind, body and environment within reach of everyone, everywhere.

Every day, our more than 140,000 employees across the world are blending heart, science, and ingenuity to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity. Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees, and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

GA&A primary mission is to provide independent, objective assurance and advisory services to assist management in maintaining compliance with government and industry regulations, mitigating risk, and achieving operational excellence.

The Senior Investigator/ Auditor will be based in São Paulo, Brazil and have responsibility to support Sensitive Issues (SI) Investigations, ABAC (Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption) process reviews, and risk-based reviews primarily in LatAm, with the ability to support other regions (as needed), while making a significant impact within the Johnson & Johnson GA&A Group, as well as to Johnson & Johnson.

**Role & Responsibilities**:

- Ability to plan and work independently on SI investigations or reviews (audits), under the direction, information, and inputs from GA&A management.
- Support SI investigations into alleged fraud, conflicts of interest, financial reporting, etc. primarily for the LatAm region, and assist in ABAC process reviews and risk -based reviews internally, including both at Johnson & Johnson and third-party entities.
- Generally understands the technical aspects of a compliance audit and investigations, and knows when to seek technical advice from the Manager.
- Exercise good judgement and recognize the need to change the scope of work and make decisions with the pre-approval of relevant GA&A management.
- Perform and leverage data analytics to enhance investigation and audit procedures.
- Ability to write and present clear and succinct verbal & written audit observations and investigation reports and recommendations for local Company leadership, that are suitable for review by the Manager.
- Ability to multitask effectively.
- Ad-hoc duties as required.

**Communication**:

- Communicates clearly to GA&A management, staff, and peers both verbally and in writing.
- Communicates with J&J mid and upper-level management in an effective manner.

**Collaboration**:

- Contributes to and fosters a culture of openness, teamwork, and a positive work environment.
- Partners well with internal and external stakeholders and is viewed by stakeholders as a reliable “contact point” for the engagement.
- Ability to function independently and effectively in a cross-functional and multi-cultural audit team/organization.
- Proactively identify opportunities for process improvements.
- Make a positive contribution to organizational health by participating in GA&A organizational initiatives, whenever possible.

**Qualifications**:
**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; Advanced degree preferred.
- A professional certification (CA, CIA, CPA, CMA, or CFE) is preferred.

**Required**
- Minimum of 3 years of prior experience with emphasis on compliance, auditing, internal controls, or corporate investigations.
- Ability to work with limited information to develop work plan for investigations.
- Proficiency with Excel/Word/PowerPoint.
- With limited supervision, must be able to write clear and concise audit & investigation reports in business English, including using correct syntax, grammar, and vocabulary.
- Ability to work in a global function.
- Reading & Speaking Fluency in English language.
- Up to 25% domestic and international travel required.

**Preferred**:

- Big 4 investigation/accounting/auditing experience preferred.
- Familiarity with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (“FCPA”).
- Data analytics experience specifically with visualization tools (Tableau) and ERP (SAP).
- Multi-lingual Skills (Spanish).

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 based on disability.