Invoice to Cash, Team Lead

“Reimagine the possibilities” at Johnson and Johnson Global Finance We live this motto every day by creating game-changing business solutions for the world’s largest and most broadly-based healthcare company.

Diversity & Inclusion are essential to continue building our history of pioneering and innovation, which has been impacting the health of more than 1 billion patients and consumers every day for more than 130 years. Regardless of your race, belief, sexual orientation, religion or any other trait, YOU are welcome in all open positions at the largest healthcare company in the world.

We are hiring the best talent for **Invoice to Cash, Team Lead **to **be** located in** **Sao Paolo***

**Purpose**

At J&J Global Finance, we value ideas for innovation and improvement and are committed to diversity and inclusion. Together we will reimagine business processes to become more effective, more efficient, and improve customer experience. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

This role will be part of the Global Services Finance team in the Invoice to Cash process area. The Global Services Finance organization provides best-in-class, cost-effective financial services, and compliance—in a J&J way—to our Operating Companies around the world.

**Key Responsibilities**

**1. Be compliant with applicable laws and regulations, and follow guidelines in the J&J Credo**
- Ensures Invoice to Cash Organization is adhering to established processes and policies.
- Ensures data consolidation and presentation to internal & external auditors.
- Collaboration with SOX and PWC for monthly/annual audit of Revenue Cycle.

**2. Maintain Operational Excellence**
- Maintains strong relationship with Consumer customer base across all markets in scope and across all customer types: Retailers, Wholesalers, Pharmacies, e-Commerce channel.
- Manages country/market Consumer sector customer specifics: e.g. payments instruments, exceptional payment terms, cash collection requirements, credit limits in line with trade promotions activities
- Evaluates credit risk, make recommendations on and set credit limits according to the defined policies & procedures (including for customer sales order block/hold and subsequent release)
- Manages execution for all Accounts Receivables and Closing activities within the cluster, including calculation, review and approval for bad debt reserves at Quarter-End (General/Specific)
- Organizes periodic reviews of receivables aged balance reports with a focus on assigned markets and customer portfolio
- Partners with Commercial (BU) /BUF / Customer Service / Rebate teams on different topics (deductions, payment terms extension, customer strategy/contractual commercial agreements.. etc)
- Sets-up stretch while realistic targets for DSO, AR Aging (past due %), Unapplied Cash Aging, Bad Debt reserves and give recommendation to the teams on how to achieve these
- Ensures proactive management of Key/Strategic accounts within own portfolio, including follow-up on trade promotions and deductions
- Identifies gaps, builds technical and analytical capabilities, solution oriented.
- Understands the external environment.
- Oversight - provides direction and guidance to the invoice to cash organization.

**3. Talent Management**
- Has a strategic talent mindset and manages talent, onboarding, trainings, and coaching.
- Attracts, develops, and retains talent.
- Leads invoice-to-cash professionals to ensure performance, motivation, and development.
- Designs and implements DE&I talent strategy.
- Performance management - conducts performance reviews and team meetings.

**4. Be a Trusted Business Partner**
- Supports and provides expertise for business partnering.
- Partners with Commercial (BU) /BUF / Customer Service / Rebate teams on different topics (deductions, payment terms extension, customer strategy/contractual commercial agreements)
- Drives change leadership.
- Influences based on evidence-based decision making.

**5. Create Game-Changing Innovation**
- Supports the Consumer I2C Leadership team in achieving process improvements, standardization, leading to process automation and excellence
- Translates the strategic vision into operational goals for the accounts receivable department.

**Qualifications** Education**
- A minimum of a bachelor’s level degree or equivalent is required, preferably in accounting or finance.
- CPA, CMA, MBA and/or other financial certifications is preferred

**Required**
- Generally, requires 6-8 Years Work Experience.
- At least 2-4 years of Management/Supervisory experience is required.
- Has strong accounting and credit & collections technical skills.
- Possesses a strategic mindset.
- Supports and prepares foundational analysis (e.g. customer credit) for evidence-based decision making.
- Ensures compliance with all laws and regulations associated with duties and responsibilities.
- Drives strategic imperatives that improve cash flow an mitigate risk.
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