You will be responsible for
Business Partnering and Decision Support
Serve as the finance member of the IM Philippines Core Leadership Team, providing insight and constructive challenge on business performance, investment choices, and trade-offs.
Partner with Commercial, Marketing, Market Access, and Medical teams on brand performance, A&P and CME budget allocation, and business cases, applying a cost-benefit and ROI mindset.
Lead financial analysis for pricing cases, transfer price and operating margin reviews, patient access programs, and new product launches.
Build finance capability across the business, including delivering finance training for non-finance colleagues.
Planning, Forecasting and Performance Management
Lead the Philippines submissions for all planning cycles, including Business Plan (BP), Long-Range Financial Plan (LRFP), June and November Updates (JU/NU), Latest Thinking (LAT), and monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP).
Own the Philippines opex and headcount plan, working with budget owners to set realistic, driver-based budgets and hold them accountable for delivery.
Prepare monthly business performance reviews and budget-vs-actual (BVA) analysis, explaining key variances in sales, gross profit, and opex, and recommending corrective actions.
Track sales forecast accuracy and risks and opportunities with Commercial and Supply Chain to ensure a reliable outlook for regional and cluster leadership.
Financial Close, Revenue and Reporting
Coordinate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close with Global Services partners (Revenue Accounting, Procurement Accounting, Legal Entity Accounting), including review of accruals, reserves, and journal entries.
Review and approve gross-to-net reserves, including sales returns, billing adjustments, Senior Citizen and PWD discounts, and price change management (PCM).
Prepare and submit management reporting in line with the approval matrix.
Support the statutory financial statement audit and clearance process with external auditors.
Partner with the Tax Centre of Excellence on local tax matters, including tax audits and VAT.
Compliance and Controls
Keep financial controls strong across the business, including the approval matrix and delegation of authority, system approver roles, SOP ownership and criticality reviews, and segregation-of-duties checks.
Ensure compliance with J&J policies, healthcare compliance requirements, and the J&J internal control framework; support internal and external audits and remediation actions.
Drive working capital and inventory discipline, including excess, slow-moving and obsolete (ESO) stock, product returns, and receivables.
Continuous Improvement and People Development
Lead or sponsor operational efficiency initiatives that improve gross-to-net, gross profit, and ways of working.
Simplify and automate finance processes and reporting, using digital and AI tools where appropriate.
Coach and develop junior analysts through dotted-line support, and contribute to a strong talent pipeline within SEAI BUF Finance.
Take part in cluster finance forums, sharing best practices across markets.
Qualifications / Requirements
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, Management Accounting, or a related field.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or an equivalent professional qualification (e.g., CMA, ACCA, CA).
Minimum of 6–8 years of progressive finance experience, including business partnering, FP&A, and/or business unit finance in a multinational organization.
Strong experience with planning and forecasting, month-end close, and revenue and gross-to-net accounting.
Solid understanding of internal controls, compliance, and governance.
Proven ability to influence and constructively challenge senior, non-finance stakeholders.
Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; working knowledge of planning and reporting tools.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain financials simply to non-finance audiences.
Fluency in English; Filipino is an advantage for local stakeholder engagement.
Preferred
Pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences industry experience, ideally in the Philippine market.
Experience with distributor models, government tenders, and pricing or market access dynamics.
Exposure to J&J or similar shared-services finance models (e.g., Global Services Account-to-Report, Revenue Accounting).
Experience coaching or managing junior finance talent.
A track record of leading process improvement, automation, or digital finance initiatives.
Required Skills
Preferred Skills
