Legal Entity Controller

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: The Legal Entity (LE) Controller provides integrated financial oversight across assigned legal entities and/or cluster scope, combining statutory accounting, tax coordination, close oversight, reporting, and financial analysis to support accurate financial statements and informed business decisions. The role serves as a key connector between Business Unit Finance, auditors, tax partners, global finance operations and shared services teams, and other stakeholders, ensuring high-quality US GAAP and statutory reporting, strong compliance and controls, timely issue resolution, and continuous improvement across end-to-end finance processes.

Financial Reporting, Close & Analysis Coordinate close activities for assigned scope, ensuring timely and accurate submissions. Review financial statements, trial balance, and key reporting outputs to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with US GAAP and local reporting requirements. Perform balance sheet and P&L analysis, variance analysis, risk assessment, and commentary preparation to support management review and decision-making. Support preparation, review, and submission of reporting packages (including BRAVO approval processes) and ensure issues are resolved prior to final reporting. Legal Entity, Statutory & Tax Coordination Coordinate preparation of local statutory financial statements and support statutory audit activities for assigned entities, working with internal teams and external providers as applicable. Support legal entity accounting activities, including local GAAP considerations, statutory adjustments, and legal entity reporting requirements. Partner with tax teams and other stakeholders to ensure accurate tax accounting, timely inputs, and alignment of statutory and management reporting. Maintain a strong understanding of entity-specific requirements, key risks, and reporting obligations across the assigned portfolio. Compliance, Controls & Audit Execute and support compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements within the assigned scope, ensuring documentation and evidence are complete and audit-ready. Support internal and external audits by coordinating requests, providing accurate information, and helping drive timely issue resolution and remediation actions. Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management Act as a key finance partner for Business Unit Finance, local market stakeholders, and global finance/shared services teams on matters related to reporting, close, and legal entity accounting. Provide financial insights, explain key movements and risks, and support alignment across stakeholders to enable effective and timely decisions. Coordinate across multiple teams to resolve issues, clarify ownership, and ensure smooth end-to-end delivery across the assigned scope. Risk Management & Issue Resolution Identify, assess, and communicate financial, operational, and reporting risks and opportunities within the assigned portfolio. Drive resolution of accounting, reporting, or