Finance Compliance Manager - Technology and Data, IMFT

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Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Risk Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Job Description:

IMFT is the transformation program within Innovative Medicine Finance, dedicated to enabling Finance and its business partners to deliver outstanding value and sustainable competitive advantage for our organization, partners, and patients. We are advancing Finance with digital proficiencies and tools to become an insight-driven partner that accelerates decision-making, optimizes resources, and fuels innovation. Our focus is on identifying what matters most, prioritizing initiatives with real impact, sequencing change strategically, and bringing discipline to our transformation efforts. As a member of IMFT, you’ll be at the heart of delivering a coordinated, cross-functional transformation that optimizes resources, investment allocation, and value creation across the organization.

We are searching for the Best talent for IMFT Finance Compliance Manager (Technology & Data). The Finance Compliance Manager (Technology & Data) supports Finance transformation initiatives by ensuring robust compliance governance across SAP-enabled process, data, and technology changes.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, this role specializes in ICFR and SOX compliance as it relates to IT General Controls, SAP configurations, interfaces, workflows, and data integrity. The role acts as the compliance subject-matter lead for technology-driven transformation programs, translating enterprise IT control frameworks into practical requirements for SAP implementations. Through close collaboration with transformation and IT teams, the role ensures consistent identification, assessment, and mitigation of SAP and technology-related compliance risks. The position enables compliant, scalable Finance transformations by embedding ITGC and data integrity considerations into program design and delivery.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the application of Finance Transformation Compliance governance to SAP driven transformation initiatives, with a primary focus on technology, system configuration, and data-related risks.
• Translate enterprise ICFR, SOX, and ITGC frameworks into transformation-specific compliance requirements for SAP S/4HANA and related technologies.
• Act as the primary compliance point of contact for SAP and technology-related compliance topics within assigned transformation programs and value streams.
• Guide and lead all aspects of technology-focused risk assessments, including SAP application risks, IT General Controls, and data integrity considerations
• Ensure consistent design and application of ITGC-related controls, including access management, organisational change, computer operations, and configuration controls.
• Provide compliance guidance on SAP configurations, workflows, and system enabled controls to ensure alignment with internal control and SOX requirements.
• Define and apply compliance expectations for system interfaces, including source to-target controls, error handling, reconciliation, and supervising mechanisms.
• Review and challenge program-level compliance artifacts related to SAP and IT controls, ensuring completeness, consistency, and alignment to approved methodologies.
• Supervise technology and data-related compliance risks across transformation initiatives, identifying emerging issues and escalating material risks to the Senior Manager.
• Support coordination across programs to manage shared SAP platforms, common interfaces, and cross-system dependencies from a compliance perspective
• Contribute to the development and refinement of compliance guidance and methodologies related to ITGC, SAP risks and data integrity
• Ensure documentation and traceability of compliance decisions, assessments, and governance outcomes within assigned transformation initiatives.
• Promote a risk-based, pragmatic approach to technology and data compliance that enables Finance Transformation objectives while maintaining control effectiveness
• Serve as a domain expert for auditors, supporting discussions related to ITGC, SAP related risks and technology control frameworks by explaining design principles, risk assessments and ITGC risks and control matrices.(RCM).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Economics or related fields.
• Min. 8-8 years of previous experience in Finance roles is required, preferably in significant system transformation projects.
• Solid grasp of financial and IT internal controls
• Solid grasp of SOX 404, US GAAP, and IFRS
• Solid grasp in supply chain environment
• Ability to proactively identify and mitigate process risks.
• Understanding of continuous process improvement techniques
• Anticipate needs, assess and manage business risk taking; escalate issues that may impact their process globally; manage through times of crisis and ambiguity/
• Experience working in a sophisticated, multi-ERP / system environment. Experience with SAP S4 Hana highly preferred.
• People leadership skills and ability to collaborate in a highly matrixed environment is required.

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 on the basis of disability.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps, Business Continuity Management (BCM), Compliance Frameworks, Compliance Management, Financial Analysis, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Internal Controls, Mentorship, Process Improvements, Regulatory Environment, Risk Assessments, Risk Measurement, Stakeholder Engagement, Systems Thinking, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility