I2C Collection & Dispute Mgmt Team Lead

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Job Function: Finance

Job Sub Function: AP/AR

Job Category: People Leader

All Job Posting Locations: Madrid, Spain

Job Description: DePuy Synthes is recruiting for an I2C Collection & Dispute Mgmt Team Lead, located in Madrid, Spain.

“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.

As a member of our Global Finance team, you will have exclusive access to a network of financial professionals located in over 60 countries. This new network will help you build on your current skills and explore opportunities to grow your career in J&J.

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.

ITC Collections & Dispute Management Team Lead - is responsible for managing and overseeing end to end service delivery in the Invoice to Cash Collection and dispute function for specific business MRCs and markets

Key Responsibilities:

Collections & Accounts Receivable Management

• Own strategic management of customer collections and open receivables for complex and high‑value accounts through proactive engagement, negotiation, and advanced dispute resolution techniques.

• Influence and drive desired customer payment behavior to optimize cash flow, improve Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), and mitigate credit risk.

• Lead performance management of collection KPIs against Service Level Agreements (SLAs), identifying gaps and driving corrective actions.

• Perform advanced AR forecasting, trend analysis, and root cause analysis to anticipate risks and enable proactive portfolio management.

• Provide senior‑level oversight and decision making on Sales Order Releasing activities within defined authority limits, escalating risks as appropriate.

Dispute Management

• Own end‑to‑end dispute lifecycle for a portfolio of strategically important, high‑risk, or high‑revenue customer accounts, from investigation through resolution and financial posting.

• Act as a Senior Subject Matter Expert (SME) for complex, non‑standard, or escalated disputes, leveraging deep functional and business knowledge.

• Manage and oversee non‑disputed credits, revenue adjustments, and reconciliation activities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely resolution.

• Provide expert guidance, escalation leadership, and solutioning support to internal stakeholders to resolve complex customer and revenue issues.

• Participate in or lead customer‑facing negotiations to resolve disputes, protect revenue, and strengthen long‑term customer relationships.

• Proactively identify, prioritize, and execute process improvement opportunities, leverage available technology and tools, and ensure sustained audit readiness and controls compliance.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as a key strategic partner to Customer Service, Sales, Supply Chain, Deliver Revenue, and Finance teams to drive end‑to‑end I2C effectiveness.

• Act as a trusted advisor and escalation point for internal stakeholders on collections, disputes, revenue, and customer risk matters.

• Influence cross‑functional decision making by providing insights, recommendations, and risk assessments.

• Support leadership through advanced analysis, executive‑ready reporting, and high‑impact special projects as required.

Qualifications:

Education:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s level degree or equivalent is required, preferably in accounting, finance, or related business discipline.

• CPA, CMA, MBA and/or other financial certifications is preferred

Experience and Skills Required:

• 4-6 years of relevant work experience

• Has an End-to-end Invoice to Cash process experience (Cash Applications, Credit Management, Collections/Dispute Management), with extensive expertise in the latter (Collections/Dispute Management) and preferably in the same Industry as J&J – Healthcare/Pharma – Preferred.

• Strong customer engagement skills (including ability to manage difficult customers) for both internal and external stakeholders.

• Capable of shaping and defining solutions and strategies for customer portfolios

• Advanced Negotiation and communication skills

• Able to support and prepare foundational analysis for evidence-based decision making.

• Present results and strategies to senior leadership.

• Change Management Skills preferred

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Fluent in English for communication, for both oral and written

• Technology proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP

• Strong collaboration, influencing, change and communication skills with strategic mindset.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of SAP systems

• Foreign language capability is a plus

• Experience from BPO or shared services center of a multinational corporation and even local companies with relevant experience.

• Digital/ intelligent automation capabilities.

• Foreign language capability is a plus

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills: Accounting, Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Analytical Reasoning, Consulting, Detail-Oriented, Developing Others, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Financial Recordkeeping, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Multi Currency Accounting, Numerically Savvy, Process Optimization, Process Oriented

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: €43,600.00 - €70,150.00

Benefits: In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.