Enterprise Record to Report Subject Matter Expert

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.

For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.

The Enterprise RTR SME (Record to Report Subject Matter Expert) is a finance professional with deep expertise across the end‑to‑end Record to Report lifecycle. This role serves as a critical bridge between accounting, finance operations, ERP systems, and compliance, ensuring that financial data generated through enterprise ERP deployments is accurate, timely, compliant, and decision‑ready.

The Enterprise RTR SME supports the ERP Lead partnership with the RTR Global Process Owner (GPO) to ensure that each ERP deploy, and finance transformation initiative achieve enterprise‑wide standardization, consistency, and effective management of process interdependencies across regions, business segments, and reporting jurisdictions.

This position is offered under a one-year fixed-term contract.

What will you do?

• Support enterprise finance transformation initiatives across RTR in collaboration with project leadership and key stakeholders

• Execute and deploy approved Enterprise Foundation Design decisions within ERP implementations, aligned to business segment and finance shared services.

• Act as a key finance SME for ERP implementations (e.g. SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Fusion), providing recommendations and driving critical decisions to ensure successful delivery.

• Work closely with cross‑functional finance teams (RTR, PTP, OTC) and implementation partners to ensure end‑to‑end process alignment.

• Ensure future processes are aligned with ERP best‑practice models and support simplicity, standardization, scalability, and compliance.

• Play a key role in the rollout of edge and finance enablement applications, such as: Manual Journal Entry and Enterprise Account Reconciliation tools.

• Provide finance SME input for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) during system deployments, working closely with RTR project leads to ensure alignment with Enterprise RTR strategy.

• Support enterprise finance system strategies, including: Global business requirements collection and validation, User case identification, Test scenario preparation and execution and Training content development from an RTR perspective.

• Partner with Finance leadership and Shared Service Centers to define and execute effective change management and adoption plans for new RTR capabilities.

• Support the transition of RTR processes into steady‑state operations, ensuring successful handover to operational and shared services teams.

• Provide SME support for business transformation initiatives, ERP‑related ad‑hoc projects, and post‑go‑live stabilization efforts.

• Supporting deployment and go‑live activities.

• Support stabilizing processes post‑implementation

What are we looking for?

Required:

• 4–6 years of progressive experience in accounting and/or finance operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (required).

• Strong foundation in financial accounting and controlling.

• Working experience in OneStream, SAP, S4H, or Oracle Systems.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Proficient in Excel worksheets, tables, and finance formulas / functions.

• Detail-oriented, proactive, and able to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

• Effective English communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across finance, IT, and business stakeholders.

What do we offer?  

• Comprehensive benefits package.  
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.  
• Supportive and inclusive work environment.  
• Commitment to work-life balance and employee well-being.  
• Engagement in meaningful projects that make a difference. 

This position is offered under a one-year fixed-term contract.

Johnson Controls does not request pregnancy or HIV testing as a condition for hiring, continued employment, or promotion, in accordance with its commitment to labor equality and non-discrimination.