Simon Pisano

About Simon Pisano

Three-time Credo Excellence Award winner for contributions to Innovation, Stakeholder Experience, and Compliance | 10 years at Johnson & Johnson (8y North America — extensive experience in the biggest J&J affiliates: J&J WHQ, US Innovative Medicine, US MedTech; 2y East Asia & India)| SOX/audit coordination expert (consistent zero findings)| Lead author of J&J\'s global cash, currency/hedging, accruals & AP desktop procedures CORE COMPETENCIES:People & Cultural Leadership, Cross Cultural Stakeholder Management, Quarter and Month End Finance Closes, SOX Controls, Audit Coordination (PWC and GAA), Journal Entries, Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation (BSAR), Balance Sheet Reviews with CFOs/Controllers, Expense Budget versus Actuals, US GAAP, PO Expense Accruals and Analysis, E2E eMarketplace experience, Cash & Bank Accounting, Currency & Hedging, Accounts Payable, GRIR, Investment & Equity Accounting, Finance Tech & Process Design and ImplementationsFINANCE TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCES:SAP S4 HANA, SAP Lynx, SAP Fusion, SAP PA2, SAP Mars, SAP Beacon, SAP Panda, SAP Taishan, JDE, QAD, TM1, BRAVO, Blackline, Microsoft 365, Appian Platforms (aCREW), Microsoft Excel, Service Management Portal, EFS Hedging, Alteryx, TableauRECENT AWARDS: • Q2 2025 Credo Excellence Award for Emarketplace Commodity Code to SAP P&L GL Mapping Exception Email Automation (Applause) • Q4 2024 Credo Excellence Award for AP GRIR China Report Automation (Celebrate)• Successful aCREW 2024 RBR by GAA (Celebrate)• GPA Transition Suzhou to BOS (Spotlight)• Q2 2023 Credo Excellence Award for USD 15M US Affiliates AMEX Cash Recovery Program (Applause) • Project Get (US Ethicon) Wave Great Leadership and Support – (Applause)• Contribution to the 1st US MedTech TranSCend Go Live!(Spotlight)

Experience

1. Senior Finance Team Lead - Global Procurement Accounting (Apac)

   Johnson & Johnson

   Apr 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Selected for international assignment supporting APAC Finance - Procurement Accounting operations- Championing Operational Excellence, Business partnership and Innovation, by delivering 2 FTE savings, 10MM CNY Financial impact for downpayment and led Credo Excellence Awardee Automation Initiatives- Led a geographically dispersed procurement accounting team of 25 across Bangalore, Suzhou and Manila (directly and indirectly) as an international assignee, providing multicultural leadership, fostering inclusion, mentoring local leads and members, and driving cross‑site collaboration- Planned and executed the seamless transition of procurement accounting operations from Suzhou to Bangalore, overseeing end‑to‑end knowledge transfer of 24 J&J Affiliates (all sectors)- Established and sustained a compliance‑focused, innovation‑oriented operating model for 1.5 years which resulted to Two Time Credo Excellence Awards for Bangalore Team this year 2025 and zero audit findings on GAA’s aCREW RBR audit for both Innovative Medicine US and MedTech China- Led the Abiomed–JNJ integration procurement accounting process workshop in Tokyo, Japan, coordinating cross‑functional and cross‑company stakeholders to align processes and define integration deliverables

Education

• Adamson University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Accountancy

  2009 — 2013

• Liceo de San Pablo

  High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

  2005 — 2009

• National Institute of Accounting Technicians - Philippines

  Certificate in Accelerated Bookkeeping Program, Accounting

  2012 — 2012

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Intercompany Accounts
• External Audit
• Sap
• Variance Analysis
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Us Gaap Reporting
• Tax
• Bravo
• Microsoft Excel
• Auditing
• Finance
• Accounting
• Analysis
• Data Analytics
• Account Reconciliation
• Blackline
• Financial Statements
• Internal Controls
• Financial Reporting
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
• Efs
• Fx Hedging
• Financial Accounting
• Ifrs