Senior Accountant
At a glance
Senior Accounting role at Abbott. Abbott Park · full-time · $78,000–$156,000 base.
financeroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Build Abbott Nutrition’s monthly consolidated reporting packages and prepare journal-entry analysis for Corporate Financial Services
- Coordinate the financial close with FP&A, CFS and Americas Hub colleagues, resolving issues and improving processes
- Handle management reporting requests, including developing new views of business performance
- Guide third-party accounting colleagues, maintain their procedures and oversee Puerto Rico’s transactional close
- Use SAP, Cognos, HFM and Excel to analyze account data, support audits and SOX requests, and check control compliance
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business, or equivalent experience
- At least four years of related work experience
Who this fits
This senior accounting role is based in Abbott Park, Illinois, and suits someone comfortable working independently across reporting, close activities and process improvement. The work includes frequent keyboard use and extended periods of sitting.
From the employer
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL location supporting our Abbott Nutrition Corporate Financial Services business.
As the Senior Accountant, Abbott Nutrition Corporate Financial Services (CFS) Record to Report (RTR) you will be responsible to prepare journal entries, prepare monthly consolidated reporting packages and other analysis supporting the Nutrition division; serve as liaison between our Shared Service Third Party provider, FP&A and CFS RTR; and drive process improvements. The Senior Accountant will perform accounting related work as well as financial reporting. The Senior Accountant will assist the ANHQ FP&A team with various reporting requests.
What You’ll Work On
- Complete monthly consolidated reporting packages - Profit Review Package, MRP and SRP for Abbott Nutrition.
- Liaise with FP&A, CFS, and other Americas Hub team members to execute the financial close, provide guidance, and work together to improve processes.
- Perform ad hoc request as requested by management including creating new reporting to increase management visibility into business performance.
- Prepare analysis for CFS journal entries.
- Provide guidance to Shared Service Third Party Accounting colleagues.
- Review and assist in maintenance of Third Party Shared Services Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Utilize SAP, Cognos and HFM to view documents and account balances, run reports, analyze and utilize data for analytics.
- Efficiently complete Microsoft Excel spreadsheets including pivot tables, vlookups, conditional formatting, and analysis of data.
- Main liaison to supervise transactional close for Puerto Rico entity.
- Complete external and internal audits and Sox requests.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and provide support for SOX and internal audit.
- Ensure compliance with policies and procedures including CFMs.
- Elevate issues and recommend solutions.
- Serve as the Subject Matter Expert for global systems (HFM/SAP).
- Operate independently within a varied and changing scope of responsibilities under some supervision.
- Complete special projects as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance and/or Business or equivalent experience.
- 4+ years related work experience.
- SAP and HFM experience preferred.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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The base pay for this position is
$78,000.00 – $156,000.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Accounting & Reporting
DIVISION:
IFO International Finance
LOCATION:
United States > Abbott Park : AP06A
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Not specified
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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