Senior Accountant

Abbott • Santa Clara, CA • 3h ago

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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 (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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

As a member of the Abbott's Corporate Finance Services organization, the candidate will be responsible for financial accounting and reporting in Abbott's Medical Devices division. Position requires an in-depth understanding of accounting and operational aspects of finance and accounting systems.

What You'll Work On

Responsible for a variety of complex month-end closing activities, including journal entry preparation, account analysis, intercompany transactions, payroll analysis, account reconciliations, and month-end consolidations.

Ensure compliance with SOX, internal controls, Abbott Corporate and division/department specific policies and procedures

Collaborate with FP&A, other accounting colleagues, as well as Third Party Service providers to execute the financial close, provide guidance, and work together to improve processes

Ability to identify opportunities for process improvements and lead efforts to implement process changes

Operate independently, be flexible in an environment with evolving and changing business processes

Participate in projects and initiatives related to existing or new processes/implementations as needed.

Complete external and internal audit requests, Sox requests, tax requests as well as ad-hoc requests from other parts of the organization

Support all Company initiatives as identified by management.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance and/or Business. CPA certification preferred, not required.

At least 5 years of experience in accounting with positions of increasing responsibility.

Prior experience in a large company Shared Services environment or cross-division business unit model preferred.

Experience with working large ERP systems, SAP and HFM preferred, not required.

Strong Microsoft Excel skills, and data analysis required

Ability to work independently, ability to lead projects

Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.

Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail. Demonstrated problem solving skills and the ability to multitask and prioritize to meet deadlines.

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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

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.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal

The base pay for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com

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