Finance Manager (M/F/W) EMEA HQ Export Operations

ACCA Careers; Wiesbaden; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Abbott in Wiesbaden, Germany, seeks an experienced accounting professional to manage area HQ and export operations accounting not outsourced to Corporate Financial Services. You will oversee lease accounting, rebates, and payments for direct export, while coaching analysts and coordinating with international teams.

The role requires a finance or business degree, 5+ years of accounting experience, and fluent English with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business is required.
• 5+ years of accounting experience, preferably with international/divisional exposure.
• Strong understanding of internal controls.
• Fluent English, excellent communication skills.
• Self-driven with problem solving abilities and team orientation.

Aufgaben

• Handle area HQ and export accounting activities for ADD EMEA.
• Oversee lease accounting processes and related forecasts under US GAAP rules.
• Supervise accounting for customer rebates and payments for direct export.
• Lead and coach analysts; ensure coverage and resource planning.
• Coordinate with Dublin Hub and DFS teams to drive process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with Abbott accounting and ethics policies; liaise with auditors.

Kenntnisse

Fluent English

Strong communication

Team player

Problem solving

Internal controls knowledge

Self-motivated

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business

Jobbeschreibung

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

In Germany, Abbott has more than 4,000 employees working in manufacturing, research and development, logistics, manufacturing, sales and marketing. They are located at Abbott`s German headquarters in Wiesbaden and its sites in Hanover, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Wetzlar, Eschborn, Cologne, Jena and Hamburg.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, You Can Do Work That Matters And Help People To Live a Healthier And Full Life, Grow Your Career, And Learn, Be Your True Self. You Will Have Access To

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
• An attractive benefits package (e.g. attractive Abbott Pension Plan, a company bike, employee stock purchase program)
• 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.
• A challenging position in a fast-growing crisis independent industry
• To become part of a dynamic, highly educated, highly skilled, and motivated team
• Flat hierarchies, open appreciative mentality, and efficient, constructive lines of communication
• Multi-national environment, where we foster the development of our talents within the enterprise

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Wiesbaden location in the Abbott GmbH. In this role you will be responsible for Area Headquarter and Export Operations accounting activities not outsourced to the Abbott Corporate Financial Services group.

Your Tasks

• Manage transactional RTR (record to report) activities falling under Core Diagnostic’s responsibility for the ADD EMEA Area Headquarters. This includes transactions recorded in Area HQ expense budgets, as well as Refurbishment accounting and Topside ledger accounting entries
• Manage lease accounting processes under ADD EMEA responsibility. This includes identification and recording of relevant contract information, forecasting, and responding to ad hoc and annual reviews of the scope of transactions subject of US GAAP lease accounting rules
• Supervise the accounting process for Customer Rebates and Payments for the Direct Export business. Ensure that transactions are processed/ recorded accurately and timely
• Supervise Analysts who are working on the Area HQ. Lease Accounting, and Direct Export transactional processes. Provide coaching and developmental opportunities; and ensure effective resource planning for continuous work coverage
• Act as Area EMEA liaison with the Dublin Hub and other responsible DFS (Corporate Financial Services) teams to ensure an environment of continuous improvement, as well as to facilitate quality control and quick issue resolutions regarding transactions recorded monthly, quarterly, and annually by the RTR (Record to Report) shared service teams
• Ensure compliance with Abbott accounting and ethics policies and procedures as relates to the transactional work undertaken; and liaise with External and Internal Auditors as required regarding information requests
• Effectively manage communication with multiple stakeholders (Diagnostic Division GM’s and Controllers, Shared Service personnel and Export Operations management)

Your Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business
• 5+ Years of Accounting experience. International Divisional, Area or Affiliate experience preferred
• Good understanding of Internal Controls
• Fluent in spoken and written English. Excellent oral and written communication skills, innovative thinking and problem-solving ability
• Highly passionate and self-motivated individual who drives for success in a highly demanding but fulfilling work environment
• Strong team player

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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