Senior Accountant

Abbott; Galway; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company in Galway is seeking a Senior Accountant for its Rapid Diagnostics business. The ideal candidate will ensure compliance with financial processes, lead projects, and support accounting functions. Strong qualifications in accounting (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) and experience in multinational environments are essential. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Development opportunities

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• 3-5 years relevant experience, preferably in a Shared Service Centre or multinational corporation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Fluency in a European language is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Support resolution of complex accounting and tax issues.
• Lead the transition of GL functions.
• Perform month-end balance reconciliations.

Skills

Accounting

Financial analysis

Communication

SAP/Oracle

MS Office

Education

ACA, ACCA, CIMA

Third Level Degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

About Abbott

At Abbott, we're committed to helping people live their best possible life through the power of health. For more than 125 years, we've brought new products and technologies to the world -- in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals -- that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, 114,000 of us are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 150 countries we serve.

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.

Abbott Galway

Abbott in Galway serves as the international hub for Abbott's Rapid Diagnostics business, which delivers annually more than 2 billion tests. As the global leader in point-of-care diagnostics, Abbott offers the broadest portfolio of best-in-class rapid tests, services, and handheld devices across all healthcare settings: the lab, the clinic, remote healthcare outposts, retail outlets, the patient's bedside and at home. Our industry-leading near patient tests and services are unmatched across key health and therapeutic areas, including: infectious disease, cardiometabolic & informatics, toxicology and consumer diagnostics.

Abbott Galway is now recruiting the position of Senior Accountant to support our Rapid Diagnostics business.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence of processes to company's policies and procedures, internal and external audit requirements and local rules and regulations; support strengthening of financial processes and controls and continuous process improvement.
• Interpret accounting guidelines and deliver guidance, insight, and technical expertise on how it relates to general accounting scenarios.
• Support resolution of complex accounting and tax issues.
• Lead the transition of GL functions both into and out of the shared service centre.
• Provide financial support to local, regional and global projects, as required.
• Perform ad hoc and special projects assignments, as required.
• Participate in process improvement reviews across current finance structure, identify areas requiring change and lead the change process.
• Lead & take ownership for delivery of functional projects across GL Team as required.
• Review and correction of journal entries and balance reconciliations at month end and identify corrective actions.
• Collaboration with external audit staff for periodic year-end review procedures and local statutory audits as required.

Education & Experience

• Accounting Qualification – ACA, ACCA, CIMA
• Third Level Degree or equivalent
• 3-5 years relevant experience – preferably with Shared Service Centre and multinational corporation background
• SAP/Oracle or other major ERP Systems experience is desirable
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential
• Able to work alone to understand and summarise financial data into high quality, accurate and usable summaries
• Strong computer skills especially MS Office
• Fluency in a European language an advantage
• Occasional travel may be required

As you’d expect from a global healthcare company, we offer a fantastic range of benefits alongside competitive salaries, and great development opportunities!