Accountant

AbbVie Inc.; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 66,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. is seeking an Accountant to perform recurring close and balance sheet support within the FSS Record-to-Report Operations organization. You will follow U.S.

GAAP and company policies, ensuring accurate journal entries and timely close. Collaboration with Commercial Finance and other stakeholders is essential. The role involves preparing journal entries, reconciliations, and close activities, while maintaining audit-ready documentation and seeking process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• At least five (5) years of experience supporting the month-end close, including journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Working knowledge of GAAP and core accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries for U.S. Therapeutics, Global Commercial, and other assigned Commercial Finance activities with complete documentation.
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations and investigate reconciling items.
• Support month-end close activities, including recurring entries, accruals, reclasses, allocations, prepaid expense activity, and other close requirements.
• Validate that journal entries and reconciliations are accurate, properly approved, and completed on time.
• Apply GAAP and company accounting policies when preparing entries and resolving accounting questions.
• Maintain audit-ready support and respond to reviewer, internal control, and audit requests.
• Partner with Commercial Finance, FSS colleagues, and process owners to resolve issues and streamline processes.
• Support transitioned close activities and help document procedures for consistent execution.
• Identify opportunities to standardize, simplify, and automate recurring accounting work.

Skills

Month-end close

Journal entries

Account reconciliations

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

SAP HANA

Blackline

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• Compensation: USD 65,500 - USD 125,500 - yearly

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube.

Job Description

Position Overview

The Accountant will perform recurring close and balance sheet support within the FSS Record-to-Report Operations organization. The role requires strong accounting fundamentals, disciplined execution, and close partnership with Commercial Finance and other stakeholders. The individual will follow U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), company policies, established close procedures, and applicable internal controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries for U.S. Therapeutics, Global Commercial, and other assigned Commercial Finance activities, with complete and clear supporting documentation.
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations and investigate reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Support month-end close activities, including recurring entries, accruals, reclasses, allocations, prepaid expense activity, and other assigned close requirements.
• Validate that journal entries and reconciliations are accurate, properly approved, and completed in accordance with the close calendar.
• Apply GAAP and company accounting policies when preparing entries and resolving accounting questions.
• Maintain audit-ready support and respond to reviewer, internal control, and audit requests.
• Partner with Commercial Finance, FSS colleagues, and process owners to resolve issues and streamline processes.
• Support transitioned close activities and help document procedures to ensure consistent and sustainable execution.
• Identify opportunities to standardize, simplify, and automate recurring accounting work.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• At least five (5) years of experience supporting the month-end close, including journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Working knowledge of GAAP and core accounting principles.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines during the close cycle.
• High attention to detail, with a consistent focus on accuracy, completeness, and documentation quality.
• Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively with cross-functional finance partners.

Preferred Capabilities

• Experience in a shared services or Record-to-Report environment.
• Experience with SAP HANA, Blackline, and Microsoft Excel.
• Understanding of internal controls, segregation of duties, and audit support expectations.
• Continuous-improvement mindset with interest in process standardization and automation.
• Commercial Acumen: Exposure to or understanding of commercial pharmaceutical or life sciences business operations — including Therapeutics, Aesthetics, or Oncology segments — is highly desirable.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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