Accountant — R2R & GAAP Close Specialist

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

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.