Senior Accountant

ACCA Careers; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage in HIP PPO

Excellent retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Fortune-recognized employer

Job summary

Abbott is a global healthcare leader. Abbott’s Corporate Finance Services team seeks a professional to manage financial accounting and reporting for the Medical Devices division. The role requires accounting expertise, SOX compliance, and collaboration with FP&A and external service providers.

Join a company recognized as a great place to work, with strong benefits and opportunities for growth. Location: Santa Clara, CA, on-site with a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance and/or Business; CPA preferred, not required.
• At least 5 years of accounting experience with increasing responsibility.
• Experience in a large company Shared Services environment or cross-division model preferred.
• Experience with SAP and HFM ERP systems preferred; not required.
• Strong Excel skills and data analysis ability.
• Ability to work independently and lead projects.
• Strong communication skills at multiple levels; attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end closing activities: journal entries, reconciliations, intercompany transactions, payroll analysis, consolidations.
• Ensure SOX compliance and adherence to internal controls.
• Collaborate with FP&A and service providers to execute financial close and improve processes.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and drive implementation.
• Operate independently in a dynamic environment with evolving processes.
• Participate in projects/initiatives related to new or existing processes.
• Support audits and tax requests as needed.
• Support company initiatives as directed by management.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Project leadership

Independent work

Communication (verbal & written)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

CPA certification (preferred)

Tools

SAP

HFM

Job description

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 student debt program and FreeU 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.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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.