Senior Accountant - Close, Reconciliations & GAAP

AbbVie; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan

Short-term incentive

Job summary

AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, seeks an Accountant to 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.

Responsibilities include journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close activities, ensuring accuracy, proper approvals, and audit readiness.

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.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries for US 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.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Month-end close

Journal entries

Account reconciliations

Cross-functional collaboration

Close process improvements

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP HANA

Blackline

Microsoft Excel

Job description

AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, seeks an Accountant to 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.

Responsibilities include journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close activities, ensuring accuracy, proper approvals, and audit readiness.