JOB DESCRIPTION

About AbbottAbbott 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 110,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and Nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 4,000 people across nine sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.Abbott Ireland Financial Services Cherrywood DublinAbbott’s EMEA Finance Shared Services centre commenced operations in Cherrywood, Dublin in October 2015. From this location, Finance Shared Services provides processing and expertise, in local languages, to Abbott divisions and affiliate companies across EMEA. The core services are in Record to Report, Order to Cash, Source to Pay and Master data management. The Financial Shared Services hub is part of Corporate Finance and has regional counterparts in the US and in Singapore.We currently have a vacancy for a Senior Accountant who will work within the Record to Report team, looking after the European markets with our outsourced partners.The successful candidate will join the Shared Services Centre based in our EMEA Shared Services Hub in Cherrywood, Dublin.Reporting to the team Lead, this position will be responsible for the financial accounting for one or more entities within the EMEA Abbott.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsibility for the monthly general ledger close activities for US GAAPReview and preparation of monthly reconciliations & journals to ensure high quality compliance with US GAAPResponsibility for monthly inventory reconciliations and related controlsResponsibility for oversight of PR creation and management for regionsComplete SOX controls in line with control matrix and support internal/external audit activities.Support of outsourced business partnerMaintain and develop relationships with key stakeholders as well as providing ad-hoc support when requiredPerform analytics to ensure accuracy of financial information as requiredIdentify opportunities for improvement of processes and work on key team projectsKEY REQUIREMENTS: Accounting Qualification preferred – ACA, ACCA, CIMA1-2 years relevant experience – preferably with Shared Service Centre and multinational corporation backgroundSAP or other major ERP Systems experience is desirableStrong written and verbal communication skills are essentialAble to work alone to understand and summarise financial data into high quality, accurate and usable summariesStrong computer skills especially MS OfficeAbility to challenge the status quo and have a positive, proactive attitudeWhat We OfferAttractive compensation package that includes competitive pay and structure Bonus, as well as benefits such asPrivate Health Insurance for you and your familyOccupational Pension Scheme with an excellence contribution rateBonus TargetLife assuranceCareer DevelopmentGrowing business plus access to many more benefitsConnect with us at www.abbott.com, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal

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