Accounts Payable - Finance Associate
AbbottAbout the role
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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
This Accounts Payable - Finance Associate works out of our St. Paul, MN location in the Abbott Vascular Division. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.
Responsible for one or more of the following accounting duties; performance of full purchase cycle processing, credit card reconciliation, and expense report processing.
What You’ll Work On
- Process invoices for entry to ensure prompt payment of vendor invoices received by mail and email.
- Process 3-way match invoices.
- Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.
- Enter invoices for payment, and ensure proper period is expensed for month close.
- Prepare weekly payments by check, match with supporting documents and mail in a timely manner.
- Ensure proper filing and storage of invoices, supporting documentation and payment.
- Set up and maintain vendor accounts in the ERP system; ensure proper tax documents are received, validated, and are stored properly.
- Ensure the system of internal controls related to purchasing cycle, that are established in the Finance Policies and Procedures are followed.
- Maintain effective relationships with business partners and suppliers.
- Work with internal departments to obtain approvals.
- Assist vendors and employees with inquiries about their bills, invoices, and payment.
- Research, track and resolve payables issues and discrepancies.
- Reconciliation and entry of multiple monthly Corporate Purchasing credit cards.
- Ensure proper documentation is received for reportable covered recipients under the Sunshine Act Policy and Compliance Policy.
- Ensure Sunshine Act related payments are maintained, recorded, and stored properly.
- Data entry of Sunshine Act payments into database.
- General assistance to Finance team, will be a variety of office tasks and will vary based on need.
Required Qualifications
- 2 Year / Associate Degree
- 3+ years of related work experience
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in Accounts Payable, General Ledger and Epicor experience is a plus.
- Must be organized and detail oriented.
- Experience working in a high-volume environment with tight deadlines.
- Computer skills using Microsoft Office software- Strength in excel is important to succeed in role.
- Self- motivated to problem solve and research discrepancies
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
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