Senior Accountant

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Orlando site is part of Global Business Services (GBS).  GBS has a global accountability to deliver an exceptional customer experience and create business value through compliance, standardization and data analytics. The GBS group fosters a collaborative, team focused and winning environment where employees are accountable and encouraged to develop themselves.

The Senior Accountant is a key member of the finance team supporting the consolidation and reporting of monthly results.  This team member will work closely with all operational aspects of the business to support day-to-day and month end accounting functions with quality, accuracy and integrity.  This individual will own delegated accounts and have an intimate understanding of the financial statements produced to ensure compliance.  The role will be challenged to seek, propose, and drive process improvements across their related areas of responsibilities.  The ideal candidate is someone who approaches tasks with an innovative, service-oriented mindset, and utilizes in-depth understanding of accounting principles, and company practices to achieve results.

What You'll Work On

• Preparation and review of consolidated financial statements ensuring accuracy and completeness while identifying and researching trends/variances
• Prepares and reviews journal entries
• Deep understanding of financial accounting concepts
• Partners with internal customers to gain comprehensive business knowledge within Abbott Rapid Diagnostics
• Conduct and document complex financial processes
• Interprets results autonomously using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation via statistical analysis to complex data mining
• Understands data validation techniques
• Regularly ensures that reporting delivered to internal customers is accurate, rich in actionable content and useful
• Liaison with leaders and present financial reporting on various requests related to variances, cause of changes, or current business needs
• Support ad hoc analysis and special projects on an as needed basis
• Makes recommendations based on analysis and status of reserves, assets, and expenditures
• Reviews journal entries of junior staff ensuring accuracy
• Trains and mentors’ junior staff
• Owns, supports, analyzes, and prepares assigned account reconciliations
• Assists with financial and tax audits
• Aids in documenting and monitoring controls to support audit team
• Coordinates complex accounting projects and initiatives with other members of the finance team and/or other departments

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting, or related preferred, CPA or MBA a plus
• 5+ years Accounting experience required
• Excellent attention to detail, well-organized, and highly accountable
• Exceptional analytical insight, prioritization, and problem-solving skills
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with limited guidance
• Self motivated, action oriented individual with the perseverance to push high value projects through to completion
• Developed time management and priority setting skills required to work in an often ambiguous and constantly changing business environment
• Demonstrated ability to succinctly present complex analysis to all levels within the organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP preferred
• Business Analytics tool experience a plus
• Advanced experience in Excel and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Access, Word, PowerPoint)

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance

• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans

• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs

• Paid time off

• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match

• The stability of a company with a record of strong financ