Senior Accountant

Abbott • Santa Clara, CA

3d • $90,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As a member of 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance and/or Business.
• At least 5 years of experience in accounting with positions of increasing responsibility.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• CPA certification preferred, not required.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior