Senior Cost Accounting Analyst

AbbVie•North Chicago, IL

1d•$84,500 - $162,000

About The Position

The Senior Cost Accounting Analyst owns standard-cost maintenance in SAP S/4HANA for assigned regional sites, ensuring timely and accurate updates, data integrity, and compliance with applicable policies and procedures. The role coordinates site finance reviews and contributes to monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, planning, plan updates, Latest Best Estimates, Long-Range Plans, and Days on Hand analyses. The analyst examines variances between actual results, plans, prior-year results, and forecasts, identifying key drivers, risks, and opportunities. The position also provides backup finance support for assigned sites, including month-end close activities, journal entries, and routine accounting requirements. It supports internal controls and SOX compliance, coordinates audit requests with the Costing CoE Lead, and partners with site finance teams and cross-functional stakeholders on consistent costing practices and timely issue resolution. The role seeks opportunities to standardize processes, advance finance transformation, improve operations, reduce costs, and increase efficiency across regional sites. It also partners with material master data owners to maintain cost-related master data, supports onboarding and integration of costing analysts, and leads project-costing initiatives across multiple sites and corporate functions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
At least 4 years of relevant accounting experience, including at least 2 years in a manufacturing environment.
Experience with SAP S/4HANA and other enterprise resource planning or financial systems.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and other financial or analytical tools.
Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
Demonstrated attention to detail and a continuous-improvement or simplification mindset.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and be self-directed.
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders.
Experience investigating complex costing issues and communicating recommendations to finance and business stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience with product costing, standard costs, and standard-cost variance analysis.

Responsibilities

Own standard-cost maintenance in SAP S/4HANA for assigned regional sites, ensuring timely and accurate updates, data integrity, and policy and procedure compliance.
Coordinate site finance reviews and contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results preparation and submission.
Contribute to annual plans, plan updates, Latest Best Estimates (LBEs), Long-Range Plans (LRPs), and Days on Hand (DOH) analyses.
Analyze and explain variances between actual results, plan, prior year, and forecast; identify key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
Provide backup finance support for assigned sites, including month-end close activities, journal entries, and routine accounting requirements.
Identify and implement opportunities to standardize processes, advance finance transformation, improve operations, reduce costs, and increase efficiency across regional sites.
Partner with material master data owners to complete finance reviews and maintain the accuracy and integrity of cost-related master data.
Support internal control activities and ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
Coordinate with the Costing CoE Lead on internal and external audit requests, providing analyses, documentation, explanations, and follow-up information.
Partner with site finance teams and cross-functional stakeholders to promote consistent costing practices and resolve issues in a timely manner.
Support onboarding and integration of newly hired and transitioning costing analysts into the group.
Lead project-costing initiatives across multiple sites and corporate functions.