Senior Cost Accounting Analyst

AbbVie•North Chicago, IL

14h

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 results, as well as annual plans, plan updates, Latest Best Estimates, Long-Range Plans, and Days on Hand analyses. The analyst analyzes variances among actual results, plans, prior-year results, and forecasts, identifying key drivers, risks, and opportunities. The role also provides backup finance support for assigned sites, including month-end close activities, journal entries, and routine accounting requirements. It partners with site finance teams, material master data owners, and cross-functional stakeholders to promote consistent costing practices and resolve issues. The position supports finance transformation and continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to standardize processes, improve operations, reduce costs, and increase efficiency across regional sites. It supports internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, coordinates audit requests with the Costing CoE Lead, 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 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 compliance with policies and procedures.
Coordinate site finance reviews and contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results.
Contribute to annual plans, plan updates, Latest Best Estimates, Long-Range Plans, and Days on Hand analyses for assigned businesses and sites.
Analyze and explain variances between actual results, plans, prior-year results, and forecasts; 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 accurate, reliable cost-related master data.
Support internal control activities and ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley 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.
Support onboarding and integration of newly hired and transitioning costing analysts.
Lead project-costing initiatives across multiple sites and corporate functions.