Intercompany Accountant

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

ABOUT ABBOTT   

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, nutritional and branded generic medicines. Our 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. 

 

ABBOTT IRELAND   

Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of health care products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott employs almost 4,000 people across nine sites.  

We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo.  

Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946. 

We currently have a vacancy for a part or fully qualified Accountant who will work within the RTR team, looking after the European markets with our outsourced partners. This is an exciting opportunity to join our new Intercompany Center of Excellence team.The successful candidate will join the Shared Services Centre based in Cherrywood Business Park, Loughlinstown, Co Dublin.

Initially focusing on Intercompany for our German entity, the team will expand as we consolidate the intercompany processes for all our EMEA entities into this new team.  Working with similar teams globally to enhance the end to end intercompany processes and streamline reconciliations globally.

Key Requirements

·  Strong Intercompany experience – preferably with Shared Service Centre or multinational corporation background
·  A professional accounting qualification from a recognised body – ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA; (Part or Fully Qualified)
·  Previous SAP experience is desirable
·  Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential
·  Strong excel skills a must, PowerBi would be an advantage.

The Main Responsibility Includes But Not Limited To the Following:

·  Ensure intercompany transactions are reported accurately and timely.
·  Liase with Global affiliates to resolve queries accurately and efficiently during the month.
·  Support the business to identify root causes of aged balances
·  Monitor intercompany GRIR accounts and escalate issues promptly
·  Manage Month End Intercompany reconciliations and resolve discrepancies in timely manner
·  Provide reports and analysis to support the Audit process
·  Initially to support Germany team in MEC activities as required, reducing as the Intercompany COE team absorb processes from other SSO entities.
·  Support the implementation of the Centre of Excellence team
·  Training of future CoE team members
·  Identify and implement process improvements
·  Build relationships with other regions Intercompany CoE teams.
·  Contribute to ad hoc projects as required.

Other

·  Transport: Bus, Luas located outside building
·  Off-site Parking available
·  Onsite canteen

Connect with us at www.abbott.com or https://www.ie.abbott/, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

     

The base pay for this position is
N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Accounting & Reporting

     

DIVISION:

IFO International Finance

        

LOCATION:

Ireland > Dublin : Block G, Cherrywood, Cherrywood Business Park

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Ie - Cw 37.5A (Ireland)

     

TRAVEL:

Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Yes

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable