Finance Supervisor

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• 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 a 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.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

We have an immediate opportunity for a CFS Finance Supervisor in our CP1 location. (i.e. Lake County, Abbott Park, IL)

As the CFS Finance Supervisor, you will be responsible for supporting the successful delivery of consolidated financial results for Abbott Diagnostics Division, which represents $4.5 billion in net sales.  This role is also responsible for the month-end close process, Sarbanes-Oxley internal control testing, and interactions with audit and tax, while ensuring strong and effective financial controls are in place and executed.

In addition to formal financial processes, this individual will be responsible for ad-hoc requests and will interact with finance professionals across all organizations and senior management.

What You'll Work On:

• Support consolidation and preparation of corporate deliverables, including the Divisional Monthly Reporting Package and Supplemental Reporting Package.

• Coordinate the month-end close process, assisting the organization as appropriate to ensure accurate results and financial records, including top-side HFM journal entries and tie-out of system data.

• Consolidation of the total Core Diagnostics Income Statement and Balance Sheet commentary.

• Responsible for testing key revenue recognition assumptions for the US businesses.

• Be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Core Diagnostics global systems such as CCI/HFM, TM1 and Symphony SAP, providing support to users as first point of contact.

• Maintain an effective system of internal financial controls. Responsible for testing key Sarbanes-Oxley controls for multiple organizations.

• Interact with internal and external auditors, as well as Abbott Corporate Tax.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of progressive financial experience.

• Bachelor’s degree required, Accounting or Finance strongly preferred.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills as this role interacts with domestic and international organizations within ADD, Shared Services in India (Genpact), Corporate, and ADD senior management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA or MBA preferred. 

• Audit experience preferred.

• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• The individual must be highly motivated and have the ability to work independently.

• Able to work under pressure, consistently meet deadlines and direct activities on several projects at one time.

• Strong PC/system skills; specifically Excel and PowerPoint with the ability to learn new systems quickly.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

     

The base pay for this position is

$86,700.00 – $173,300.00

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

     

JOB FAMILY:

Accounting & Reporting

     

DIVISION:

IFO International Finance

        

LOCATION:

United States > Lake Forest : CP01

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

     

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf