Global Accountant

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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 fulllife. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Savestudent debt program, and FreeUeducation 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 around the world 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

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry-leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

The role of Global Accountant is within our Abbott Rapid Diagnostics business located in Charlottesville, Virginia.

As a Global Accountant, you'll Perform a variety of complex duties in general accounting such as analyzing accounts, preparing reports, reconciling intercompany accounts, performing the monthly financial close and consolidation, initiating bank transfers, maintaining fixed assets and CIP, and maintaining & performing software interfaces with SAP.

What You’ll Work On

• Oversees the maintenance of accounts and records by managing disbursements, expenses, and income.
• Compiles and analyzes financial information through the preparation of reports, general ledger entries, and journal entries.
• Assures financial accuracy by preparing business unit and consolidated income statements balance sheets and other accounting statements and reports.
• Design, modify, install, and maintain general accounting systems to provide records of assets, liabilities, and financial transactions.
• Establishes and communicates accounting policies by maintaining a thorough understanding of GAP and new accounting guidance as appropriate.
• Specific to the fixed asset specialty: Process capital requests and maintain fixed asset database.
• Specific to travel specialty: Responsible for monitoring adherence to Abbott travel and expense policies by auditing reports ensuring the accuracy of expense reporting and maintaining interfaces.
• Works under general supervision. Receives limited supervision on standard issues, and detailed instructions on new assignments.
• Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment, overall adequacy, and accuracy.
• Plans organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule.
• May demonstrate basic project management skills by acting as a project lead on small, well-defined projects.
• Guides less experienced staff,and occasionally to first levels of management.
• Exercises authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action.
• Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause delays and may result in the reallocation of additional resources.
• Perform this job in a quality system environment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (± 16 years) in accounting, preferred an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Min 2 years of experience in the relevant field.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-6 years experience in accounting.

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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

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.

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The base pay for this position is $57,300.00 – $114,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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