**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, Nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 110,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and Nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 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. **Abbott Ireland Financial Services Cherrywood Dublin** Abbott’s EMEA Finance Shared Services centre commenced operations in Cherrywood, Dublin in October 2015. From this location, Finance Shared Services provides processing and expertise, in local languages, to Abbott divisions and affiliate companies across EMEA. The core services are in Record to Report, Order to Cash, Source to Pay and Master data management. The Financial Shared Services hub is part of Corporate Finance and has regional counterparts in the US and in Singapore. **We currently have a vacancy for a Senior Accountant who will work within the Record to Report team, looking after the European markets with our outsourced partners.** The successful candidate will join the Shared Services Centre **based in our EMEA Shared Services Hub in Cherrywood, Dublin.** Reporting to the team Lead, this position will be responsible for the financial accounting for one or more entities within the EMEA Abbott. **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:** + Responsibility for the monthly general ledger close activities for US GAAP + Review and preparation of monthly reconciliations & journals to ensure high quality compliance with US GAAP + Responsibility for monthly inventory reconciliations and related controls + Responsibility for oversight of PR creation and management for regions + Complete SOX controls in line with control matrix and support internal/external audit activities. + Support of outsourced business partner + Maintain and develop relationships with key stakeholders as well as providing ad-hoc support when required + Perform analytics to ensure accuracy of financial information as required + Identify opportunities for improvement of processes and work on key team projects **KEY REQUIREMENTS** : + Accounting Qualification preferred – ACA, ACCA, CIMA + 1-2 years relevant experience – preferably with Shared Service Centre and multinational corporation background + **SAP or other major ERP Systems** experience is desirable + Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential + Able to work alone to understand and summarise financial data into high quality, accurate and usable summaries + Strong computer skills especially MS Office + Ability to challenge the status quo and have a positive, proactive attitude **What We Offer** Attractive compensation package that includes **competitive pay and structure Bonus** , as well as benefits such as + Private Health Insurance for you and your family + Occupational Pension Scheme with an excellence contribution rate + Bonus Target + Life assurance + Career Development + Growing business plus access to many more benefits Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/ , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal. An Equal Opportunity Employer Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com