Accountant job at AbbVie in Florham Park, NJ

Accountant Florham Park, NJ, USA Employees work in a hybrid mode Full-time Salary Min: 65500 Salary Max: 125500 Workday Global Grade: 14 Compensation: USD 65,500 - USD 125,500 - yearly Company Description About AbbVie AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.  Job Description Purpose: This position is part of the US Finance Shared Services Record to Report (RTR) Operations organization. US FSS RTR Operations is responsible for centralizing and executing accounting processes, governance and controls and delivering organizational efficiencies via centralization of common accounting processes for certain global, US regional and the US BU functions.    This role interacts with Treasury, Global ICB and other stakeholders in terms of intercompany AR and AP netting and IHC settlements as well as intercompany out of balance analysis, intercompany account reconciliations, aged intercompany balance clean-up and other banking related projects as needed.  Responsibilities: Assist with the month-end processes, including but not limited to cash clearing, journal entry preparation, balance sheet review for accuracy, etc.  Prepare ICB requests for cash related intercompany transactions and perform subsequent cash clearings  Coordinate with Global ICB, BPO and Treasury on monthly intercompany netting, perform cash clearing for manual IHC payments  Review monthly intercompany AR and AP aging reports, follow up with Global ICB and OUS entities on aged items; perform intercompany out of balance analysis, assist in resolving various I/Co out of balance issues  Research uncleared cash items by following up with various teams to identity payment owners and post payment accordingly  Prepare bank related open items reconciliation reports  Update and maintain bank clearing notebook to keep track of payment posting and contact information  Support Sarbanes Oxley, Tax and Audit requests including documentation, internal audits, external audits and intercompany billings for tax allocation purposes under guidance of direct manager/supervisor.  Qualifications Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in accounting / finance with 1-3 years of accounting experience, CPA or MBA a plus  Strong computer skills, particularly experience with Excel and SAP is required, prior experience with treasury activities and intercompany transactions preferred   Analytical and problem-solving abilities are key attributes for success  Ability to multi-task and deal with time constraints to effectively manage various deadlines  Strong organizational skills with attention to detail, communication and presentation skills including the ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization  Additional Information Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​ The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at  the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors  including  geographic location, and we may ultimately  pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be  modified in the future. ​ We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​ This job is eligible to  participate in our short-term incentive programs.  ​ Note: No amount of pay is  considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned,  vested,  and determinable.  The amount and availability of  any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a   particular employee  remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be  modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion,  consistent with applicable law. 

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