Senior Financial Accountant

     

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, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.

Abbott Ireland Diabetes Care Division Donegal

The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town manufactures FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre system.

Please note any offer of employment for this position is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical practitioner designated by the Company.

Primary Function

The Senior Financial Analyst is a key member of the ADC Finance team involved in, Product Costing, End‑to‑end FP&A for Income Statement and Balance Sheet, Compliance with Audit and all Abbott Policies & Procedures, and Month End Close.

The position requires strong financial analysis skills, ability to anticipate financial impacts, development and delivery of financial presentations, ability to work across multistakeholder environment. Technical skills related to cost accounting and project reporting are strongly desired.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work as a business partner to operations and other support functions, with strong integration into the business

• Prepare and coordinate Annual Plan and quarterly forecast submissions to the ADC Division head office.

• Support, Maintain and enforce site Financial Control Requirements (aligned w/ Ireland and Corporate Financial Policies)

• Prepare, analyse, and review all manufacturing variances (e.g. PPV, MUV and Distressed Inventory

• Prepare, submit and present monthly reporting submissions to division, entity and site management.

• Involvement in Site Strategy Projects / Annual Improvement Priorities / Lean 6 Sigma projects

• Provide Financial Stewardship to the site through e.g. site spend management, financial awareness sessions, etc

• Support Capital Planning, Requests for Capital Expenditure and Capital / Project Expense monitoring

• This person will coach, advise, or train less-experienced financial analysis staff.

Skills Required:

• Financial expertise: Requires excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to identify and concisely communicate the business implications of forecasts and actual results.  Strong knowledge of accounting, standard setting, finance principles with the ability to apply this knowledge to support business needs.  Preparation of presentations for leadership are also important aspects of this role.

• Accountability & Ownership: Demonstrates full ownership of financial processes and outcomes by ensuring accuracy, meeting deadlines, proactively addressing issues, communicating transparently with stakeholders, and leading with integrity, reliability, and a strong commitment to continuous improvement

• Communication: This role interfaces with multiple areas within the site, Division, CFS and shared services, excellent communication skills are essential.

• Leadership: Provided strong financial leadership by guiding stakeholders through reporting and operational challenges, influencing stakeholders with data‑driven insights, and proactively challenging the status quo to deliver stronger controls, greater efficiency, and improved decision‑making.

• Deliver Results: Candidate must manage multiple priorities and changing customer demands under tight timelines. Ability to effectively manage workload to ensure deadlines are not missed is critical. The ability to work effectively in teams, as well as independently, is essential.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business and Accounting and ACA, ACCA, ACMA or equivalent accountancy qualification.

• Requires a minimum of 5 years of progressive Finance/Accounting experience.

• Experience with cost accounting, standard setting, Financial Planning & Analysis

• Strong working experience and knowledge with large ERP systems. SAP (Symphony), Dodeca, HFM is preferred.

     

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:

ADC Diabetes Care

        

LOCATION:

Ireland > Donegal Town : R267

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Ie - Dl39S8.3 (Ireland)

     

TRAVEL:

Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Yes

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable