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 115,000 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 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 an Accountant in our St. Paul, MN location. As the Accountant , you will support day‑to‑day accounting operations within a Shared Services environment, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant delivery of accounting activities in accordance with established service levels. This role requires independent execution of period‑end close activities, strong technical accounting skills, strong attention to detail, collaboration across teams, RDA (robotics desktop automation) experience, and a continuous improvement mindset. What You'll Work On: Preparation, analysis and posting of journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, payroll, and merchandise‑related transactions. Execute period‑end close activities, including balance sheet reconciliations, trial balance analysis and commentary, and reporting preparation and distribution. Review and approve journal entries prepared by our third‑party shared service organization to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal controls. Execute scheduled and on‑demand accounting RDA bots in Power Automate to ensure automated tasks run accurately on time, and in compliance with established procedures. Ensure ongoing compliance with SOX requirements, internal controls, Abbott corporate and divisional policies, and CFS departmental policies and procedures. Collaborate with FP&A, global accounting teams, and third‑party service providers to support the financial close, resolve issues, and improve processes. Participate in projects and initiatives related to new processes, system implementations, continuous improvement efforts, and desktop robotics automation activities. Develop, maintain, and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for assigned processes. Respond to external and internal audit requests, SOX testing, tax requests, and daily ad‑hoc requests. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance. Minimum of 2 years of progressive accounting experience. Prior experience in a large‑company Shared Services environment or cross‑division business unit model preferred. Minimum of 1 year of experience operating RDA Bots or accounting automation tools. Preferred Qualifications Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs. Hands‑on experience working in SAP. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at multiple levels of the organization. Excellent organizational skills, high level of accuracy, attention to detail, and demonstrated problem‑solving ability. Ability to operate independently with general supervision and under challenging time constraints. Ability to apply knowledge of financial processes and accounting methodologies, interpret and understand data, identify risks, develop recommendations, implement solutions. Ability to convey communications clearly, concisely, and accurately. The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. #J-18808-Ljbffr