Accountant II

Title: Accountant II

Location: Santa Clara, California

Duration: 12 Month

100% Onsite

Responsibility

• Responsible for a variety of complex month-end closing activities, including journal entry preparation, account analysis, intercompany transactions, payroll analysis, account reconciliations, and month-end consolidations.
• Ensure compliance with SOX, internal controls, Abbott Corporate and division/department specific policies and procedures
• Collaborate with FP&A, other accounting colleagues, as well as Third Party Service providers to execute the financial close, provide guidance, and work together to improve processes
• Ability to identify opportunities for process improvements and lead efforts to implement process changes
• Operate independently, be flexible in an environment with evolving and changing business processes
• Participate in projects and initiatives related to existing or new processes/implementations as needed.
• Complete external and internal audit requests, Sox requests, tax requests as well as ad-hoc requests from other parts of the organization
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management.

Required Education/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance and/or Business.
• At least 5 years of experience in accounting with positions of increasing responsibility.
• Prior experience in a large company Shared Services environment or cross-division business unit model preferred.
• Experience with working large ERP systems, SAP and HFM preferred, not required.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, and data analysis required
• Ability to work independently, ability to lead projects
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail. Demonstrated problem solving skills and the ability to multitask and prioritize to meet deadlines.

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

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, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.