Senior Accountant
AbbVie • North Chicago, Illinois • Full Time
Posted on Fri, Aug 7, 2026
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. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
This position is part of the U.S. Accounting Shared Serviced Center (SSC). The SSC is responsible for centralizing and executing accounting processes, governance and controls and delivering organizational efficiencies via centralization of common accounting processes for Corporate Admin teams. This position is responsible for finance support of the CADM team, which includes support of Abbvie Benefits, HR, Treasury, CFO, and Controllers Group, among others. The role includes general journal entry processing and reconciliation. This position reviews data sources for accuracy and completeness, collaborates with business functions to ensure complete and accurate transactions are recorded in compliance with AbbVie policies and U.S. GAAP. The Sr Accountant works under direct guidance of the Accounting Manager on the SSC team.
Responsibilities:
Prepare and process journal entries for the Corporate Admin groups. Ensure all journal entries are audit worthy.
Prepare BlackLine reconciliations for entity accounts. Work with BPO to ensure compliance with new IPE SOX standards.
Prepare balance sheet commentary on a quarterly basis
Build efficiencies in existing processes
Prepare various reporting deliverables throughout the year to business partners
Work with Corporate Admin groups to consolidate and streamline non-value added work under the RTR FSS team umbrella.
Qualifications
Finance or Accounting Bachelor's and a solid understanding of accounting transactions, journal entry and account reconciliation fundamentals
Strong problem solving, communication, and interpersonal skills
Must be self-motivated with ability to work independently
Strong time management skills and able to manage tasks simultaneously
Must be proficient in Excel. Knowledge of SAP and Blackline a plus
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.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $81,000–$103,000 per year (median ~$91,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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