Have you ever wanted to make a difference?

At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader, and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Ireland

In Ireland, Abbott employs over 5,000 people across nine sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.

Diabetes Care Kilkenny

Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, expected to open in 2024, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies that enable people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can. At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.

This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:

In this role you will be in charge of supervising a variety of accounting activities to ensure that the financial resources are managed in accordance with accounting principles and comply with all relevant regulations, laws, and standards. These activities may include financial analysis and reporting, general ledger maintenance, budgeting, and asset accounting.

As Accountant, you will be responsible for the following:

• Responsible for setting the standard cost for the product including costing over the long range plan (3-5 years) and presentation to Senior Management.

• Ensure month-end reporting is carried out efficiently and in line with agreed timetable.

• Assist Controller in Plan/LBE (latest best estimate/forecast) preparation including submission of Profit and Loss and Balance sheet and all related analysis v Prior year and Prior LBE to Senior Management.

• Provide business analyst support to manufacturing departments to assist in goal achievements and cost reduction projects.

• Set out standard work processes, visual management boards and other lean processes within finance.

• Carry out other assignments/projects as directed by the Controller.

• Management of fixed assets including but not limited to tracking, reporting, physical inventory and controlling.

• Develop a schedule for internal audits and oversee completion of same to ensure compliance with policies & procedures.

• Review RCEs (request for capital expenditure) and project expense and report on a monthly basis. Monitor as per budget.

• Ensure Environmental Health & Safety standards are met and all EHS regulations and procedures are adhered to.

• Demonstrate accountability and responsibility for EHS performance and compliance through active participation and support of Abbott’s EHS Program.

• Ensure to report any work-related injuries or illness to employee health and assist in the investigation.

• The job function will change where update procedures to GMP, EHS, Technical / New equipment, Quality procedures and SOP’s (standard operating procedures) are made.

• Active participation and support of Abbott’s EHS programs and attend EHS training as assigned.

For this position it will be necessary to bring:

• Ability to present to Executive Management.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills required.

• Capacity to work alone to understand and summarise financial data into high quality, accurate and usable summaries.

• Strong computer skills, especially MS Office. SAP a distinct advantage.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Professional qualification in accountancy and/or degree in accounting.

• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.

• 2 to 4 years' experience in the manufacturing industry.

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Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.