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Senior Accountant

Employer
Missing Recruiter 397714
Location
North Chicago, IL
Posted date
Aug 7, 2026
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Discipline
Administration, Accounting
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
BioMidwest

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Job Details


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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.


Job Description

This position is part of the U.S. Accounting Shared Serviced Center (SSC). The SSCis responsible forcentralizing and executing accounting processes, governance andcontrolsand delivering organizational efficiencies via centralization of common accounting processes forCorporate Adminteams. This positionis responsible forfinancesupport of the CADM team, which includes support ofAbbvieBenefits, HR, Treasury, CFO, and Controllers Group, among others. The role includesgeneral journal entry processingand reconciliation.This position reviews data sources for accuracy andcompleteness,collaborates with business functions to ensure complete andaccuratetransactions 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 theCorporate Admingroups. Ensure all journal entries are audit worthy.

  • PrepareBlackLinereconciliations for entity accounts. Work with BPO to ensure compliance with new IPE SOX standards.

  • Prepare balance sheet commentary on a quarterly basis

  • Build efficienciesinexisting processes

  • Prepare various reportingdeliverablesthroughout the yeartobusiness partners

  • Work withCorporate Admingroups toconsolidateand streamline non-value addedwork under the RTR FSS team umbrella.


Qualifications

  • Finance orAccounting Bachelor's and asolidunderstanding of accounting transactions, journalentryand account reconciliation fundamentals

  • Strong problem solving, communication, and interpersonal skills

  • Must be self-motivatedwith abilityto work independently

  • Strong time management skillsand ableto 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 orlocal law:

  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

  • This job is eligible toparticipatein our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable 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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