Abbott Laboratories

Accountant

United States - Minnesota - St

Sponsorship not specified$61k-$123kDetected 12 days ago

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About the role

We have an immediate opportunity for an Accountant in our St.
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.
Preparation, analysis and posting of journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, payroll, and merchandise-related transactions.

Review and approve journal entries prepared by our third-partner shared service organization to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal controls.
Collaborate with FP&A, global accounting teams, and third‑party service providers to support the financial close, resolve issues, and improve processes.
Develop, maintain, and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for assigned processes.
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.

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
Minimum of 2 years of progressive accounting experience.
Minimum of 1 year of experience operating RDA Bots or accounting automation tools.

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 convey communications clearly, concisely, and accurately.
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life.
Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

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