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Job Description

Purpose

The Senior Cost Analyst is responsible for financial accounting, cost allocation, collection of data and preparation of reports that maintain AbbVie’s cost accounting systems for businesses supported. Other responsibilities may include: inventory analysis and reconciliation, reconciliation of intercompany balances, tax package preparation, in-transit accounting, DOH monitoring, planning activities and ad hoc financial analysis.

Responsibilities

Performs month-end processes for businesses supported. Includes but not limited to inventory reconciliation, deferred margin activity analysis, manufacturing variance analytics including purchase price variances from raw material purchases and reconciliation of general ledger accounts.
Attends plant reviews and understands the growth/performance of their business.
Maintains inventory cycle count program and reporting for corporate compliance.
Prepares and reviews monthly journal entries and account reconciliations for specified general ledger accounts including inventory, fixed assets and liability accounts.
Perform intercompany reconciliation.
Prepare and issue monthly, quarterly, and annual results for businesses supported, including collaboration with business FP&A to ensure complete and accurate results with meaningful variance commentary.
Ensures that costs are allocated according to the established procedures.
Responds to requests for internal audit, external audit and intercompany billing for tax allocation purposes under guidance of a manager.

Significant work activities:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hr day) is required
Frequent to continuous computer usage (greater or equal to 50% of the workday) is required

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.
Minimum 5+ year’s related accounting experience required within a manufacturing environment (Pharmaceutical/ Biotechnology highly preferred)
Familiarity with standard cost variances analysis is required.
CPA/MBA desirable.
Experience in SAP , HFM , Excel, and Power BI are highly preferred.

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 committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

Senior Analyst, Cost