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 DescriptionPosition Overview
The Accountant will perform recurring close and balance sheet support within the FSS Record-to-Report Operations organization. The role requires strong accounting fundamentals, disciplined execution, and close partnership with Commercial Finance and other stakeholders. The individual will follow U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), company policies, established close procedures, and applicable internal controls.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and post journal entries for U.S. Therapeutics, Global Commercial, and other assigned Commercial Finance activities, with complete and clear supporting documentation.
- Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations and investigate reconciling items in a timely manner.
- Support month-end close activities, including recurring entries, accruals, reclasses, allocations, prepaid expense activity, and other assigned close requirements.
- Validate that journal entries and reconciliations are accurate, properly approved, and completed in accordance with the close calendar.
- Apply GAAP and company accounting policies when preparing entries and resolving accounting questions.
- Maintain audit-ready support and respond to reviewer, internal control, and audit requests.
- Partner with Commercial Finance, FSS colleagues, and process owners to resolve issues and streamline processes.
- Support transitioned close activities and help document procedures to ensure consistent and sustainable execution.
- Identify opportunities to standardize, simplify, and automate recurring accounting work.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- At least five (5) years of experience supporting the month-end close, including journal entries and account reconciliations.
- Working knowledge of GAAP and core accounting principles.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines during the close cycle.
- High attention to detail, with a consistent focus on accuracy, completeness, and documentation quality.
- Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively with cross-functional finance partners.
Preferred Capabilities
- Experience in a shared services or Record-to-Report environment.
- Experience with SAP HANA, Blackline, and Microsoft Excel.
- Understanding of internal controls, segregation of duties, and audit support expectations.
- Continuous-improvement mindset with interest in process standardization and automation.
- Commercial Acumen: Exposure to or understanding of commercial pharmaceutical or life sciences business operations — including Therapeutics, Aesthetics, or Oncology segments — is highly desirable.
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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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- At least five years of experience supporting month-end close, including journal entries and account reconciliations
- Working knowledge of GAAP and core accounting principles
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines during the close cycle
- High attention to detail with focus on accuracy, completeness, and documentation quality
- Clear communication and ability to work effectively with cross-functional finance partners
- Experience in a shared services or Record-to-Report environment
- Experience with SAP HANA, BlackLine, and Microsoft Excel
- Understanding of internal controls, segregation of duties, and audit support expectations
- Continuous-improvement mindset with interest in process standardization and automation
- Exposure to or understanding of commercial pharmaceutical or life sciences business operations
AbbVie Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AbbVie and has not been reviewed or approved by AbbVie.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are portrayed as a standout, with a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% and an additional annual company contribution based on age and service. Feedback suggests this materially boosts perceived total compensation for many U.S. employees.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave are emphasized, including up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents and 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave in the U.S. Feedback suggests these policies are a meaningful differentiator for employees balancing family needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as extensive, with tiered vacation that scales with tenure, 17 company holidays, and two paid volunteer days in the U.S. Feedback suggests the breadth of leave contributes notably to overall benefits satisfaction.
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What We Do
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need.
