Senior Accountant

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

I - JOB DESCRIPTION:

1. Payment process

- Check and verify invoices/supporting documents of payment requests to vendors and CTE claim to employees. Make sure adequate documents and approvals as per internal policies and procedures, Tax and Accounting.

- Record invoice transactions to correct general ledgers, cost center, vendor, amount, due date in ERP system within the timeline

- Inform the payment issues to relevant departments quickly, follow up and solve the issues within maximum two weeks. Propose the solutions, corrective and preventive actions to prevent the issue happens again.

- Reconcile account payable transactions and Aging report monthly. Provide the proper justification and explanations for the case of early or overdue payments.

- Ensure payment term, bank account of vendors are update to date at the system.

- Arrange original hardcopy of payments based on due date. Ensure to handover documents to Treasury for payment selection adequately and timely as per payment cycle weekly.

- Assist with the development, implementation and maintenance of related systems to ensure adherence to company guidelines

- Provide the training, coaching to junior members when necessary

- Assist with internal and external audits

2. Month-end closing

- Perform month-end closing activities timely including general ledgers posting with high accuracy and account payables reconciliations

- Explain the movement of relevant accounts and provide the reasons of variances. Ensure to save sufficient reports/documents/reconciliation evidence monthly.

- Follow up with IT team to solve ERP related issues during closing immediately

II - JOB REQUIREMENT:

-        University graduate, major in Accounting and at least 3-plus years experience in similar roles.

-        Strong technical understanding and knowledge including accounting standards, tax, legislation and other regulations

-        Strong system knowledge and fluent usage of ERP system

-        Good communication, problem-solving & influencing skills

-        Detail-orientated and able to work under time pressure, work independently with minimal supervision

-        Excellent organizational, time management and analytical skills

-        Willing to learn and improve effectiveness in daily operation

-        High integrity and acting with due diligence

-        Proficient in MS Office and English (verbal and written). Good Power BI, VBA, Dashboard… is an advantage

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:Accounting & Reporting

DIVISION:

LOCATION:Vietnam > Ho Chi Minh City > Flemington Tower

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:Standard

TRAVEL:Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)