General Ledger Accountant

• Assisting in the preparation of Monthly Financial Reports, Annual Financial Statements and any other internal or external reports required, ensuring that they are completed in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.

• Assisting in transition of GL functions both into and out of the SSC.

• Developing new and streamline existing processes and systems as required to ensure more efficient delivery of value add information to both internal and external stakeholders.

• Bei an effective team player who will drive efficiency and continuous improvement throughout the department.

• Preparation of monthly financial reports, ensuring they are completed in a timely, accurate and efficient manner:

• Preparation, analysis and posting of journals at month end;

• Preparation and analysis of balance sheet reconciliations at month end;

• Calculation, posting and analysis of monthly accruals and prepayments, ensuring that all items are accurately captured;

• Review and reconciliation of inter-company accounts, involving communication with other Abbott Galway business locations worldwide;

• Preparation of multi-currency bank reconciliations;

• Preparation of variance analysis and standard cost updates as required;

• Provide cost information to management and other departments as required.

• Support in transition of functions to other locations into the SSC.

• Collaboration with external audit staff for periodic year end review procedures and local statutory audits as required.

• Provision of input on local finance policies and procedures ensuring ongoing compliance for all accounting and finance operations.

• Participation in ongoing policy and control environment development to ensure compliance with applicable internal control regulations.

• Enhancement of existing processes and development of new ones to ensure the most efficient completion of duties.

• Third Level Degree or equivalent.

• 0-5 years relevant experience – preferably with Shared Service Centre and multinational corporation background.

• SAP/Oracle or other major ERP Systems experience is desirable.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.

• Able to work alone to understand and summarise financial data into high quality, accurate and usable summaries.

• Strong computer skills especially MS Office.

• Fluency in a European language an advantage.

• Accounting Qualification – ACA, ACCA, CIMA.

The base pay for this position is

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