Especialista Contabil - São Paulo, Brasil - AbbVie

Descrição

This role is part of Finance Shared Services (FSS) organization which was established as one of the key elements of a new operating model for AbbVie to provide accurate financial accounting and reporting for all Affiliates. The FSS Accounting Lead plays a critical role in ensuring compliance with finance and accounting policies, coordination of month end closing processes and ensuring integrity and accuracy of entity financials. The FSS Accounting Lead also collaborates with the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) teams for various activities and works closely with a number of stakeholders across the organization to support the financial decision-making process by collecting, analyzing, and reporting financial data.

You will be responsible for:

• Manage and coordinate the financial close process according to USGAAP.
• Review monthly balance sheet variances vs benchmark, provide variance commentaries, and present to Finance Director and Controller on a monthly basis.
• Review reconciliations prepared by BPO (Business Process Outsourcer) and drive improvements as well as address the different solutions.
• Address and follow up with treasury team the settlement of intercompany disputes.
• Review month-end close and ensure compliance with local accounting standards and policy.
• Complete financial and accounting analyses involving complex transactions including but not limited to gross to net (price adjustments, rebates, cash discounts) bad debt reserve, revenue recognition, inventory reserve and costing activities among others in line with AbbVie's policies and procedures and accounting standards.
• Prepare the Entity (P&L), DSO, Balance Sheet, and Non-Promo Budgeting Plans for both Pharma and Aesthetics businesses and work closely with the affiliate's local cross functional teams and Area FP&A to understand and explain the Plan business drivers.
• Perform SOX Controls assigned to accounting team & support internal/external audit requests.
• Monthly review of the Fixed Assets closing prepared by the BPO team, coordinate and support requirements from FP&A and Facilities team related to new investments, disposal, and P&L/Balance Sheet impacts.
• Provide accounting treatment in line with Group policies for the purpose of standardization and consistency, resolve technical accounting issues.
• Provide analysis of Chart of Accounts usage, suggesting ways for improvements
• Check Payroll entries interface in accounting prepared by external BPO and address discrepancies and identify resolutions with Payroll team.
• Continuously look for improvement opportunities and lead or participate in projects aimed to improve compliance, quality, and process efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent with solid experience of general ledger accounting experience
• Strong written and verbal skills enabling effective communication with all levels of management.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and interpersonal skills as well as continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong organizational skills to coordinate and manage multiple cross-divisional work processes, deliverables, and special projects.
• Ability to work independently and adjust priorities to achieve accurate and timely results.
• Fluency in English and in Spanish or Portuguese.

Key Leadership Competencies:

• Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance.
• Learns, fast, grasps the "essence" and can change the course quickly where indicated.
• Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo.
• Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement.
• Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation and manages innovation to reality.

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.