Primary Job Function

The Associate, RTR will support divisions, legal entities and countries as assigned to gain, over time, a deep understanding of the various business divisions, and the unique attributes of the legal entity, regulatory, and in-country requirements associated with the region.

Main Responsibilities

Service Delivery

Assist in External/Internal Audit, preparing Financial Statement and Tax schedulesCommunicate proactively with Divisions and respective functions to ensure smooth month end/year end closingEnsure compliance with Abbott accounting policies and regulatory requirementsContribute and participate in overall team initiatives, projects, and activitiesMonthly/Year end closing tasks (e.g., Journal posting, Accruals, Balance Sheet reconciliation/prepare commentaries, Product Costing, Intercompany related, FA matters and etc)Update SOPs as and when is required Back-up other team member as and when required

Manage day-to-day activities

Monthly closing tasks (i.e. inventory provision review, GL vs sub-ledger tie-in, analytical review of P&L and BS movement, balance sheet recon review)

Annual closing tasks

Ensure business transactions are accurately recorded for any new business initiatives or changes in business processes

Monitor and correct complex data and information errors

Identify and resolve exceptions on inventory transactions resulting in out-of-balance

Address and eliminate data integrity and quality issues over time

Update SOPs and Work Instructions

Compliance

Ensure all processes, policies and procedures are clearly defined and fully documented

Ensure compliance with Abbott accounting policies and regulatory requirements

Sustain minimum effective controls in compliance with SOX, GAAP, IFRS and any other accounting pronouncements and policies required.

Read, understand, and execute on the policies and standards communicated by the GPMs and the corporate controller.

Experience/Background 

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance, Chartered Accountant preferable

1 to 3 years of accounting experience with experience in audit firm. Audit experience of auditing multinational company is preferred.

Intermediate Excel skills, good with managing large volume of data

Agile with working with various enterprise systems (e.g. JDE, BPCS, SAP), willing to work with manual processes and strive for process improvements

English required. Other language skills desired

Energetic and innovative with a passion to make things happen

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (passion for data and accuracy)