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At a glance
Abbott is hiring a Sr. Accountant in Abbott, IL. It is a full-time role in Finance, Banking & Accounting, asking for at least 3 years of experience, first listed on November 3. The advertised pay is $78,000–$156,000 a year. The description mentions SAP, Excel and Workday. Abbott has 99 other openings in the US, 7 of them in Abbott, IL.
How the pay compares
Abbott advertises $78,000 to $156,000 a year, a midpoint of $117,000 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 67% of the 58 finance & banking jobs in Illinois that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $133,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and Illinois tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
Skills in this advert
How often each skill named in this advert appears across the 1,258 finance & banking jobs we list today. Excel is the most widely requested (21% of jobs), while SAP is the least common (6%). Widely requested skills are what employers expect as a baseline; rarer ones show what is special about this job.
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- Check it is still open. We found this job on Abbott's Workday site on November 3 and checked it again November 4, 5:17 AM ET. When an employer takes a job down, we remove it at our next daily update.
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About hiring at Abbott
Abbott has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 29 states. Most are in healthcare & pharma (28), software & IT (14) and sales & BD (14). The biggest locations are Altavista, VA (9), Abbott, IL (8) and Columbus, OH (8). 4% of them are remote, 5% are open to entry-level candidates and 99% show pay. We collect Abbott's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
The employer's advert
This is Abbott's own description of the job, copied word for word from its careers site. We have not edited it.
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JOB DESCRIPTION:
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’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
- Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- 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.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Lake County, IL location in the IFO International Finance division.
As the Senior Accountant, you’ll have the chance to serve as liaison between our Share Service Third Party provider, FP&A and CFS and to drive process improvements. The Sr. Accountant will perform accounting related work and review journal entries and reconciliations performed by the Shared Service Third Party colleagues to complete the month end close process.
What You’ll Work On
- Provide guidance to Shared Service Third Party Accounting colleagues.
- Review and approve Third Party Shared Service Accounting journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations and complete the monthly financial close process.
- Review and assist in maintenance of third Party Shared Services Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Provides on the job training (OJT) as necessary for new Shared Service Third Party activities.
- Maintain Standard Operating Procedures for Hub activities.
- Completes OJT as necessary for new activities.
- Prepare analysis for the backup of Hub performed journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Successfully navigate SAP to view documents and account balances, run reports, analyze purchase orders invoices, and utilize SAP data for analytics.
- Efficiently complete Microsoft Excel spreadsheets including pivot tables, vlookups, conditional formatting, and analysis of data.
- Complete analysis in SAP/SRM of third party service provider accrual and prepaids. Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations based on analysis.
- Liaise with FP&A, CFS, and other team members to execute the financial close, provide guidance, and work together to improve processes.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and provide support for SOX and internal audit.
- Ensure compliance with policies and procedures including CFMs.
- Elevate issues and recommend solutions.
- Operate independently within a varied and changing scope of responsibilities under some supervision.
- Complete special projects as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Accounting/Finance and/or Business or equivalent experience.
- 3-7 years related work experience
- Proficient in Excel
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience in Shared Services strongly preferred.
* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is
$78,000.00 – $156,000.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Accounting & ReportingDIVISION:
IFO International FinanceLOCATION:
United States > Abbott Park : AP06DADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
StandardTRAVEL:
Not specifiedMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdfUSA Jobs 24 copied this listing from Abbott's official careers site on November 3, 2026 and checked it again November 4, 5:17 AM ET. Abbott will never ask you to pay to apply or to buy equipment with a check they send you. If anyone does, it is a scam.
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