Senior Cost Accounting Analyst

North Chicago, IL, United Statesfull time

On Site

senior

H1B: yes

AbbVie Senior Cost Accounting Analyst at AbbVie owns standard-cost maintenance in SAP S/4HANA and supports financial reporting and analysis for assigned regional sites. This role leads project-costing initiatives and partners with cross-functional teams to ensure costing accuracy and compliance.

Responsibilities

Own the standard-cost maintenance process in SAP S/4HANA for assigned regional sites, ensuring timely and accurate updates, data integrity, and compliance with applicable policies and procedures.
Coordinate site finance reviews and contribute to the preparation and submission of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results for assigned businesses.
Contribute to annual plans, plan updates, Latest Best Estimates (LBEs), Long-Range Plans (LRPs), and Days on Hand (DOH) analyses for assigned businesses and sites.
Analyze and explain variances between actual results, plan, prior year, and forecast; identify key drivers, risks, and opportunities,
Provide backup finance support for assigned sites, including month-end close activities, journal entries, and other routine accounting requirements.
Identify and implement opportunities to standardize processes, advance finance transformation, improve operations, reduce costs, and increase efficiency across regional sites.
Partner with material master data owners to complete finance reviews and maintain the accuracy and integrity of cost-related master data.
Support internal control activities and ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
Coordinate with the Costing CoE Lead on internal and external audit requests, providing timely analyses, documentation, explanations, and follow-up information.
Partner with site finance teams and cross-functional stakeholders to promote consistent costing practices and resolve issues in a timely manner.
Support the onboarding and integration of newly hired and transitioning costing analysts into the group.
Lead project-costing initiatives across multiple sites and corporate functions.

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in accountingExperience with product costingProficiency in Microsoft ExcelStrong analyticalSelf-directed

Required

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
At least 4 years of relevant accounting experience, including at least 2 years in a manufacturing environment.
Experience with product costing, standard costs, and standard-cost variance analysis preferred.
Experience with SAP S/4HANA and other enterprise resource planning or financial systems.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and other financial or analytical tools.
Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
Demonstrated attention to detail and a continuous-improvement or simplification mindset.
Self-directed, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
Collaborative and effective when working with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders.
Experience investigating complex costing issues and communicating recommendations to finance and business stakeholders
The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.