About AbbVie AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. Joining AbbVie means you will be part of a team of outstanding professionals dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients' lives. At AbbVie, we conduct ground-breaking science on a global scale every day. AbbVie Canada is one of the Best Workplaces in Canada whereby 92% of our employees are proud to say they work for AbbVie. When choosing your career path, choose to be remarkable. AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health, and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. This position is primarily responsible for providing the local expertise and support of fixed assets accounting, support accounting to the Supervisor -Accounting services. The Accountant is expected to work closely with the FSS, BPO, COE and Supervisor to work through the financial close process to produce financial statements in accordance with AbbVie’s policies and procedures, US and CDN GAAP. Activities include, but not limited to: Key Responsibilities General accounting: Participate in the financial close process; prepare accruals journal entries requisitions for SM&M, Medical, Business IT, HR, Operations, Legal, Finance or other various department needs Prepare Fixed Assets accounting, tagging, coordinating cycle counts, additions and disposals. Assist any Benefits accounting such as Blue Cross, payroll Local Entity accounting (local books CAD GAAP) To assist in the completion of the Sarbanes Oxley yearly documentation and testing requirements. Maintaining the signing authority log in accordance with AbbVie policy. Intercompany billing, accounts, and reconciliations Other activities: Preparation of various government statistical reports. Qualifications Education/Experience required Bachelor’s degree in accounting plus, CPA, CA/CGA/CMA designation 2-3 years of experience Experience with SAP (a plus) Knowledge of local GAAP, internal controls, SOX and financial reporting. Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment, Very good interpersonal and communication skills Bilingual – English/French Essential Skills & Abilities Systems SAP & Accounting Systems Microsoft Office - intermediate to advanced level Business Knowledge SOX policy Intercompany transaction policy Fixed asset accounting policy Project accounting policy Signing authority policy Accounting policies Business Process, Corporate Policy (compliance & completeness) Technical Knowledge Intermediate accounting. Intermediate to understanding of internal controls including SOX. Fundamentals of Financial Planning and Analysis AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply. Covid vaccination new hires amendments: Full vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment for this position, with possible accommodation for validated exemptions, within the limits of applicable legislation. AbbVie employees are also required to comply with any COVID-19 related external requirements, including any testing requirements, applicable to their work activities outside AbbVie premises (for example, travelling and visiting stakeholders and customers). Travel No Job Type Temporary Work Schedule Full-time Job Level Code IC Equal Employment Opportunity At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis 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, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.