Have you ever wanted to make a difference?

At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Ireland

In Ireland, Abbott employs over 5,000 people across nine sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.

Diabetes Care Kilkenny

Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, opening in 2024, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies, including the Free Style Libre 3, a system that automatically delivers real-time, up-to-the-minute glucose readings, with the smallest and thinnest wearable glucose sensor that provides unsurpassed 14-day accuracy and optional glucose alarms directly to smartphones. This enables people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can.
At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.

Purpose of the role:
To provide support to department leaders with monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc financial reports and analysis. Assist in the development of on-going and new financial management initiatives and projects.

Responsibilities:

• The person will be a key member of the Finance Team, who will be responsible for the planning, preparation and analysis of the plants annual budget, forecasts and monthly financial reports.
  
• Utilise Lean methodologies, KPI’s and Business Intelligence reporting to provide metrics & analysis to the business.
  
• Perform detailed analysis to interpret and present financial data and key business metrics to stakeholders within the site and at Divisional level.
  
• The role will also include involvement in ad hoc projects and providing support and assistance to the business
  
• Managing the monthly and annual Capex reporting for the site
  
• Analyse and translate data into key strategic inputs and insights to drive decision making
  
• Assist in the production of detailed headcount reports
  

Qualifications:

• A qualified accountant (with at least 3 years experience in FP&A or a similar role)
  
• Excellent analytical skills
  
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external business partners
  
• Demonstrate strong Management Accounting knowledge
  
• Experienced in budgeting in both P & L and Balance sheets and have a strong understanding of variance analysis and reporting
  
• Detail-oriented with great organisational skills, and ability to provide key business insights
  
• Top performer that is willing to dive into the details
  
• Excellent SAP and Excel knowledge with BI reporting a strong advantage
  

What we Offer
Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as

• Family health insurance,
  
• Excellent pension scheme
  
• Life assurance
  
• Career Development
  
• Fantastic new facility
  
• Growing business plus access to many more benefits.
  

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Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.