RTR Manager

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life‑changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutrition and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of health care products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott employs almost 6,000 people across ten sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo and a third‑party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.

We currently have a vacancy for a Manager within our Record to Report section of the Shared Services team, supporting the Netherlands market. The successful candidate will join the Shared Services Centre based either in Cherrywood Business Park, Loughlinstown, Co Dublin or Ballybrit Business Park in Galway.

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• Leads an accounting team, performing general accounting processes from the point of transaction through to financial close and periodic external reporting (monthly, quarterly, and annually) in support of corporate, country/legal entity and regional controllers.
  
• Responsible for Month end close process, close governance, associated corporate reporting, and ensuring prompt response to Internal/External Audit requests for in scope countries.
  
• Supports the advancement of the Target Operating Model (TOM) by identifying additional activities to be transitioned to the outsource partner(s), while continuing to transition more complex activities into the CFS EMEA Hub.
  
• Reports on agreed performance measures, KPIs, and goal setting processes to support Shared Services.
  
• Supports and guides the internal and external teams to identify, implement and maintain effective controls for the finance process activities performed to ensure ongoing data and financial integrity for Abbott.
  
• Supports the continued development of team members utilizing Abbott’s training and development tools.
  
• Manages the delivery of accounting activities provided by our 3rd party BPO provider for in scope countries.
  
• Leads the team on ad‑hoc and special projects assignments, including system migrations and embeds a continuous improvement mindset within the team.
  
• Sustains Service Agreement delivery standards with the internal customers and 3rd party outsource service providers.
  

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• Accounting Qualification required (ACCA/CIMA/ACA/CPA).
  
• BSc in Accounting or Finance preferred.
  
• 5+ years relevant experience in a complex global environment – preferably within Shared Services servicing a multi‑currency, US GAAP based financial close.
  
• 3–5 years team lead experience, mentoring and developing teams.
  
• Experience working with third‑party service providers essential.
  
• Highly Motivated with strong communication, technical, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
  
• Ability to work and collaborate with others, building/leveraging relationships across functions and organizations to achieve business results.
  
• Continuous improvement mindset and proven track record in delivering projects.
  
• Language skills: English required, other languages desirable.
  

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• Audit experience preferred. xcfaprz
  
• Experience in development, implementation and optimisation of Hybrid Target Operation Models to meet changing business needs.