About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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 will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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 Zona Franca Coyol Alajuela, Building B44 location in the Electrophysiology (EP). In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

As the Financial Analyst lV, the position functions as a business partner with operations on various financial matters such as budgeting, forecasting, product costing, manufacturing variances analysis & reporting, capital projects and other related financial requests. The analyst assists in the month-end closing activities, consolidates data and prepares presentations as requested.

What You’ll Do

• Budget / Forecasting - Active participation in the preparation of the annual manufacturing budget plan; Coordinate the collection of information and analyze and summarize the necessary data for the timely preparation of quarterly forecasts.
• Product Costing - Support the development of standard product costing, after proper verification of routings, bills of materials and components costs, including review for reasonableness. Prepare cost estimates as required.
• Closing/ Reporting – Participates in the month end close process, reviews spending account accuracy and propose accruals as necessary. Analyze financial results, verify reasonableness and provide management with manufacturing performance reports on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, including manufacturing variance analyses and appropriate explanations of yields, scrap, rework and other factors. Analysis of inventory balances and other account reconciliations as assigned.
• Operational business support - Review and analyze Production Order Variances (POV) analyzing and reporting results, support operational managers in the monetary spending overhead analysis and budget control.
• Fixed assets - Review all capital expenditure requests ensuring that we are using proper forms, accounting treatment, and necessary back up information; follow up on construction in progress projects to assure its timely closing and capitalization, and to ensure forecasts and budgets accurately reflect correct assumptions for future depreciation calculations.
• Participate in New Product Transfers as required supporting budgeting/forecast process, analysis as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration/accounting/finance or related field of study (Engineering/Economics)
• 4 – 6 years experience in Accounting, Finance or Engineering roles (at least two specifically in Finance) preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Advance in MS Office applications (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, etc.).
• Knowledge of integrated cost accounting systems and information systems.
• Advance Command of English / Required.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA is a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of information systems (SAP preferred).

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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.

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