Accounting Clerk

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions 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, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

The Accounting Clerk applies knowledge of accounting principles and procedures to support department function. Utilizes multiple financial and reporting systems. Consolidates information from multiple sources for basic and ad hoc reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Accounts payable department in data processing.
• Process in time for payment, the transactions assigned to it in the existing SAP systems as established in the related procedures of the company.
• Record transactions correctly with minimal error.
• Process checks for payment and process freight invoices for payment in the SAP system.
• Identify the maintenance required to update the "Vendor Master File" with correct and accurate information. This maintenance is required to update information on existing suppliers as the correct address to send the check according to the invoice and record the withholding tax percentage at the payments for services rendered, among others. Prepare maintenance requests to the "Vendor Master File" in time for the check to be issued correctly preventing checks from being returned.
• Originate the "Stop Payment" process, fill in the corresponding form with all the required data and submit. Make sure to complete the process as indicated on the form.
• Work the check runs to "release" and maintain control of the check sequence.
• Prepare Account reconciliation for Trade AP and GR IR accounts.
• Responsible of activities of Duplicate Expenses Recovery Process.

Significant Work Activities

• Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hr day) is required.
• Frequent to continuous computer usage (greater or equal to 50% of the workday) is required.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Finance or Accounting preferred.
• Minimum 0-2 years of experience in accounts payable position.
• Strong communication skills English and Spanish and customer support.
• Work effectively as a team, cooperating with others and maintaining a positive work environment. Establish and maintain good working relationships with internal and external people towards the achievement of the department's objectives.
  o Organized
  o Analytical skills
  o Verbal and written communication skills in Spanish and English
  o Effective time management
• Compensation will vary based on location of the position.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

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• 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.​ Also the compensation will vary based on location of position.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because 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, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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