Abbott Ireland Financial Services Cherrywood Dublin

Abbott’s EMEA Finance Shared Services centre commenced operations in Cherrywood, Dublin in October 2015. From this location the Finance Shared Services provides processing and expertise, in local languages, to Abbott divisions and affiliate companies across EMEA. The core services are in Record to Report, Order to Cash, Source to Pay and Master data management. The Financial Shared Services hub is part of Corporate Finance and has regional counterparts in the US and in Singapore.

Purpose of Job:

Compliance Analyst will be accountable to perform the following activities for Corporate Financial Services (CFS) in the EMEA Region

SOX Testing & RemediationControl Environment Maintenance & ImprovementsAudit Coordination & SupportDivision Security Coordination SupportSupport various CFS initiatives and strategic programs

Minimum Education:

BA, BS in Finance or Accounting or equivalent experience, CPA/ACCA/ACA preferred, however would consider part qualified.

Minimum Experience:

2-3 years relevant industry experience would be an added advantage.Experience in SOX compliance is essential for the role.Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organizationAbility to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environmentAbility to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projectsAbility to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines in a timely mannerProficient with Microsoft Excel

Main Responsibilities:

SOX Testing & Remediation

Perform Management SOX testingIdentify deficiencies and develop management action plansManage the outreach, analysis, and memo documentation of applicable SOC 1 reports

Control Environment Maintenance & Improvements

Enhance and maintain SOX documentation by working with process owners and shared service operations managers (e.g., flowcharts, risk assessments, etc.)Support management’s evaluations of internal control over financial reporting via the Archer toolIdentify areas where internal controls can be optimized (e.g., shift toward preventive automated controls) and process improvements implementedSupport enhanced compliance and testing of focus areas

Audit Team Coordination and Support

Support internal and external audit teams surrounding CFS controls, as well as attendance all relevant walkthroughsIdentify opportunities to advance the CFS control reliance strategy between Internal and External Audit teamsPartially supervise third-party resource to ensure control environment is operating effectively and testing is appropriately documented

Division Security Coordinator Support

Support the review and maintenance of regional system requests for segregation of duty conflicts across multiple ERPSImplement new mitigating controls and monitor the expiration of existing controls within SAP Environments

Support CFS Initiatives and strategic programs

Support ad hoc control projects, including those arising from unique events, transactions, mergers, acquisitions and system implementations that impact CFSSupport ERP deployments – Design of controls, segregation of duties (SOD) concerns and mapping users to roles to avoid SOD issuesSupport other compliance areas including master data governancePerform other related duties and responsibilities that support CFS, reporting managers and associated teamsSupport other initiatives outside of compliance that improve and streamline efforts within the CFS organization