Director, Tax Accounting

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

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 X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Purpose

The Director, Tax Accounting position is a key leadership position in the Corporate Tax organization.  This position will have primary responsibilities for strategic and operational aspects of accounting for the global income tax provision under U.S. GAAP (ASC 740), including U.S. domestic tax, tax examinations, acquisition integration and planning.  This requires managing tax risks related to income tax accounting and providing recommendations to senior management.  This position will also have responsibility for assessing process and technology requirements and opportunities, providing improvement recommendations, and directing the implementation of process and technology solutions within their functions of responsibility.  Close collaboration and partnering with other Tax functions (e.g., International Tax, Transfer Pricing, Tax Counsel) and functions outside of the Corporate Tax organization will be critical.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for quarterly and annual income tax accounting under ASC 740 including current and deferred taxes, uncertain tax positions and the effective tax rate
• Manages and review quarterly SOX documentation and compliance processes
• Assists in managing outside tax advisors and supporting the independent audit of all income tax accounting and disclosures
• Collaborates closely with other functions within the Corporate Tax organization and other functions within the AbbVie organization such as Corporate Accounting, FP&A, and Treasury
• Directs the implementation of large-scale process and technology initiatives through strong project management as well as partnering with AbbVie stakeholders and outside advisors
• Researches and analyzes complex tax issues, transactions, and law changes assessing the income tax accounting impact and communicate findings to senior management
• Assists in managing and directing income tax accounting implications of tax and operational M&A transactions and integration initiatives
• Effectively communicates with senior management, outside auditors, and other key stakeholders on global tax reporting issues and developments
• Manages, directs, and provides technical advice along with mentoring and development to the Tax Accounting team.

Qualifications

Additional Information

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

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. ​

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. ​

This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

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 and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled.

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