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Abbott · 13 hours ago

Creative Operations Specialist

United States - Illinois - Abbott Park

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$61K/yr - $123K/yr

3+ years exp

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The Creative Operations Specialist will support the Creative team in managing agency contracts and ensuring compliance with business objectives. This role involves liaising between various divisions and ensuring efficient operations within the organization.

BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Helps manages the Creative team’s contracting process including Master Service Agreements, Statement of Work requests, Customer Request Center entries, Disbursement Requests, Shopping Carts, Purchase Orders, new vendor set-up, deviation requests and Health Care Professional contract requests

Liaison between business owners and other supporting functional groups, maintaining a high degree of communications and coordination

Supports the Senior Manager, Creative Operations with communications between Global Procurement and project accounting to resolve any billing or contract issues

Communicate issues and options to leadership to drive for resolution

Identifies and supports process improvements and learnings within CN Operations/Procurement/Finance

Meets regularly with project managers and support functions to ensure good customer satisfaction and opportunities for continuous improvement

In conjunction with Creative Network Leadership, drives a culture that is process-driven, structured, transparent and accountable

Operates within Abbott’s Corporate Financial Polices (CFP)

Ensures compliance with Abbott’s Corporate Procurement Policies (CPP)

Manages all invoice approvals and accounts payable processes

Partners with Finance to reconcile and ensure year-end accruals and payments are processed to accurately close year-end books (eliminate out of funds, misapplied payments, issuing credit memos, etc.)

Analyzes on-going SOWs and Payments/Accruals to ensure payments are processed per contract

Analyzes and remediates complex payment issues in response to supplier and/or CN inquiries

Manages high priority/urgent requests between CN and relevant parties

Qualification

Financial managementMicrosoft OfficeSAP/ERP systemsContract managementAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsTeam playerTime management

Required

Associates/HS Degree and equivalent work experience

Minimum of 3 years' experience in financial systems, accounting, financial management, including ability to work collaboratively in a fluid organizational environment

Candidates must demonstrate sound decision-making capability, judgment, excellent oral and written communications skills

Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, SAP/or similar ERP system

The person must be flexible and adaptable to last-minute changes with strong attention to detail and demonstrate ability to work under deadline pressure and with limited to no supervision

Preferred

Self-motivated, resourceful, collaborative, drives for results

Ability to manage concurrent assignments to achieve results

Strong analytical skills

Ability to manage internal and external relationships

Demonstrate strong communication skills

Capable of efficiently and quickly navigating sensitive/urgent situations

Strong team player with supportive attitude

Strong organization and time management skills

Benefits

Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year

An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

Company

Abbott

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Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.

Founded in 1888

Illinois City, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.abbott.com

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