Senior Accountant / Tax Manager

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 your 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, and female executives.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Almaty location in the EPD Division.

What You’ll Do

• Prepare and submit tax reports on time, including Corporate Income Tax, VAT, transport tax, transfer pricing, non-resident taxation, and other tax filings.
• Liaise with government authorities on tax notifications and inquiries.
• Manage lease accounting in accordance with IFRS 16.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of electronic document management (EDM) solutions, including integration with 1C 8.3.
• Maintain fixed asset accounting, including acquisitions, transfers, disposals, inventory counts, and asset upgrades.
• Support import-related transactions and ensure accurate inventory accounting through the Virtual Warehouse system.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and account reviews.
• Prepare reports for the National Bank and statistical authorities.
• Participate in updating the company's tax and accounting policies.
• Prepare tax, financial, and corporate reporting, including Affiliate Cash Tax Template, Entity Risk Summary, CFS, LBE, and other corporate reports.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics.
• Strong knowledge of Kazakhstan tax and accounting legislation.
• Professional Accountant of Kazakhstan certification.
• Experience working in an international company.
• Intermediate or higher English proficiency.
• Hands-on experience in tax, financial, management, and corporate reporting.
• Experience interacting with government authorities on tax-related matters.
• Practical experience with fixed assets accounting, monthly closing, balance sheet reconciliations, and accounting operations.
• Participation in process improvement or automation projects, including EDM implementation, is an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail, accountability, and ability to meet deadlines.
• Advanced user of 1C and Microsoft Excel.

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Accounting & Reporting

DIVISION:

IFO International Finance

LOCATION:

Kazakhstan > Almaty : 1 Yedil Yergozhin Street

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable