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Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 4,000 people across nine sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.

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 the Job

Assists in the evaluation of client area application systems/programming requirements (e.g. new, enhancements or maintenance), in the preparation of application program specifications. Develops and prepares less complex computer programs, typically maintenance and/or modifications of current programs or small, less complex new applications.

Major Responsibilites

  • Performs the analysis, design, coding and testing of systems programs; performs maintenance and modifications of programs currently in production, new small programs, or may write code from predefined program specifications. 
  • Develops documentation (specifications, logic flows, test scripts, etc.)
  • Formulates original solutions in troubleshooting non routine problems and researching customer questions.
  • Employs standard system development tools and methods to meet requirements for validation and FDA audits.
  • Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
  • In specialized systems (ie. SAP) effectively set options to change the way the program works (configuration responsibilities).

Education and Competencies

  • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or computer related degree or equivalent experience.
  • 1-2 years experience or equivalent.