Controller, SH - Emerging Markets

Abbott Laboratories; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories, a global healthcare leader, is hiring a Finance Controller – Emerging Markets based in Dubai, UAE. The role partners with regional leadership to drive financial performance across 40+ markets, shaping pricing, distributor management, and market expansion while ensuring robust controls and compliance.

The position leads LBE, OEM, and scenario analyses, oversees closes, and delivers timely insights to executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business Administration, or equivalent.
• Professional accounting qualification is preferred (CPA, CA, ACCA, CMA, or equivalent).
• 8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance or Controlling with multinational and geographically diverse markets.
• Healthcare/Medical Device industry experience are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to regional leadership and commercial teams.
• Support strategic decisions related to pricing, distributor management, investments, and market expansion.
• Lead Latest Best Estimate (LBE), Organic Execution Model (OEM) and Scenario Analysis Modeling processes.
• Provide management with timely financial reporting and business insights.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities and ensure reporting accuracy.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment and support internal and external audits.
• Monitor working capital, cash flow, accounts receivable, and inventory performance.
• Drive process improvements, automation, and reporting enhancements.
• Support Integrated Business Planning and alignment of commercial, supply chain, and financial plans.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships.
• Develop finance talent.

Skills

FP&A

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance / economics / business administration

CPA/CA/ACCA/CMA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. 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 recognized as one of the best big companies to work for, and a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives and scientists

The Opportunity

Join Abbott’s Structural Heart team and help bring life-changing technologies to patients of all ages with serious heart conditions. We are hiring Finance Controller – Emerging Markets based in Dubai, UAE. Reporting Structure Reports To: Area Finance Director, EMEA

Position Summary

Financial Controller - Emerging Markets serves as the business partner to Emerging Markets leadership and is responsible for financial planning, forecasting, reporting, business performance management, internal controls, compliance, and strategic decision support across a portfolio of more than forty direct and distributor markets. The role drives profitable growth through robust financial analysis, commercial partnering, and operational excellence while ensuring compliance with corporate policies and regulatory requirements.

What You’ll do

• Act as a trusted advisor to regional leadership and commercial teams.
• Support strategic decisions related to pricing, distributor management, investments, and market expansion.
• Lead Latest Best Estimate (LBE), Organic Execution Model (OEM) and Scenario Analysis Modeling processes.
• Provide management with timely financial reporting and business insights.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities and ensure reporting accuracy.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment and support internal and external audits.
• Monitor working capital, cash flow, accounts receivable, and inventory performance.
• Drive process improvements, automation, and reporting enhancements.
• Support Integrated Business Planning and alignment of commercial, supply chain, and financial plans.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships.
• Develop finance talent.

Key Success Measures

• Revenue and operating margin achievement
• Forecast accuracy, cash flow performance, compliance and audit outcomes, quality of financial reporting, productivity initiatives, and effectiveness of business partnership.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business Administration, or equivalent.
• Professional accounting qualification is preferred (CPA, CA, ACCA, CMA, or equivalent).
• 8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance or Controlling Experience supporting multinational and geographically diverse markets.
• Healthcare/Medical Device industry experience are advantageous.

Additional Information

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

The base pay for this position is N/A. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: General / Shared Services

DIVISION: SH Structural Heart

LOCATION: United Arab Emirates > Dubai : One JLT Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Level 1

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: Yes, 25 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.