Brazil Finance Director

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 TikTok.

The Brazil Finance Director provides financial leadership to the Brazilian entity and business areas, playing a key strategic role in establishing and achieving financial objectives, as well as in formulating and executing on business strategies. This role partners with the Affiliate Leadership Team to balance long-term strategies with near-term business needs, while ensuring assertive profitability management to sustain operations and enable growth opportunities.

Additionally, the role is responsible for ensuring that internal controls are in place to adequately safeguard the company’s assets and to ensure that the company’s financial reporting and general business practices are in compliance with company financial policies, official requirements, and generally accepted accounting principles.

Core Job Responsibilities:

1. Work with the Affiliate Leadership Team, Area Finance Director, and Centers of Excellence platforms to meet worldwide financial commitments by providing financial insights and recommendations that will lead to effective business decisions.
2. Be an active and integral member of the Affiliate Leadership Team, which includes presenting the financial performance results, providing advice and support to the other team members, being actively involved in the decision-making process, and contributing to the development and implementation of the business strategy.
3. Act cross-functionally to contribute to business strategies and execute deliverables with agility and compliance, pursuing innovative solutions whenever connected to business needs and growth opportunities.
4. Enable investment opportunities while pushing for effective resourcing maximization opportunities with focus on profitability and key financial drivers.
5. Analyze business agreements and general contracts to ensure they make sound financial and business sense.
6. Ensure that financial controls are in place to provide adequate protection of the Brazilian affiliate’s assets and for the accurate and timely reporting of financial results in compliance with company policies and regulated reporting requirements. Brazil Affiliate operates under SoX environment.
7. Act as Host, actively manage the Allergan Aesthetics operations and relevant relationships across all finance functions.
8. Oversee the complete financial planning and finance operations at the entity level, leading a team of 30+ finance professionals, while guiding and overseeing Centers of Excellence (Tax, Treasury, Financial Shared Services, and Procurement) supported by external BPO in core transactional areas. Supply and Operations are also part of the scope, as well as Facilities, Fleet, and EHS, to ensure strategies are properly executed and aligned with business expectations.
9. Work closely with the Tax CoE to understand the specifics of the Brazilian Tax environment and incorporate these into daily decision-making.
10. Lead the preparation of the annual Long-Range Plan, annual Plan, and Latest Best Estimates to ensure they are achievable and aligned with overall business strategies.
11. Lead a robust S&OP process to ensure strong alignment with Supply and Operations.
12. Ensure analytical and reporting requirements are met with high quality and timeliness.
13. Create an environment that attracts, retains, and motivates a diverse and talented team.
14. Recruit, coach, and develop individuals for high performance, ensuring the Brazilian finance organization is staffed with highly competent professionals.

Qualifications

1. A degree in accounting, finance, economics, or equivalent is required (Master’s Degree or equivalent experience is desirable).
2. Minimum 10-15 years of relevant experience in finance management with broad exposure to financial planning, performance analysis, internal controls, and business partnering.
3. Experience with data-driven analytics, tools, and agility initiatives with a simplicity mindset.
4. Skilled in talent management, building, and sustaining diverse, high-performing teams.
5. Strong in building cross-functional relationships with a strategic mindset.
6. Assertive communication and storytelling skills.
7. Able to navigate complex environments.
8. Fluency in English is mandatory; Portuguese and/or Spanish is desirable.
9. Willingness to relocate outside Brazil as part of the career path in Finance.

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer committed to integrity, innovation, and community service. For more details, visit this link.

Applicants seeking reasonable accommodations can learn more at this link.