Area Finance Manager

Abbott; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott seeks an Area Finance Manager to support two Area Vice Presidents in Austin, TX. You will partner with Commercial, Marketing, Finance and Supply Chain to forecast, analyze, and present financial insights across products and geographies.

You will lead analyses that drive sales growth, profitability and efficiency, while coordinating monthly closes and ad hoc modeling for strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in financial analysis, forecasting, planning and modeling.
• Ability to prioritize, influence, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication across org levels.
• Travel approximately 5%.

Responsibilities

• Produce analyses and decision support to drive sales growth and profitability.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to evaluate initiatives and monitor effectiveness.
• Provide leadership with performance trends and improvement proposals.
• Analyze data by geography, account, product and sales reps.
• Recommend solutions for territory alignment and field productivity.
• Forecast sales and expenses for planning; develop action plans.
• Oversee monthly close and financial modeling/analyzes.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Forecasting

Stakeholder Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/Accounting/Business Administration

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial Modeling

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

We are seeking an experienced, high caliber Area Finance Manager to join our Commercial team at our Austin, Texas location. This position will provide primary financial support for two Area Vice Presidents and their teams as well as support the Leadless pacemaker product segment within the US CRM (Cardiac Rhythm Management) organization.

The Opportunity:

You will work closely with leadership to develop a comprehensive understanding of the products, market, accounts, and business strategy. You will partner with Commercial, Marketing, Finance and Supply Chain teams to prepare forecasts, analytics and financial presentations.

What You'll Work On:

• Produce high impact business analyses and decision support to optimize sales growth, market share gains, impact of new product launches, and profitability
• Collaborate with commercial teams to evaluate and prioritize strategic initiatives - continually monitor effectiveness and appropriateness
• Provide leadership with current performance assessments, trend analyses, recommended success metrics and proposals for improvements
• Analyze procedure and revenue data by geography, account, product, and by sales rep/clinical
• Develop and recommend solutions in the areas of territory alignment, field force productivity, resource planning and expense management
• Prepare sales and expense forecasts for LBE (Latest Best Estimate) planning purposes; develop action plans to achieve organizational objectives
• Oversee monthly financial closing activities as well as prepare financial modeling and ad hoc analysis

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field
• 8+ years of experience performing financial and variance analysis, forecasting, planning, and financial modeling
• Ability to prioritize, influence, drive for results, meet deadlines and engage others to accomplish projects in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization
• Travel approximately 5%

The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 - $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.