Area Finance Manager

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

Job summary

Abbott is a global healthcare leader seeking an Area Finance Manager to join the Commercial team at our Austin, Texas location. You will provide primary financial support for two Area Vice Presidents and their teams, and support the Leadless pacemaker segment within the US CRM org.

You’ll partner with Commercial, Marketing, Finance and Supply Chain to prepare forecasts, analytics and financial presentations, driving profitability and growth across geographies and accounts.

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%

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Planning

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field

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.