Associate Director, Finance Future Fit

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Finance Transformation Leader to drive the Finance Future Fit (FFF) program across Commercial Finance. You will lead cross-functional workstreams, align with Corporate, and champion data governance, visualization tools, and standardized procedures to accelerate the enterprise Finance Transformation roadmap.

The role requires 8+ years in finance, strong project management, and leadership capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA and/or MBA preferred.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Effective at delivering results in a highly matrix environment.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Commercial Finance Transformation initiatives under enterprise-wide themes of Process, Tools, Business Partnership, and People Experience.
• Ensure execution of agreed project plans and timelines for all finance capability initiatives.
• Implement data visualization and collaboration tools; establish governance structures.
• Act as liaison between Commercial Finance and Corporate to align with Finance Transformation roadmap initiatives.
• Coordinate communications and change management for Finance Transformation programs within Commercial Finance.

Skills

Strong project management

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA and/or MBA preferred

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

The primary objective of this position is to drive finance transformation by enhancing finance capabilities, improving culture, and reinforcing team spirit across the Commercial Finance organization. This role is responsible for leading the Finance Future Fit (FFF) and workstreams to ensure execution of the agreed initiatives.

Responsibilities Will Include But Not Limited To

• Leading the Commercial Finance Transformation initiatives under the enterprise-wide themes of Process, Tools, Business Partnership, and People Experience. This includes but is not limited to identifying business needs, collaborating on action plans and driving change management across all levels of the organization.
• Ensure execution of agreed project plans and timelines for all finance capability initiatives.
• Execute the system strategy which includes establishing overall data structure/governance as well as implementing data visualization tools and collaboration tools.
• Act as key liaison between Commercial Finance and Corporate to drive enterprise-wide Finance Transformation roadmap initiatives and by ensuring alignment with other FFF initiatives.
• Coordinating communications and change management for Finance Transformation program for Commercial Finance including development and synchronization of enterprise-wide standard operation procedures
• Actively support the culture club workstreams (Professional Development, Operational Excellence, Inclusive Connections, and Social) to amplify culture and promote continuous improve.
• Coordinate critical meetings such as the quarterly Finance Exchange Town Hall, the annual recognition event, and the annual offsite leadership meeting.
• Ensure U.S. Tx finance SharePoint is developed and maintained
• Finance Capital Plan (US Tx, INT’L Tx and AA)
• The Crisis Management, Cyberattack CAT
• Supports VP with ad hoc requests/matters
• Manage and direct a team focused on tools and technology solutions with an aim for process agility, unification, and simplification

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required. CPA and/or MBA preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive finance related experience.
• Effective at delivering results in a highly matrix environment.
• Strong understanding of AbbVie financial planning processes and systems.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership skills with a keen sense of ownership and advanced team building skills.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Self-starter with a strong sense of initiative.
• Ability to generate ideas, challenge the status quo, solve problems, and manage innovation to reality.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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