Director, Finance

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 344,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Director of Finance in Santa Clara to oversee division-wide planning, monthly close, and reporting for the AVD Vascular division. You will coordinate global finance inputs, prepare LBEs and P&Ls, and provide insights to senior leadership.

Responsibilities include managing exempt staff, coordinating with corporate finance, and delivering accurate, actionable financial commentary for strategic decisions. Abbott offers a comprehensive benefits package and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in accounting or FP&A required.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant finance experience.
• Ability to communicate clearly across finance and Sr. leadership.
• Initiative, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• CPA or advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all planned division-level planning activities and templates.
• Provide employee coaching and development for exempt staff.
• Lead month-end close and reporting for Division Office (journal entries, variances, commentary).
• Coordinate finance submissions to Corporate and action items across divisional groups.
• Oversee daily, monthly, and ad-hoc sales reporting at the division level.
• Coordinate ad-hoc analyses for Division Controller, Sr. leadership, and Corporate.

Skills

Problem-Solving

Leadership / team development

Forecasting

Power BI

Variance Analysis

Financial Planning and Analysis

Accounting

Financial Auditing

Analytical Thinking

Education

Four-year degree in accounting/FP&A or related

CPA or advanced degree

Tools

Power BI

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree
• 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 that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Division Controller of Finance, this Director role will be responsible for the oversight and coordination of the Division's financial planning activities including the compilation, analysis, and distribution of management review packages for Long Range Plans, month end reporting and Latest Best Estimates (LBEs). Oversight of the preparation and analysis of Division Office P&Ls for the above planning activities as well as for month-end Actuals, being the liaison between Division Finance and the various divisional financial planning groups around the world plus Corporate Finance, and oversight of all Division-level daily and month-end sales reporting.

What You'll Work On

• Coordination of all scheduled planning activities (such as the creation and distribution of all division-level templates, schedules, instructions, guidelines and calendars)
• Employee management, coaching, and development for exempt individuals
• Month-end close and reporting for Division Office (journal entry review, variance analysis and commentaries, etc.)
• Coordinate financial submissions to Corporate via follow-through (via various divisional finance groups) of management review, finance-related action items
• Oversee BU/Division-level daily, month-end and ad hoc sales reporting activities
• Perform and/or coordinate ad hoc analyses (such as forecast scenarios) for Division Controller, Division President, Senior Staff, MDD (Medical Device HQ team) and Corporate

Required Qualifications

• Four-year degree in accounting, financial planning and analysis, financial auditing, or related
• 10 years of relevant work experience
• Ability to clearly, concisely and accurately communicate across the finance organization, cross-functional teams and Sr. leadership
• Demonstrated initiative, analytical thinking, critical-thinking, problem-solving skills
• Ability to operate independently with broad scope of responsibility under minimal supervision and under challenging time constraints

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree or CPA

Skills

• Problem-Solving Skills
• Leadership / team development
• Forecasting
• Data Analytics tools (Power BI)
• Variance Analysis
• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Accounting
• Financial Auditing
• Analytical Thinking

The base pay for this position is $172,000.00 - $344,000.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: General / Shared Services

DIVISION: AVD Vascular

LOCATION: United States > Santa Clara : Building B - SC

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: United States > Temecula : Building E - TE

WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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