Finance Lead, US Commercial - Immunology Forecasting

PowerToFly; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Sales Forecasting Lead to develop accurate sales projections for the Immunology Gastro Franchise and support Plan, LBE, LRP, and Portfolio submissions. The role involves collaboration with Marketing, Sales, Analytics, and Finance to ensure timely forecasts and clear communication of methodologies.

The ideal candidate has a strong analytics background, advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, and experience with SAP/BPC/PowerBI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 6+ years combined experience in analytics, forecasting, and/or financial planning and analysis is required.
• Must have strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills, along with good interpersonal skills to effectively work with all levels of management.
• Ability to triangulate a wide variety of data sets and analytics to inform forecasting and financial impacts.
• Agility to prioritize and quickly understand issues and assess data integrity is critical due to challenging deadlines.
• High level proficiency with Excel & PowerPoint. Knowledge of SAP, BPC and PowerBI preferred.
• Ability to work independently and self-starter, supporting the business and forecasting leadership in variety of locations.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines in a fast-paced and matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop accurate product sales projections to be utilized in Plan, LBE, LRP and Portfolio submissions.
• Support month-end actual close process including the preparation of Price, Pipeline and Demand variance and Close commentary.
• Operate independently to prepare and create sales reporting/key metric Forecasting Packages.
• Support the communication of monthly actual sales results/future period volume forecasts to Commercial VP’s and Finance Leadership.
• Work directly with Commercial, Pricing, Finance and Market Analytics and Business Insight teams to address various business issues and provide solutions through analytical problem solving.
• Support ad-hoc analytical support on various business needs including product launch scenarios, channel/product mix impacts and other key business drivers.
• Proactively identify areas of optimization to create efficiencies within Forecasting Process and drive projects.

Skills

Forecasting analytics

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP

BPC

PowerBI

Excel

Job description

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Job Description

The Sales Forecasting Lead will assist in the creation of sales forecast within the Immunology Gastro Franchise. The position is responsible for developing accurate/timely projections of commercial product volumes for all Plan, LBE, LRP, Portfolio and Actual submissions. The individual builds and maintains knowledge of the business through close communication across a variety of cross-functional partners including executives, Marketing & Sales Management, Marketing Analytics and Commercial Finance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop accurate product sales projections to be utilized in Plan, LBE, LRP and Portfolio submissions (including market and competitive landscape forecasts) – using sound analytical assumptions and effective communication of rationale/methodology with close collaboration and guidance from theAssociate Director and Director.
• Support month-end actual close process including the preparation of Price, Pipeline and Demand variance and Close commentary.
• Operate independently to prepare and create sales reporting/key metric Forecasting Packages.
• Support the communication of monthly actual sales results/future period volume forecasts to Commercial VP’s and Finance Leadership.
• Work directly with Commercial, Pricing, Finance and Market Analytics and Business Insight teams to address various business issues and provide solutions through analytical problem solving.
• Support ad-hoc analytical support on various business needs including product launch scenarios, channel/product mix impacts and other key business drivers.
• Proactively identify areas of optimization to create efficiencies within Forecasting Process and drive projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 6+ years combined experience in analytics, forecasting, and/or financial planning and analysis is required.
• Must have strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills, along with good interpersonal skills to effectively work with all levels of management.
• Ability to triangulate a wide variety of data sets and analytics (e.g. market research, competitive events, prescriptions, epidemiology, patient flow, etc.) to inform forecasting and financial impacts.
• Agility to prioritize and quickly understand issues and assess data integrity is critical due to challenging deadlines.
• High level proficiency with Excel & PowerPoint. Knowledge of SAP, BPC and PowerBIpreferred.
• Ability to work independently and self-starter, supporting the business and forecasting leadership in variety of locations.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines in a fast-paced and matrixed environment Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Previous pharmaceutical and forecasting experience is preferred.

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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