Financial Analyst

Mindlance, Inc.; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindlance, Inc. in Irvine, CA seeks an early-career Financial Analyst for a hybrid role: remote Mondays and Fridays, on-site Tue–Thu. You’ll support FP&A across planning, forecasting, and reporting in a fast-paced environment with three FP&A managers.

The ideal candidate has 2–3+ years in finance, strong Excel and accounting fundamentals, and experience with SAP/SAP Analytics Cloud. MBA or alternative finance degree is welcomed.

Qualifications

• 2–3+ years of financial analyst experience.
• Bachelor’s in finance or accounting; MBA acceptable.
• Advanced Excel skills and planning/forecasting knowledge.
• Experience with SAP and budgeting processes.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end close and journal entries.
• Prepare ad hoc financial analyses and forecasts.
• Assist with LBEs, annual planning, and 10-year LRP.
• Coordinate with FP&A managers and stakeholders.
• Manage project budgets and financial reporting.
• Support SAP-based financial management activities.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's in Finance or Accounting

MBA in Finance (alt)

Tools

SAP

SAP Analytics Cloud

Smartsheet

Job description

Hybrid Schedule: Mon and Fri remote with Tues, Wed, Thurs on-site.

Ideal candidate: An early-career financial analyst with approximately 2–3+ years of relevant experience, strong accounting fundamentals, hands-on financial planning and analysis exposure, and intermediate-to-advanced Excel skills, leaning toward advanced. The manager needs someone who can support multiple finance managers, prioritize competing deadlines, and become productive during a busy planning cycle.

Role scope

The team oversees approximately $3 billion in revenue and $1 billion in investment within US Aesthetics. This analyst will support financial analysis and reporting across the team’s planning and accounting activities.

Responsibilities include:

• Support month-end close and day-to-day journal entries.
• Prepare ad hoc financial analyses.
• Assist with forecasts, Latest Best Estimates (LBEs), annual planning, and the 10-year long-range plan (LRP).
• Analyze actual spending and support financial planning deliverables.
• Gather information from finance, brand finance, and broader US stakeholders.
• Coordinate multiple requests and deadlines across three FP&A managers.
• Communicate findings and follow up with stakeholders to obtain needed information.

Scope clarification: This is an individual-contributor support role with no direct reports. The analyst primarily supports the FP&A managers rather than independently owning full P&L forecasts or budgets. Additional responsibility may be assigned as capability is demonstrated.

Core requirements

Requirement

Strong Excel

Intermediate-to-advanced proficiency, preferably closer to advanced. Candidate must arrive capable of using Excel effectively without foundational training.

Approximately 2–3+ years in financial analyst work. The JD references 3+ years, but the manager indicated flexibility around 2–3 years.

Finance/accounting education

Bachelor’s in finance or accounting. A different bachelor’s with an MBA in finance was identified as an acceptable alternative.

Understands debits, credits, journal entries, and the nature of expenses

Planning knowledge

Basic understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning cycles

Communication and influence

Can obtain information and follow-through from stakeholders without supervisory authority

Experience balancing multiple analyses, deadlines, and requests

Initiative and learning

Proactive, analytical, willing to learn, and able to apply guidance independently

International finance degrees are acceptable. The manager did not require a US-earned degree.

Preferred experience and flexibility

• Pharmaceutical experience is preferred, but candidates from other industries can qualify.
• Manufacturing experience is not required.
• SAP experience is a plus, particularly for tracking actual spending.
• SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) experience is preferred, but not mandatory. The team introduced this planning platform last year.
• AbbVie-specific processes can be taught. Candidates should already understand the underlying finance concepts.
• Strong candidates may gain broader responsibilities and potentially compete for future permanent finance openings. Conversion is not guaranteed.

Why onboarding speed matters

The new hire will join during overlapping year-end close, 2027 LBE work, and long-range planning. The team will provide coaching, but has limited capacity to teach basic accounting, introductory Excel, or fundamental planning concepts during this period.

Job Description

Purpose:

We are looking to hire an experienced Financial Analyst to help plan, control, administer, interpret, and report financial management and procurement related requests and assignments to support the Commercial BTS organization.

The Financial Analyst will have a sharp business mind with good communication and organizational skills coupled with a finance experience/background to help manage our Project Portfolio budget, Run the Business budgets. This role will manage the financials processes and procedures to support the Commercial BTS organization. Experience with Technology budgets, from both a project and operations perspective, SAP financial management system and advanced Excel skills are required. A positive attitude and willingness to learn and grow into the role are key attributes.

Primary Responsibilities/Duties:

Oversee portfolio financial management across projects, providing strategic insights and ensuring accurate forecasts and metrics in partnership with business and finance stakeholders.

Monitor and manage budget types such as capital plans, functional/run-the-business (RTB), business cost centers, and ongoing LBE costs to support leadership decision-making through financial reporting related to approvals and changes.

Track approved projects and authorized amounts, reconcile cost centers, and manage project reconciliations across SAP and Microsoft Excel.

Process journal entry requests, manage purchase orders, and track Fixed Capital Deployment (FCD) extension and capitalization requests.

Monitor financial spend and phasing to ensure alignment with budget expectations.

Track capital expense approvals and coordinate with project teams to close projects and initiate capitalization in accordance with agreed timelines.

Manage procurement activities, including the creation of purchase orders for professional services and software licensing.

Track and reconcile vendor spend across project and operational funding sources, and prepare management reports for Business and Technology leadership.

Partner with Accounts Payable to resolve vendor billing issues in a timely manner.

Manage project resource chargebacks and review internal charges for accuracy.

Support project and management teams with financial forecasting and latest best estimates (LBE) within project portfolio management tools.

Proactively communicate financial, budgetary, reporting, and policy matters to team members and stakeholders.

Facilitate monthly and ad hoc financial review meetings, and guide teams in preparing Requests for Capital Expenditure (RCEs).

Support reporting activities including development of financial analysis reporting as well as general PowerPoint presentation updates.

Collaborate with Technology, Business, and Finance partners to improve ways of working and support key organizational initiatives.

Coordinate with Procurement to ensure Statements of Work (SOW) integrity and compliance with CFM policy, controls, and governance requirements.

Support Finance teams in preparing materials for capital plan and RTB budgets.

Participate in financial management optimization initiatives, including process and tool enhancements, pilot programs, and testing.

Support all other duties assigned.

Planning:

Collaborate with finance to prepare material for planning review. Support the preparation of cost center level detail functional budgets

Partner with Finance to manage ongoing costs, including post-exec and journal entries

Facilitate leadership decision for project approval includes changes to portfolio

Support the preparation of monthly LBE for Corporate

Work with BTO team leads to develop strategic technology roadmaps, including financial estimates

Manage BTO-specific Long Range Planning and Capital Plan processes

Day to Day Support:

Guides teams on preparation of RCEs to ensure standards are being followed

Tracking approved projects and authorized amounts

Ensures project cost centers are fully swept

Project Reconciliation: Clarity, JIRA, SAP, and RCE

CIP review for timely project Close outs

Facilitate and track Purchase Order Creation and Closing

Invoice Tracking with BTO project resources. Clear up blocked/parked invoices

Help enforce CFM policy, controls/compliance requirement as communicated by finance

Generate SAP Shopping Carts for BTO products and services

Augment financial training of BTO project resources

Manage monthly Variance Accounting Management Process (VAMP) for BTO to review and approve favorability across functional and CapEx budgets

Design and implement process improvements to increase accuracy of financial estimates and LBEs

Work with finance on monthly presentations to BTO leadership on financial position of functional budget and project portfolio health

Job QUALIFICATIONS (MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS):

The requirements described in this section are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Proven experience in a finance role (3 – 5 years)

Proven experience in a similar role supporting Technology and/or business department

“People person” with ability to quickly build and maintain relationships

Strong Microsoft Office including Advanced Excel skills such as Power Queries

Experience using SAP is required

Experience using Smartsheet

Experience working with remote teams and with vendor resources

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

High-level of attention to details and accuracy.

Follows and in total compliance with organizational and financial procedures and policies.

Strong collaboration skills, with a demonstrated ability to work well as part of a team.

Passion and willingness to do attitude.

EEO

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”