Global Finance Director — Strategy, Planning & Leadership

Abbott; Temecula (CA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 344,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefits

Job summary

Abbott in Temecula, CA is seeking a Director of Finance to oversee planning, month-end close, and management reporting for the division. You will coordinate long-range plans, LBEs, P&Ls, and liaise with global finance teams and Corporate Finance to ensure accurate, timely financial insights.

Responsibilities include leading exempt staff, coordinating templates and schedules, performing variance analyses, and guiding strategic decision-making with senior leadership.

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

Responsibilities

• 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 and Corporate

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Forecasting

Data Analytics

Variance Analysis

Financial Planning and Analysis

Accounting

Financial Auditing

Analytical Thinking

Strategic Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

CPA or Advanced degree

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Abbott in Temecula, CA is seeking a Director of Finance to oversee planning, month-end close, and management reporting for the division. You will coordinate long-range plans, LBEs, P&Ls, and liaise with global finance teams and Corporate Finance to ensure accurate, timely financial insights.

Responsibilities include leading exempt staff, coordinating templates and schedules, performing variance analyses, and guiding strategic decision-making with senior leadership.