Lead Financial Analyst

Robotic Process Automation LLC; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Lead Financial Analyst to serve as the primary financial lead for Project One and related global platforms. You will own financial planning, forecasting, capitalization, and governance across multi-million-dollar transformation programs.

You will develop budgets, forecast monthly, perform variance analyses, manage capitalization processes, and prepare executive reports for program leadership and steering committees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in financial analysis, project accounting, FP&A, program financial management, or related finance functions.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Experience supporting large-scale technology, digital, ERP, CRM, or business transformation programs.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, accruals, capitalization, financial controls, variance analysis, and executive reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, reporting, and data analysis.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management across all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and maintenance of program budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
• Independently manage monthly forecasting, actuals reporting, variance analysis, and financial reconciliations.
• Drive month-end, quarter-end, year-end, and annual planning activities.
• Prepare executive-level financial reports, funding updates, variance analyses, and governance materials for program leadership and steering committees.
• Identify financial risks, funding constraints, and forecasting issues and proactively drive resolution.
• Support audits, financial reviews, and governance activities while maintaining documentation and controls.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Excel modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Lead Financial Analyst will serve as the primary financial lead supporting Project One and other major global business platform initiatives. This individual will be responsible for financial planning, forecasting, reporting, capitalization, vendor financial management, and governance activities across complex, multi-million-dollar transformation programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead development and maintenance of program budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans.


• Independently manage monthly forecasting, actuals reporting, variance analysis, and financial reconciliations.


• Drive month-end, quarter-end, year-end, and annual planning activities.


• Manage capitalization processes, capitalization requests, project closeouts, and asset tracking in partnership with Project Accounting.


• Serve as the primary financial point of contact for Project One and other strategic Global Business Platforms programs.


• Review, validate, and process vendor invoices against Statements of Work (SOWs), Purchase Orders, and approved budgets.


• Partner with AbbVie Purchasing to support SOW reviews, Purchase Order creation, amendments, approvals, and routing.


• Work closely with AbbVie Project Accounting to support project setup, funding management, capitalization, closeout activities, and compliance requirements.


• Monitor vendor spend, contract commitments, forecasts, and funding utilization across multiple projects and suppliers.


• Prepare executive-level financial reports, funding updates, variance analyses, and governance materials for program leadership and steering committees.


• Identify financial risks, funding constraints, and forecasting issues and proactively drive resolution.


• Support audits, financial reviews, and governance activities while maintaining appropriate documentation and controls.


• Recommend and implement process improvements that increase financial transparency, accuracy, and efficiency.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.


• 8+ years of experience in financial analysis, project accounting, FP&A, program financial management, or related finance functions.


• Must have demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision while managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.


• Experience supporting large-scale technology, digital, ERP, CRM, or business transformation programs


• Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, accruals, capitalization, financial controls, variance analysis, and executive reporting.


• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, reporting, and data analysis.


• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage effectively across all organizational levels.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting PMOs, large transformation programs, or enterprise platform implementations.


• Experience managing capital and operating budgets across multiple vendors and workstreams.


• Familiarity with project funding governance, purchase-to-pay processes, and technology project accounting.


• Experience preparing financial materials for executive leadership, steering committees, and governance forums.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.