Lead Financial Analyst, Global Programs & FP&A

Valiant Technologies LLC; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC is seeking a Lead Financial Analyst to serve as the primary financial lead for Project One and other major global platforms. This role will own budgeting, forecasting, capitalization, and governance across multi-million-dollar programs, partnering with ABBVIE teams to ensure accurate financials and compliance.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in finance functions, advanced Excel skills, and a proven ability to manage multiple priorities with stakeholders across large

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in financial analysis, project accounting, FP&A, or related finance functions.
• Ability to work independently with multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Experience supporting large-scale technology, digital, ERP, CRM, or business transformation programs.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for modeling, reporting, and data analysis.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management across 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.
• Manage capitalization processes, capitalization requests, project closeouts, and asset tracking.
• Serve as the primary financial point of contact for Project One and other strategic programs.
• Review, validate, and process vendor invoices against SOWs, POs, and budgets.
• Partner with AbbVie Purchasing for SOW reviews, PO creation, amendments, approvals, and routing.
• Work with AbbVie Project Accounting on project setup, funding management, capitalization, closeout, and compliance.
• Monitor vendor spend, contract commitments, forecasts, and funding utilization across projects.
• Prepare executive-level financial reports, funding updates, variance analyses, and governance materials.
• Identify financial risks, funding constraints, and forecasting issues and drive resolution.
• Support audits, financial reviews, and governance activities with documentation and controls.
• Recommend and implement process improvements that increase financial transparency, accuracy, and efficiency.

Skills

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial analysis

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

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

Tools

Excel (advanced)

Project Accounting software

Job description

Valiant Technologies LLC is seeking a Lead Financial Analyst to serve as the primary financial lead for Project One and other major global platforms. This role will own budgeting, forecasting, capitalization, and governance across multi-million-dollar programs, partnering with ABBVIE teams to ensure accurate financials and compliance.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in finance functions, advanced Excel skills, and a proven ability to manage multiple priorities with stakeholders across large