Senior Director, Finance

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 207,000 - 393,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a senior finance leader to provide financial leadership and business support for R&D Finance, overseeing consolidated planning, reporting, internal controls, and leadership. The role partners with the VP of R&D Finance and leads planning processes to ensure timely delivery and executive-ready insights.

Responsibilities include driving GAAP/SOX compliant close, coordinating across divisions, and developing a high-performing finance team in a complex matrix environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience leading and motivating a team in a dynamic business environment.
• Executive presence and ability to challenge the status quo while building relationships.
• Experience collaborating across functions/divisions and working independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual close with GAAP and SOX compliance.
• Develop and monitor internal controls and reporting with clear commentary.
• Provide strategic partnership to VP – R&D Finance and senior management.
• Coordinate cross-division planning and executive-level financial presentations.
• Lead and develop a finance team supporting division units.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

GAAP

SOX compliance

Financial planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

MBA in Accounting or Finance

CPA

Tools

TM1

Mainframe accounting systems

Job description

• Compensation: USD 206500 - USD 393000 - yearly

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 ,X andYouTube.

Job Description

Position Overview

The primary objective of this position is to provide financial leadership and business support for R&D Finance. Specifically, this position is responsible for all consolidated financial planning and reporting, internal controls, and leadership. In addition, this position provides strategic business partnership to the Vice President Controller or R&D Finance.

Core Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting and Internal Control:
  • Lead the monthly, quarterly and annual close / reporting processes ensuring accurate and timely reporting of monthly financial results in accordance with GAAP and reporting requirements from Division, Global and Corporate requirements.
  • Develop effective reporting, monitor performance and support development of contingency plans as necessary to deliver results with clear and concise commentary.
  • Work closely with the external and internal audit teams to complete all audit cycles effectively and implementing any audit recommendations according to due dates as applicable.
  • Drive to continue to enhance internal controls and ensure financial results are recorded in compliance with AbbVie financial policies, SOX and GAAP.
• Financial Planning and Analysis:
  • Proactively lead the planning processes [Plan, UPD, LBE and LRP] ensuring accurate and timely integration of sales forecast, pricing and investment resourcing, ensuring senior management input to meet overall Division / Global / Corporate deadlines and deliverables.
  • Coordinate across the division timelines, requirements, targets, financial presentations, and financial results for all Corporate planning requirements.
  • Lead the finance team that provides direct financial support to all of the support organizations within the division.
  • Ensure financial planning and reporting deliverables are accurate, clear and concise for Executive level review and approval.
• Strategic Business Partnership:
  • Provide proactive leadership across overall Financial Planning and Reporting function by effectively communicating / interfacing with Senior management, business unit controllers and other cross functional teams with R&D Finance as well as all external customers encompassing Global and Corporate FP&A communities.
  • Be a strategic partner to the Vice President – R&D Finance and provide clear and concise output deliverables that are Executive management ready.
  • Decision Support / Special Projects -- Provide analyses for ad hoc or other business presentations that lend insight into key business drivers enabling senior management to adapt more appropriate tactics / strategy to meet both short- and long-term objectives.
• Leadership
  • Build an effective network within the R&D Finance teams to facilitate navigation and alignment throughout the complex matrix environment.
  • Identify, nurture and develop key talent with an eye towards future leadership roles within various areas of the organization.
  • Acclimate to US forecasting cycles and consider areas for future process improvements as part of a key member of the planning processes, along with DHQ and members of the extended finance leadership team.
• Demand Management & Pricing (as applicable): Partner with Demand Planning/Pricing teams to monitor and maintain the stability of AbbVie product in the U.S. supply channel, ensure the equitable allocation of product to customers and provide business insights on purchase and pricing trends across AbbVie’s key brands.
• Effectively lead and develop a team of professionals with direct reports.

Qualifications

Required:

• 15+ years progressive accounting or finance experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in leading and motivating a team in a dynamic business environment to successfully achieve results and on-time deliverables
• Ability to solve business problems through the proactive identification of issues and subsequent collection, analysis, and interpretation of related data
• Experience supporting senior operating management, with executive presence and ability to challenge the status quo while building relationships
• Experience working independently as well as team environments and integrating activities across multiple functions / divisions

Preferred:

• MBA in Accounting or Finance and / or CPA
• US Commercial experience and knowledge of the financial planning process
• Solid understanding of automated accounting/financial systems such as TM1, desktop productivity and mainframe accounting applications

Additional Information

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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 the timeof thisposting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin 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 long-term incentiveprograms.

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

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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