Strategic Field Finance & Planning Lead

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is a global healthcare leader seeking a finance professional to independently produce complex analyses and support to increase sales productivity, budgeting, forecasting, and performance assessment for the US commercial organization.

You'll review sales data, prepare budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans, and provide recommendations to improve efficiency and profitability while ensuring compliance with FDA and internal regulations.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or equivalent plus at least five plus years of progressively more responsible financial or budgeting experience.

Responsibilities

• Reviews sales objectives, analyzes data, understands sales process and business model, and develops and recommends solutions in the areas of territory alignment, sales reps efficiency/productivity, expense management, manpower planning.
• Reviews revenue data by geography, account, product, and rep, evaluates performance, highlights key issues, and recommends areas of focus for improvement to sales management; in some instances, works with other sales functions, finance, and marketing to develop business solutions to key problems.
• Interprets the effect of operating results on the company's financial posture and makes specific recommendations, which will result in cost reductions and profit improvements.
• Representing financial management for the geography, leads, executes and monitors results for the following financial processes: Annual Business Plan development comprised of: Revenue Plan by Product by Region, by Area; Personnel Plan; Overhead Expense Plan; Quarterly Forecasts and Outlooks
• Provides departmental manpower targets and negotiates departmental budgets.
• Monitors and approves manpower on a continuous basis to ensure departmental adherence to budgets and appropriateness of open positions.
• Assesses department capital requirements for budget justification.
• Monitors and approves capital expenditures throughout the year to ensure departmental adherence to budgets. Evaluates changes in requirements throughout the year.
• Analyzes and reports on financial impacts associated with special events, actions and requirements.
• Assists in the preparation of strategic plans and analyses for planning and future business alternatives.
• Compiles, analyzes, and presents findings on financial and sales competitive intelligence
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or equivalent

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader seeking a finance professional to independently produce complex analyses and support to increase sales productivity, budgeting, forecasting, and performance assessment for the US commercial organization.

You'll review sales data, prepare budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans, and provide recommendations to improve efficiency and profitability while ensuring compliance with FDA and internal regulations.