Strategic Finance Forecasting Lead

PowerToFly; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Sales Forecasting Lead to develop accurate sales projections for the Immunology Gastro Franchise and support Plan, LBE, LRP, and Portfolio submissions. The role involves collaboration with Marketing, Sales, Analytics, and Finance to ensure timely forecasts and clear communication of methodologies.

The ideal candidate has a strong analytics background, advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, and experience with SAP/BPC/PowerBI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 6+ years combined experience in analytics, forecasting, and/or financial planning and analysis is required.
• Must have strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills, along with good interpersonal skills to effectively work with all levels of management.
• Ability to triangulate a wide variety of data sets and analytics to inform forecasting and financial impacts.
• Agility to prioritize and quickly understand issues and assess data integrity is critical due to challenging deadlines.
• High level proficiency with Excel & PowerPoint. Knowledge of SAP, BPC and PowerBI preferred.
• Ability to work independently and self-starter, supporting the business and forecasting leadership in variety of locations.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines in a fast-paced and matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop accurate product sales projections to be utilized in Plan, LBE, LRP and Portfolio submissions.
• Support month-end actual close process including the preparation of Price, Pipeline and Demand variance and Close commentary.
• Operate independently to prepare and create sales reporting/key metric Forecasting Packages.
• Support the communication of monthly actual sales results/future period volume forecasts to Commercial VP’s and Finance Leadership.
• Work directly with Commercial, Pricing, Finance and Market Analytics and Business Insight teams to address various business issues and provide solutions through analytical problem solving.
• Support ad-hoc analytical support on various business needs including product launch scenarios, channel/product mix impacts and other key business drivers.
• Proactively identify areas of optimization to create efficiencies within Forecasting Process and drive projects.

Skills

Forecasting analytics

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP

BPC

PowerBI

Excel

Job description

AbbVie is seeking a Sales Forecasting Lead to develop accurate sales projections for the Immunology Gastro Franchise and support Plan, LBE, LRP, and Portfolio submissions. The role involves collaboration with Marketing, Sales, Analytics, and Finance to ensure timely forecasts and clear communication of methodologies.

The ideal candidate has a strong analytics background, advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, and experience with SAP/BPC/PowerBI.