Finance Analyst, R&D HQ FP&A

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 at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

The Finance Analyst position assists with financial planning and analysis, actuals processes, and systems/tools for the R&D HQ team. The responsibility encompasses portions of the HQ annual expense budgets and supports the Assistant Controller, R&D, and the Director, R&D FP&A. This position also works closely with R&D functional Finance Directors and the R&D Actuals team. The Finance Analyst will also lead the monthly LBE, Plan, and LRP Internals Demand and Capacity processes and will be the primary point person for the R&D Strategic Resourcing (RDSR) team. The position will have exposure across all R&D functions and R&Ds ability to support one AbbVie. Overall, the position develops financial planning and analytical skills, and the individual will engage regularly with leadership team members.

Responsibilities

• Develops the annual Plan, LRP and LBEs, including P&L and headcount for R&D HQ for senior management review for certain areas of the HQ Budget
  • Operates independently to prepare schedules and relevant analysis for each planning cycle and develops clear support for management review
  • Completes the monthly close process and financial reporting to ensure complete, accurate and timely monthly actual results, including variance commentary for P&L, headcount for the R&D HQ budget.  Understands monthly results and communicates issues vs. benchmark to businesses to agree on resolution or action plan
  • Provides management with clear insights into drivers of business and financial performance and risk
• Responsible for leading the Internals Demand and Capacity processes
  • Work with Assistant Controller, Director R&D FP&A, the R&D Finance Directors and RDSR to ensure alignment on the capacity process and implement process improvements for efficiency; send capacity files each month and for Plan and LRP
  • Work with RDSR and HQs on the monthly internal demand load into Power BI; ensure data is accurate, perform analysis over the data submitted by RDSR, work with BPC team on data requests for the upload, perform the upload into Power BI and check for accuracy
  • Set up and lead monthly meetings with RDSR to ensure alignment on process and timing
• Assists on an ad-hoc basis with requests or slides related to the overall R&D LBE, Plan and LRP

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting required. CPA preferred.
• 2+ years progressive experience in Finance and/or Accounting.
• Strong analytical skills. Capable of handling multiple priorities. Strong organizational skills with ability to handle various tasks; attention to detail.
• Proficient PC software (Microsoft) and various database applications. Intermediate to advanced knowledge in Excel. SAP and BPC knowledge. Power BI a plus.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of  any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable 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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