Supply Chain Financial Analyst
Abbott • Galway, Ireland • Full Time
Posted on Thu, May 7, 2026
JOB DESCRIPTION:
About Abbott
At Abbott, we're committed to helping people live their best possible life through the power of health. For more than 135 years, we've brought new products and technologies to the world -- in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals -- that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, over 115,000 of us are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 160 countries we serve.
Role Summary
This Supply Chain Financial Analyst will be focussed on business partnering to support the supply chain and leadership team through financial analysis & management of various Supply Chain Costs to drive the performance and profitability of the business.
The successful candidate will be a highly credible individual capable of handling a responsible role in a complex, large organisation to ultimately drive operations, to help maximise profitability. The candidate will possess strong influencing skills, work autonomously, and have an ability to make and advise on decisions.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Management of supply chain costs reporting including freight and warehousing.
- Take responsibility for and drive the quarterly budgeting process as it pertains to supply chain costs.
- Prepare monthly reports and analysis of various supply chain costs.
- Preparation, analysis and posting of journals at month end.
- Provide ad hoc financial information to management and other departments as required.
- Reconciling of SAP to Hyperion systems for various Accounts and segments.
- Develop new and streamline existing processes and systems as required to ensure more efficient delivery of value-add information to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop automated reporting capability that provides real time performance insights.
- Work closely with the Supply Chain operations team to ensure costs are in line with budgets investigating deviations.
- Ad hoc project support as and when required.
- Ensure compliance with local finance policies and procedures.
- Be an effective team player who will drive efficiency and continuous improvement throughout the department.
Core Competencies
- Financial Acumen
- Manages Complexity
- Organizational Savvy
- Cultivates Innovation
- Business Acumen
- Optimizes Work Processes
- Presentation Skills
- Drives Vison and Purpose
- Balances Stakeholders
Qualifications
- Third Level Finance-related Degree or equivalent.
- Accounting Qualification – ACA, ACCA, CIMA – is desirable.
Experience
- 1 - 5 years’ relevant experience – preferably with Shared Service Centre and multinational background.
- Reporting and analytical experience is essential.
- ERP systems experience is essential - SAP and Hyperion experience is preferable
- Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
- Able to work alone to understand and summarise financial data into high quality, accurate and usable summaries.
- Ability to work with cross functional teams and drive projects across functions is essential.
- Experience presenting and analyzing large quantities of data with strong spreadsheet and database query experience (e.g. Microsoft Power BI) a plus
Other
- Occasional travel may be required.
The base pay for this position is
N/AIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.