Finance Manager

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

At Abbott, You Can Do Work That Matters, Grow, And Learn, Care For Yourself And Your Family, Be Your True Self, And Live a Full Life. You’ll Also Have Access To

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Lingo Division. Meet Lingo, a new biosensing technology that provides users a window into their body. Lingo tracks key biomarkers – such as glucose, ketones, and lactate – to help people make better decisions about their health and nutrition. Biowearable technology will digitize, decentralize, and democratize healthcare, enabling consumers to take control of their own health.

The Lingo team embodies a start-up culture and mindset with the backing of Abbott, a company with a rich history of healthcare innovation.

As Finance Manager
, you will provide support and partnership for Commercial & Marketing teams with particular focus on actuals reporting and forecasting for Plan, rLBE and Confirm processes. The role requires coordination with cross functional teams to meet requirements & deadlines, as well as the management & enhancement of analytics to support understanding of submissions. The position requires strong people management, analytical, prioritization, and presentation skills as well as focus on process & identifying areas of efficiency.

This is an onsite opportunity in Alameda, CA

• Strengthen processes to help develop North America P&L & Balance Sheet forecasts for Plan, rLBE and Confirm
• Ensure availability of timely and well-presented sales results, high-quality P&L and balance sheet, & projections vs. appropriate benchmarks as well ass, trended information.
• Identify meaningful analytics including trend analyses, which can be gleaned from rLBE submissions; presentation of these findings to North America Commercial senior leadership to aid strategic decision making and agree upon storyline of the submission
• Preparation of LBE deck, working with stakeholders to prepare presentation to senior management. Focus on simplifying submissions to make slides concise & executive-ready
• Support Management in development of financial Long-Range Planning and Portfolio Management as well as tracking/monitoring progress, profitability and return on investment.
• Financial expertise in evaluating and identifying the key issues and gaps in business performance and emerging business needs, deliver analyses that provide a foundation for management understanding and action.
• Develop metrics and reports to identify activity level for monthly review with management to address performance as well as cost and spending drivers.
• Provide business decision support as required, including meaningful, value-added profitability analyses for new product concepts, new product launches, promotional programs, instrument placements, major customer, distribution channels,…