Field Finance Manager

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Field Finance Manager

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 for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical 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 Austin, TX office in the Heart Failure Division. Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott’s Heart Failure division, we’re advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease through breakthrough medical technologies in HF allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

As the Field Finance Manager
, you will operate independently to deliver high‑impact financial and business analysis supporting sales productivity and US commercial performance. You will lead planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance assessment activities, providing insight into trends, success metrics, and opportunities to improve efficiency, revenue, and profitability. You will review sales data, prepare required budgets and forecasts, recommend process improvements, and apply best practices to ensure effective, cost‑efficient execution.

This role requires strong judgment, ongoing monitoring and reporting, and staying current on industry developments. You may also represent Finance in resolving field issues and setting related priorities.

• Review sales objectives, analyze data, understand sales process and business model, and develop and recommend solutions in the areas of territory alignment, sales reps efficiency/productivity, expense management, manpower planning.
• Review revenue data by geography, account, product, and rep, evaluate performance, highlight key issues, and recommend 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.
• Represent 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
  • Overhead Expense Plan
  • Quarterly Forecasts and Outlooks
• Provide departmental manpower targets and negotiate departmental budgets.
• Monitor and approve manpower on a continuous basis to ensure departmental adherence to budgets and appropriateness of open positions.
• Analyze and report on financial impacts associated with special events, actions and requirements.
• Compile, analyze, and present findings on financial and sales competitive intelligence.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or equivalent.
• At least 6+ years of progressively more responsible financial or budgeting experience.
• Seasoned judgment acquired through organizational experience in sales metrics analyses, financial planning, financial analysis, working with corporate senior management, and corporate business accounting.
• Documented record of delivering financial information that adds value to management’s decision‑making process.
• Comprehensive verbal and written communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Thorough working knowledge of frequently used personal computer programs and applications, such as Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively…