Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Company Description

Abb Vie'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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about Abb Vie, please visit us  Follow @abbvie on Twitter,Facebook,Instagram,You Tubeand Linked In .

The Manager, Finance leads the financial planning and analysis processes and requirements across the Abb Vie Operations Quality and EHS function. Provides financial guidance in compliance with financial policies, prepares management analysis of actual vs. benchmark results, provides strategic business decision support and leads key projects and initiatives to improve financial processes. The Finance Manager interacts with all levels of finance and business management including the SVP, Quality and EHS, and the VP, Operations Controller.

Provides required planning deliverables to meet Abb Vie Corporate FP&A requirements.

• Oversee/manage all aspects of monthly, quarterly and annual Plan, LRP and LBEs as required, including P& L, headcount, balance sheet and capital using planning system. Partners with business and proposes solutions to achieve budget within guidelines and to operate within approved budget.
• Provides relevant variance analysis for each planning cycle and develops meaningful management reporting schedules and ensures accuracy and predictability of results and key metrics.
• Supports Accounting Shared Service monthly close process to ensure complete, accurate and timely monthly actual results, including variance analysis and commentary for P& L, headcount and balance sheet. Understands monthly results and both prepares and reviews meaningful monthly management reporting packages with businesses.
• Collaborates and provides routine business support to enable informed decision-making.
• Provides financial reviews and approvals (purchase order requests and invoices).
• Supports key projects and initiatives (e.g. planning system standardization, management reporting and optimization) and drives process improvements. Supports ad hoc analysis as required.
• Develop and manage staff to ensure production of high quality and timely work product.
• Will be responsible for directly managing staff.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting. CPA or MBA a plus.
• Minimum 7+ years of progressive and related experience.
• Strong financial, analytical and problem solving skills
• Self-starter with ability to operate independently, drive processes, identify and implement process improvements, establish and adjust priorities to achieve objectives and operate with speed and agility.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written), with all levels of management and including the ability to listen well and to influence others that do not report directly.
• Proficient Excel skills.
• Knowledge of SAP and BPC a plus.
• Previous supervisory experience desired.

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.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-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,…