Director, Finance

Abbott • Santa Clara, CA

1d • $172,000 - $344,000

About The Position

The Director of Finance reports to the Division Controller of Finance and oversees and coordinates the Division’s financial planning activities. These activities include compiling, analyzing, and distributing management review packages for Long Range Plans, month-end reporting, and Latest Best Estimates (LBEs). The role oversees preparation and analysis of Division Office P&Ls for planning activities and month-end actuals, serves as a liaison between Division Finance, divisional financial planning groups worldwide, and Corporate Finance, and oversees Division-level daily and month-end sales reporting.

Requirements

• Four-year degree in accounting, financial planning and analysis, financial auditing, or a related field.
• 10 years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and accurately across the finance organization, cross-functional teams, and senior leadership.
• Demonstrated initiative, analytical and critical-thinking abilities, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate independently with broad responsibility under minimal supervision and challenging time constraints.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree or CPA.
• Experience or skill with Power BI data analytics tools.
• Leadership and team development skills.
• Forecasting skills.
• Variance analysis skills.
• Financial planning and analysis skills.
• Accounting skills.
• Financial auditing skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate scheduled planning activities, including creation and distribution of division-level templates, schedules, instructions, guidelines, and calendars.
• Manage, coach, and develop exempt employees.
• Oversee Division Office month-end close and reporting, including journal entry review, variance analysis, and commentaries.
• Coordinate financial submissions to Corporate by following through on management review and finance-related action items with divisional finance groups.
• Oversee BU- and Division-level daily, month-end, and ad hoc sales reporting activities.
• Perform or coordinate ad hoc analyses, such as forecast scenarios, for the Division Controller, Division President, Senior Staff, MDD (Medical Device HQ team), and Corporate.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Employees may qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, offering a path to earning a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director