Finance Manager - Skincare

AbbVie•Irvine, CA

4h•$109,500 - $208,500

About The Position

The Finance Manager leads the Finance team for US Skincare, covering SkinMedica, Diamond Glow, Latisse, and upcoming pipeline assets. The role is responsible for developing, maintaining, harmonizing, and continuously improving commercial revenue forecasting models for all planning cycles and launch assessments. It also oversees P&L management, financial controls, project management, analytics, and presentation materials for reviews with US Allergan Aesthetics Commercial and Finance and AbbVie leadership. The position requires a strong understanding of the business and close collaboration with teams including Marketing, Sales, MABI, Global Commercial Development, Field Force Operations, Incentive Compensation, Pricing, Gross-to-Net and Loyalty Programs, Commercial Finance, Operations, Customer Service, and FSS. It is a highly visible role with interaction across organizational levels, including senior leadership. The manager leads financial planning and analysis, reporting, demand and revenue forecasting, investment analysis, business partnering, and continuous process improvement. The role develops forecasts and scenarios, interprets financial and commercial insights, supports launch planning, aligns supply and demand forecasts, and provides recommendations to inform business decisions, while complying with applicable financial, legal, and corporate requirements.

Requirements

At least 8 years of combined experience in Commercial Finance, P&L management, revenue forecasting, financial planning and analysis, cost accounting, auditing, and financial reporting.
Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.
Leadership skills and ability to direct efforts toward answers and results.
Strong financial, analytical, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills.
Ability to think creatively and strategically, identify key issues, opportunities, and value drivers, and translate insights into forecasts that support business decisions.
Ability to understand market research and assess the financial impacts of marketing initiatives, promotional activities, and competitive events.
Ability to triangulate multiple data sets and analytics to inform forecasts and solve business problems through proactive issue identification and data analysis.
Ability to lead teams, manage concurrent tasks in a dynamic environment, and deliver high-quality work on time.
Ability to build alignment and partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders at varying management levels, including influencing without direct authority.
Experience working in a dynamic business environment with tight timelines and quick turnarounds.
Demonstrated self-starter who communicates actions, decisions, and concerns in a timely and effective manner.
Understanding of AbbVie financial policies (CFMs) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Solid understanding of systems and automation tools such as SAP, BPC, Power BI, and Excel.

Nice To Haves

Forecasting experience.
Project management experience.
Prior pharmaceutical or consumer industry experience.
AI automation capabilities.

Responsibilities

Lead the US Skincare Finance team, including managing direct reports, coaching, and people development.
Lead P&L management and the US Skincare demand and revenue forecasting process.
Own and continuously improve driver-based demand and revenue forecasting models across planning cycles.
Drive US Skincare projects to achieve commercial objectives and maintain financial controls.
Translate financial and commercial insights into executive narratives and recommendations, while ensuring compliance with applicable requirements.
Identify trends, opportunities, and risks through data analysis and develop strategies to enhance operational performance.
Lead LBEs, Plan, LRP, ADS, and S&OP forecasts in coordination with Commercial, Finance, Operations, and other stakeholders.
Manage P&L components, including standard margin, OMC, OCOGS, and SG&A; oversee SG&A, headcount, and CAPEX for US Skincare.
Lead monthly demand reviews and assess forecasting trends, accuracy, and forecast proposals with stakeholders.
Prepare and submit planning-cycle forecasts and related documentation for review meetings accurately and on time.
Develop channel-level forecasts using performance drivers, historical trends, market dynamics, market data, promotional activity, field insights, analytics, channel evolution, and market events.
Refine forecasting models and develop forecasts by channel, customer, tier, and volume/SKU mix.
Collaborate with stakeholders to validate and integrate actuals into forecasting models.
Develop sales-force revenue targets with the Incentive Compensation team.
Develop and maintain forecasts for upcoming assets and financial scenario models for revenue and investment analysis, business cases, promotional offers, P&L, profitability, ROI, and RCEs.
Lead investment analysis and cross-brand portfolio financial management.
Compile reports and presentations on market dynamics and financial outcomes, and present sales results and forecasts to Commercial.
Prepare financial reports, including sales roll-forwards, key opportunities and risks, and PPD schedules versus benchmarks, with supporting narratives and documentation.
Conduct ad hoc financial analyses and collaborate on analyses of business performance issues, providing resolutions.
Partner with Global Operations teams to align supply and demand forecasts and optimize inventory, E&O, and cash flow.
Coordinate with GCD and MABI to track competitor activities and market developments.
Serve as liaison for US Skincare with Gross-to-Net and Loyalty Programs, Field Force Operations, Incentive Compensation, Operations, FSS, and Customer Service.
Communicate forecast processes, issues, and strategic rationale to management and provide strategic financial insights to cross-functional teams.
Drive continuous improvement in forecasting processes, data analysis efficiency, and communication.
Prepare reports supporting earnings calls and external communications; support ad hoc requests, lead projects, and participate in corporate initiatives.