Finance Manager US Oncology - SG&A and Forecasting

AbbVie•Mettawa, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Finance Manager, Etenta provides financial planning, reporting, and controllership support for the Etenta commercial team (Multiple Myeloma), and supports the volume and sales forecasting process for the franchise. On the SG&A and controllership side, the position owns SG&A forecasting, monitoring, and reporting — including OPEX and headcount — and progressively assumes ownership of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, financial-statement accuracy, the internal-control environment (including SOX), and Etenta revenue and sales accounting. On the forecasting side, the position supports the Associate Director, Etenta Volume Forecasting in developing accurate projections of commercial product volumes across the planning cycles — Plan, Update, LBE, LRP, Portfolio, and Actual submissions — and owns the month-end price, volume/demand, and pipeline variance analyses. The role builds and maintains knowledge of the business through close collaboration with cross-functional partners, including Marketing & Sales Management, Market Analytics and Business Insight, Pricing, and Commercial Finance leadership.

Requirements

BS/BA in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Analytics, or Mathematics/Statistics.
Minimum of five years of progressive experience across FP&A, financial planning, controllership, and/or forecasting.
Demonstrated ownership of an SG&A or OPEX budget, including the planning cycles (Plan, LBE, LRP) and headcount management.
Working knowledge of GAAP close processes and internal controls (including SOX), with experience supporting financial-statement accuracy.
Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills, with the interpersonal skill to work effectively with all levels of management.
Ability to triangulate a wide variety of data sets and analytics (market research, competitive events, prescriptions, epidemiology) to inform forecasts and assess financial impacts.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling; PowerPoint skills.
Agility to prioritize tasks and assess data integrity quickly under challenging deadlines.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to present results and forecasts to Commercial VPs and Marketing Directors, and to adapt style to the audience.

Nice To Haves

CPA and/or MBA.
Previous pharmaceutical, oncology, and/or forecasting experience.
SAP, SAP BPC, EDW, Hyperion/Smartview, and Power BI (or equivalent visualization tooling).
Ability to work independently as a self-starter, supporting business and finance leadership across multiple locations.

Responsibilities

Own the SG&A forecasting build for Plan, Update, LBE, and LRP — with sound assumptions, clear communication of drivers, and executive-ready deliverables.
Own OPEX and headcount management, partnering with business stakeholders to monitor spend against approved budget targets and to flag risks and opportunities through the year.
Support, and progressively assume ownership of, the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and reporting for SG&A and revenue, in accordance with GAAP and internal reporting requirements.
Maintain the Etenta internal-control environment, including SOX requirements, building toward independent ownership with Finance Director guidance; support the accuracy of the Etenta financial statements.
Build and own Etenta SG&A reporting and dashboards to improve transparency of spend across the franchise, with clear and concise variance commentary.
Partner with the Etenta commercial team on investment trade-offs and marketing-mix decisions, ensuring launch investments are sufficiently funded and tracked against the approved budget.
Support the Associate Director, Etenta Volume Forecasting in developing accurate product volume and sales projections for Plan, Update, LBE, LRP, Portfolio, and Actual submissions, including market and competitive-landscape inputs.
Own the month-end price, volume/demand, and pipeline variance analyses and the associated close commentary, communicating key drivers of performance for the Etenta P&L.
Triangulate a wide variety of data sets — market research, competitive events, prescriptions, epidemiology, and market access — to inform forecast assumptions and assess financial impact.
Provide ad-hoc analytical support across launch, new-indication, and channel/product-mix scenarios, and represent Etenta finance with Marketing, Market Analytics and Business Insight, and Pricing to keep forecast assumptions aligned to the latest market view.