Financial Analyst

Abbott • Kansas City, KS

17h • $61,300 - $122,700

About The Position

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions. The Opportunity The position of Financial Analyst – Commercial is within our Toxicology business unit, within our finance team, located in Kansas City, Missouri and is part of our Workplace Services business, which is committed to developing and delivering innovative products and services. These products and services automate and streamline the employee screening process by combining cutting-edge technology with superior customer service. The Financial Analyst – Commercial will support the commercial team in developing and monitoring performance to annual plan and quarterly forecasts and support recurring and ad-hoc reporting to support business performance. We seek someone who approaches projects with an innovative, service-oriented mindset, and a strong emphasis on data-driven solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 2 years or more of work experience in finance, accounting or auditing
• Periodic travel may be required

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree
• Ability to organize and interpret large amounts of data, identify and interpret trends and summarize in a clear and concise format
• Proficient in Excel, Power BI and PowerPoint
• Experience working in healthcare, manufacturing, or technology
• Working knowledge of financial statements and concepts

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with commercial leadership to develop sales and personnel budgets and forecasts in support of annual Plan and quarterly forecast updates
• Compare and analyze monthly financial results to plan and forecast, identifying and documenting key business drivers for variances, elevating risks and opportunities as applicable
• Conduct regular financial reviews with business partners to communicate financial performance, key business issues, and provide insights to support the commercial team in achieving financial goals
• Identify and drive process improvement and reporting automation and enhancement opportunities
• Support business partners in the creation and maintenance of reports and Power BI dashboards to manage performance
• Prepare monthly financial reporting to be distributed to stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and integrity of deliverables
• Influences and provides guidance for decision making while using sound reasoning to effectively persuade

Benefits

• 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 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
• An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
• We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

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