Senior Director, Finance

AbbVie•North Chicago, IL

About The Position

AbbVie'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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. The primary objective of this position is to provide financial leadership and business support for R&D Finance. Specifically, this position is responsible for all consolidated financial planning and reporting, internal controls, and leadership. In addition, this position provides strategic business partnership to the Vice President Controller or R&D Finance.

Requirements

15+ years progressive accounting or finance experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience in leading and motivating a team in a dynamic business environment to successfully achieve results and on-time deliverables
Ability to solve business problems through the proactive identification of issues and subsequent collection, analysis, and interpretation of related data
Experience supporting senior operating management, with executive presence and ability to challenge the status quo while building relationships
Experience working independently as well as team environments and integrating activities across multiple functions / divisions

Nice To Haves

MBA in Accounting or Finance and / or CPA
US Commercial experience and knowledge of the financial planning process
Solid understanding of automated accounting/financial systems such as TM1, desktop productivity and mainframe accounting applications

Responsibilities

Lead the monthly, quarterly and annual close / reporting processes ensuring accurate and timely reporting of monthly financial results in accordance with GAAP and reporting requirements from Division, Global and Corporate requirements.
Develop effective reporting, monitor performance and support development of contingency plans as necessary to deliver results with clear and concise commentary.
Work closely with the external and internal audit teams to complete all audit cycles effectively and implementing any audit recommendations according to due dates as applicable.
Drive to continue to enhance internal controls and ensure financial results are recorded in compliance with AbbVie financial policies, SOX and GAAP.
Proactively lead the planning processes [Plan, UPD, LBE and LRP] ensuring accurate and timely integration of sales forecast, pricing and investment resourcing, ensuring senior management input to meet overall Division / Global / Corporate deadlines and deliverables.
Coordinate across the division timelines, requirements, targets, financial presentations, and financial results for all Corporate planning requirements.
Lead the finance team that provides direct financial support to all of the support organizations within the division.
Ensure financial planning and reporting deliverables are accurate, clear and concise for Executive level review and approval.
Provide proactive leadership across overall Financial Planning and Reporting function by effectively communicating / interfacing with Senior management, business unit controllers and other cross functional teams with R&D Finance as well as all external customers encompassing Global and Corporate FP&A communities.
Be a strategic partner to the Vice President – R&D Finance and provide clear and concise output deliverables that are Executive management ready.
Provide analyses for ad hoc or other business presentations that lend insight into key business drivers enabling senior management to adapt more appropriate tactics / strategy to meet both short- and long-term objectives.
Build an effective network within the R&D Finance teams to facilitate navigation and alignment throughout the complex matrix environment.
Identify, nurture and develop key talent with an eye towards future leadership roles within various areas of the organization.
Acclimate to US forecasting cycles and consider areas for future process improvements as part of a key member of the planning processes, along with DHQ and members of the extended finance leadership team.
Partner with Demand Planning/Pricing teams to monitor and maintain the stability of AbbVie product in the U.S. supply channel, ensure the equitable allocation of product to customers and provide business insights on purchase and pricing trends across AbbVie’s key brands.
Effectively lead and develop a team of professionals with direct reports.