Sr. Analyst Financial Planning & Analysis
About The Position
The Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A serves as a key financial partner to Abbott’s Cancer Diagnostics divisional headquarters. The role provides financial planning, analysis, reporting, and decision support to advance business performance and strategic objectives. It analyzes the division’s P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow forecasting and analysis processes to provide accurate financial visibility, identify risks and opportunities, and deliver actionable insights to leadership. The position supports budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning across business units by coordinating timelines and deliverables and ensuring timely, accurate submissions. It is based in Abbott’s Madison, Wisconsin office. The role involves travel approximately 5% of the time.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience.
- Strong quantitative, analytical, and financial modeling skills, including evaluating business performance under multiple scenarios and assumptions.
- Advanced proficiency with Excel and experience working with large, complex datasets from multiple sources.
- Ability to translate data into actionable business insights and communicate recommendations clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Strong business partnering and communication skills, with the ability to influence decisions and build trusted relationships across functions.
- Comfort operating in a dynamic, growth environment with evolving priorities and business needs.
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of Databricks or similar data platforms.
- Experience with SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or comparable analytical tools.
- Experience with EPM and planning systems such as OneStream.
- FP&A or commercial analytics experience.
Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate planning calendars, timelines, and deliverables across multiple business units for forecast, budget, and reporting cycles.
- Assist with divisional budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning, delivering accurate and timely financial projections.
- Analyze and report divisional financial performance, including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and key operational metrics.
- Partner with business and functional leaders to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and actions to improve financial performance and achieve business objectives.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly financial review materials with insights and recommendations for divisional leadership.
- Assist in developing financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases to support strategic initiatives, investments, and decisions.
- Monitor working capital, cash flow, and balance sheet performance and recommend actions to optimize cash generation and capital utilization.
- Consolidate and validate business-unit financial submissions for consistency, accuracy, and compliance with corporate requirements.
- Improve financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytical processes continuously.
- Support leadership with ad hoc financial analysis, special projects, and executive presentations.
- Translate complex financial data into actionable business insights as a trusted financial partner.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
