Senior Financial Analyst

Abbott • Alameda, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is an onsite opportunity in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division, focusing on helping people with Diabetes lead healthier, happier lives. As a global leader in diabetes care, Abbott is committed to continuous improvement in glucose monitoring. As a Senior Financial Analyst for "Research & Development" and "New Analyte Ventures", you will be a key advisor for an R&D organization responsible for the development of next-generation biosensing technologies. You will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of annual budgets and periodic forecast updates, including deep-dive analysis of business data and providing financial analysis and support to operating managers on strategic planning, budgeting, operations planning, performance monitoring, and variance analysis. You will also be involved in the financial evaluation of future business opportunities, performing ROI, financial modeling, and payback analysis on new products, technologies, and major capital expenditures. This is an onsite opportunity in Alameda, CA.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree (preferably in finance, accounting or economics)
• 5 years financial analysis experience.
• Ability to plan, implement, and administer financial information and control systems.
• Knowledge of the principles, processes and standards for integrated financial analysis and reporting.
• Highly proficient in Excel.

Nice To Haves

• Masters Degree / MBA preferred
• Experience with SAP and Hyperion/ Dodeca budgeting software a plus
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization

Responsibilities

• Supports the Controller / Finance Management on key projects and analyses.
• Integral player in development of annual plans and periodic updates as needed.
• Interfaces with Senior Management and Department Managers and key stakeholders to gain understanding of key revenue and cost drivers.
• Prepares key management reports emphasizing historical results, budgets, forecasts, and trends.
• Performs actual to budget variance analysis while highlighting risks & opportunities to plan.
• Performs cost benefit justifications on major investments in new product development, programs and or capital expenditures.
• Performs monthly management reporting including budgetary performance and/or daily/monthly sales reporting as applicable.
• Analyzes functional P&L margin drivers.
• Performs financial analysis on new business opportunities (ROI analysis).
• Responsible for Balance Sheet analysis to ensure reserves are adequate and forecasts represent the operating plants.
• Accountability for operating with limited supervision on projects with significant interface across functions and groups.
• Balance demands of a variety of customers with potentially conflicting goals.
• Meet deadlines with minimal supervision and balance workload requirements; Accountable for meeting critical project deliverables.

Benefits

• 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 a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit

What This Job Offers

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