Sr. Analyst Financial Planning & Analysis
About The Position
The Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), is a key financial partner to Abbott’s Cancer Diagnostics divisional headquarters. The role provides financial planning, analysis, reporting, and decision support to help drive business performance and achieve strategic objectives. It analyzes the division’s P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow, identifies risks and opportunities, and delivers actionable insights to leadership. The position helps coordinate budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning across business units by developing timelines, managing deliverables, and ensuring timely and accurate submissions. It is based at Abbott’s Madison, Wisconsin office. Travel is listed as 5% of the time.
Requirements
- Minimum five years of experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Strong quantitative, analytical, and financial modeling skills, including the ability to evaluate 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 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 for strategic initiatives, investments, and decision-making.
- 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 to ensure consistency, accuracy, and compliance with corporate requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement of financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytical processes.
- 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
