Senior Financial Analyst

Abbott • Alameda, CA

7d • $90,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst will support and partner with Abbott’s Commercial and Marketing teams in the Lingo Division, with a particular focus on actuals reporting and forecasting for Plan, rLBE, and Confirm processes. The role calls for strong analytical capabilities, business acumen, and effective collaboration across finance and commercial teams.

The position is based onsite in Alameda, California. Lingo is a biosensing technology business within Abbott that tracks biomarkers such as glucose, ketones, and lactate. Its team combines a start-up culture and mindset with Abbott’s healthcare innovation resources.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• At least 4 years of finance experience in FP&A, cost/general accounting, and financial reporting.
• Ability to plan, implement, and administer financial information and control systems.
• Knowledge of principles, processes, and standards for integrated financial analysis and reporting.
• Ability to work autonomously, take initiative, and proactively complete work with minimal supervision.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills, including managing multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and quality.
• Excellent skills in computer applications, including MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Hyperion Essbase.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively at multiple levels in a matrix-oriented organization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Financial experience at the country level.

Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end close activities, including journal entries, actual variance analysis, and management commentary.
• Support timely sales results, high-quality P&L and balance sheet reporting, projections against benchmarks, and trend information.
• Lead financial planning with commercial teams for sales revenue, product units, gross margin, OMC, and SG&A expenses, including LBE and Confirm submissions, current-month predictors, and other forecasting processes.
• Analyze trends in rLBE submissions and present findings to Commercial senior leadership to support strategic decisions and agree on the submission storyline.
• Build and maintain financial models for new product launches, including account onboarding, sales volume ramp, and pricing dynamics.
• Support preparation of the LBE deck and coordinate with stakeholders to prepare concise, executive-ready presentations for senior management.
• Develop metrics and reports for monthly management reviews of activity, performance, cost, and spending drivers.
• Provide profitability analyses for new product concepts and launches, promotional programs, instrument placements, major customers, distribution channels, and product lines to inform business and pricing strategies.
• Develop flexible tools to evaluate commercial program proposals, including ROI and fully burdened margin profitability, and provide training to improve commercial staff’s financial understanding.
• Maintain and develop system solutions and process improvements for financial planning and reporting requirements.
• Adhere to Abbott accounting policies and procedures, including CFMs and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements; maintain controls that protect asset integrity and ensure GAAP compliance.
• Conduct ad hoc financial and business analyses to support management decisions.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Employees may qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, an affordable and convenient path to a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

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