US RTR CFS Innovation & Excellence Manager

Abbott Laboratories • Lewes, DE

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The US Record to Report (RTR) Corporate Finance Services (CFS) Innovation and Excellence Manager is responsible for executing strategic projects that will transform the US RTR tower which will enable improvements to the effectiveness of stakeholder support. These strategic projects include Project Resilience (cybersecurity and Business Continuity planning strategy), Automation/Robotics, and AI initiatives like Co-Pilot will positively impact the US RTR team and Revenue Division they support. The Innovation Excellence RTR Manager will focus on improving organizational performance through continuous improvement, sustainable stakeholder value, and exceptional operational practices. This Manager will report to CoreDx Senior Reporting Manager in US CFS and will support the overall US CFS groups including Medical Devices, Abbott Nutrition, Core Diagnostics, Molecular, APOC and Corporate.

Requirements

• BS Degree in Accounting, Finance, or General Management.
• Minimum 7 years of Finance and Accounting experience in a complex multinational organization, 2-3 of those years from transaction through to close, inclusive of external and internal financial reporting.
• Program and Project Management and/or Business Excellence Management experience.
• Demonstrated leadership to work in a matrix organized environment.
• Experience and background in evaluating business risk and implementing financial controls.
• Effective stakeholder management experience with ability to influence & persuade key stakeholders and to constructively deal with conflicts.
• Ability to work and collaborate with others, to consider the needs of all affected groups, and to build/leverage relationships across functions and organizations to achieve business results. Decisive yet collaborative leadership style.
• Ability to work with others in a formal process for solving issues and problems.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma Black and/or Green Belt certification preferred
• Expertise with Co-Pilot, Microsoft Power Automate, Automation Anywhere and other Robotics software preferred.
• Experience working with offshore Shared Service providers, working on cross functional teams, and working directly with IT is desirable

Responsibilities

• Set and drive the execution of strategic projects including RTR Business Excellence, Project Resilience (Cyber Security Strategy), Robotics automation, and Co-Pilot/AI use cases, working directly with CFS RTR Sr. Managers, US CFS RTR Director, and gain buy-in from key stakeholders.
• Lead the global CFS Business Continuity Planning (BCP) for CFS, from both process and IT perspective. Function as the liaison between the global CFS teams (HUB and Affiliate) , the Corporate Reporting team and IT (BTS)
• US CFS owner for SPARK (CFS’ internal Continuous Improvement reporting tool)
• Lead Six Sigma (Yellow Belt / Green Belt certification and project) for US CFS
• In consultation with business and operational teams, lead identification, prioritization, and delivery of process improvements/, ensuring support of organizational outcomes and business results.
• Collaborate with US CFS leadership to ensure alignment of priorities, management and influence of results through working in a matrixed environment.
• Collaborate with Divisions and BTS-IT on ERP program initiatives and deployment of other enabling technologies as necessary (Catapult (SAP4HANA), Project Resilience (cyber security), and ServiceNow
• Provide support on execution of strategies to advance Abbott/CFS Operational Model.
• Identify, drive, and monitor continuous improvement related to the RTR process area and create opportunities to bring service innovation to Abbott across the end-to-end RTR process.
• Ensure adequate and timely root cause analysis to understand problem drivers and implementation of necessary corrections and/or changes.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships across the finance functions. Act as a liaison with Abbott Division and Corporate business partners, CFS and other customers.
• Proactively as aligned with management, monitor cross-functional and enterprise-wide initiatives that impact people, processes and technology to ensure alignment, maintain agility and mitigate disruption to the RTR process agenda through frequent communication with business partners including CFS leadership, Future of Finance leadership, functional stakeholders including commercial divisions, corporate functions, etc.
• Operate independently within a varied and changing scope of responsibilities under some supervision.
• Work closely with CFS leadership responsibilities related to business strategy, business case development, and business design decision making.
• Identify and lead opportunities for change management at a senior level, which is essential for securing buy-in from senior management.

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 - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• health and wellness benefits

What This Job Offers

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