Abbott

Director, Finance

Abbott$172K — $344K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Four-year degree in accounting, financial planning and analysis, financial auditing, or related field.
  • 10 years of relevant work experience in finance roles.
  • Strong communication skills for engaging with finance teams and senior leadership.
  • Demonstrated initiative and critical-thinking capabilities.
  • Ability to work independently under minimal supervision with a broad scope of responsibility.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate all financial planning activities and management review packages.
  • Manage, coach, and develop employees within the finance team.
  • Oversee month-end close processes and reporting for the Division Office.
  • Facilitate financial submissions and follow-through on management review items.
  • Supervise daily, month-end, and ad hoc sales reporting activities.
  • Perform ad hoc analyses for various stakeholders, including the Division Controller and Corporate.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness coverage for employees and families.
  • Opportunities for career development and growth within the company.
  • Access to diverse roles across different divisions within Abbott.
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Division Controller of Finance, this Director role will be responsible for the oversight and coordination of the Division's financial planning activities including the compilation, analysis, and distribution of management review packages for Long Range Plans, month end reporting and Latest Best Estimates (LBEs). Oversight of the preparation and analysis of Division Office P&Ls for the above planning activities as well as for month - end Actuals, being the liaison between Division Finance and the various divisional financial planning groups around the world plus Corporate Finance, and oversight of all Division-level daily and month-end sales reporting.

What You'll Work On
  • Coordination of all scheduled planning activities (such as the creation and distribution of all division-level templates, schedules, instructions, guidelines and calendars)
  • Employee management, coaching, and development for exempt individuals
  • Month-end close and reporting for Division Office (journal entry review, variance analysis and commentaries, etc.)
  • Coordinate financial submissions to Corporate via follow-through (via various divisional finance groups) of management review, finance-related action items
  • Oversee BU/Division-level daily, month-end and ad hoc sales reporting activities
  • Perform and / or coordinate ad hoc analyses (such as forecast scenarios) for Division Controller, Division President, Senior Staff, MDD (Medical Device HQ team) and Corporate

Required Qualifications
  • Four-year degree in accounting, financial planning and analysis, financial auditing, or related
  • 10 years of relevant work experience
  • Ability to clearly, concisely and accurately communicate across the finance organization, cross-functional teams and Sr. leadership
  • Demonstrated initiative, analytical thinking, critical-thinking, problem-solving skills
  • Ability to operate independently with broad scope of responsibility under minimal supervision and under challenging time constraints


Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced degree or CPA

Skills
  • Problem-Solving Skills
  • Leadership / team development
  • Forecasting
  • Data Analytics tools (Power BI)
  • Variance Analysis
  • Financial Planning and Analysis
  • Accounting
  • Financial Auditing
  • Analytical Thinking

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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life.

The base pay for this position is
$172,000.00 - $344,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
General / Shared Services

DIVISION:
AVD Vascular

LOCATION:
United States > Santa Clara : Building B - SC

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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Size
113,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
Industry
Net Income
$4.4 billion
Founded
1944
5 Year Trend
+15.6%
Revenue
$34.6 billion
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