Senior Financial Analyst, Finance

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

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AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health, and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

In this exciting opportunity you will be responsible for supporting the planning, forecasting, tracking, and analysis of Selling, General & Administrative (SG&A) expenses for the Immunology commercial team. This role partners closely with business leaders and cross-functional teams to ensure accurate budget management, insightful variance analysis, effective financial decision-making and completing tasks relating to audits & SOX as required by Corporate Finance. You will serve as the key financial liaison responsible for supporting in the preparation and analysis of the monthly LBE (Last Best Estimate), Plan, Update and LRP (Long Range Plan) from an SG&A perspective. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with business acumen, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate financial insights clearly.

This role reports to the Finance Lead, Immunology, works very closely with the commercial team and is a key player in ensuring the accuracy of financial information.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for leading and enhancing the monthly SG&A process.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor SG&A budgets, forecasts, and monthly accruals.
• Partner with business functions to understand cost drivers, spending trends, and operational assumptions.
• Perform variance analysis of actuals vs. budget and provide actionable commentary.
• Support monthly and quarterly close processes, including accruals, journal entries, and open PO reporting.
• Prepare management reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership.
• Identify risks and opportunities in SG&A and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure financial data accuracy and adherence to internal controls and company policies.
• Assist, in the preparation of the Plan, Update & LBE cycles from an SG&A perspective.
• Collaborate with Accounting, FP&A, and business stakeholders to improve processes and reporting.
• Maintenance and uploading of expenses and other financial related data into the financial planning systems.
• Review and approve invoices ensuring compliance and alignment to company policies.
• Assist with ad hoc analysis and special projects as needed.
• Continuous process improvement.

Qualifications

• Maintain effectiveness in a fast-paced environment with changing tasks, situations, responsibilities, and stakeholders.
• Builds and maintains good relationships with cross functional teams and other colleagues/management.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Takes actions to achieve goals (proactive/shows initiative).
• Constantly seeking out new ways to improve processes (innovative).
• Sense of urgency and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Capacity to work under pressure quickly and autonomously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates a strong personal capacity for learning new aspects of the business and encourages others to do the same.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field; advanced degree or certifications (e.g., MBA, CPA, CFA) preferred.
• Four to five years of related work experience.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of BPC, APT, SAP and Power BI considered an asset.

AbbVie aims to offer a French-speaking workplace in Quebec and has made efforts to limit English requirements. However, advanced English skills are essential for this role because the position involves working with English-speaking employees, clients, and regions outside Quebec.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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