Associate Director, Global Process Lead for OPS Finance

Dublin, County Dublin

• Function: Corporate
• Job Type: Full-time

Job ID: R00132524
Company Description
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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.
Job Description

Qualifications

• Requires 7-10 years progressive accounting or finance experience.
• This position requires an individual with the ability and desire to proactively search out and evaluate business problems and opportunities
• Capability to direct efforts to achieve answers and results
• Ability to solve business problems through the proactive identification of issues and subsequent collection, analysis and interpretation of related data
• Demonstrated problem solving and analysis within a broad framework of AbbVie’s financial policies (CFMs), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Preferred: MBA in Accounting or Finance and/or CPA/CMA
• Preferred: Multi-division experience, knowledge of the financial planning process and knowledge of manufacturing processes
• Preferred: Solid understanding of automated accounting systems such as SAP ERP, SAP BPC, and experience with business intelligence tools such as Power B

PURPOSE:

The primary objective of this position is to provide financial leadership and business support for the target function. Specifically, this position is responsible for building and owning tools and processes for financial planning and analysis related to Plan, Update, LBE and LRP, execution of global standardized manufacturing process and decision support, and strategic projects (M&A integration, etc.). In addition, this position is responsible for ensuring the compliance and governance of processes related to of the accuracy of financial statements and staff development as required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Financial Planning – Support financial tools used in the planning processes [Plan, UPD, LBE and LRP] ensuring accurate and timely integration of forecast, costing and variance analysis, ensuring senior management input to meet overall division/corporate calendar deadlines
• Ensure standardized global process deliverables are documented, aligned and concise for Executive level review and approval
• Work closely with business partners to develop standardized processes that are accurately incorporate site dynamics
• Be a strategic tool for target functions and provide clear and concise output deliverables that can be reviewed with Executive management
• Work closely with business partners to ensure adequate and appropriate resourcing levels to successfully execute deliverables
• Decision Support/Special Projects - Provide analyses for ad hoc or other business presentations that lend insight into key business drivers enabling operating management to adapt more appropriate tactics/strategy
• Financial statement accuracy – Ensure compliance and governance of processes related to monthly reporting associated with functional strategic projects
• Staff Development – Potentially responsible for delegating to and coaching a staff of employees to ensure an optimal level of support to the business and provide coaching and career development opportunities to sustain a high performing staff
• Individual is expected to successfully perform all responsibilities with a high degree of self-motivation and autonomy

Qualifications

• Requires 7-10 years progressive accounting or finance experience.
• This position requires an individual with the ability and desire to proactively search out and evaluate business problems and opportunities
• Capability to direct efforts to achieve answers and results
• Ability to solve business problems through the proactive identification of issues and subsequent collection, analysis and interpretation of related data
• Demonstrated problem solving and analysis within a broad framework of AbbVie’s financial policies (CFMs), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Preferred: MBA in Accounting or Finance and/or CPA/CMA
• Preferred: Multi-division experience, knowledge of the financial planning process and knowledge of manufacturing processes
• Preferred: Solid understanding of automated accounting systems such as SAP ERP, SAP BPC, and experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI

Additional Information
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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