Finance & Demand Analyst PL & CEE (on-site)

at  Abbott Laboratories

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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Adequate University Degree (Bachelor, Master).
• Experience in commercial finance / controlling is a must (minimum 1-2 years).
• Experience in medical / healthcare business or FMCG industry is a plus.
• International experience dealing with multiple countries, consolidation, as well as capabilities to interact with people from different cultures is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Can do attitude with strong analytical skills.
• Excellent system skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience in using SAP, TM1 or HFM is a plus.
• Teamwork spirit, self-starter and reliable in meeting timelines.
• Fluent in English and Polish, written and spoken.
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• Finance partner for marketing and sales team in effective tracking of promotional spend budget, improvement of spend tracking tools and providing ad hoc analysis.
• Full responsibility for traditional blood glucose monitoring products (sales & volume forecast, actuals monitoring, shipments coordination, etc.).
• Assist preparation of financial and demand plans (rolling LBEs, Plan, CDR) & creation of presentations as directed for PL&CEE businesses.
• Assist in month-end closing: prepare journal entries for sales & expenses, control invoices and perform variance analysis vs various benchmarks.
• Perform detailed analysis on key SG&A expense items.
• Identify, suggest, agree and implement improvements in planning tools and methodologies.
• Identify and highlight exceptions to the forecast on an ongoing basis, providing root cause explanations for key drivers of forecast variance and suggest improvements accordingly.
• Prepare and publish monthly reporting deck, including P&L and Balance Sheet variance analysis and commentaries.
• Consolidate data for PL&CEE region.
• Ensure that all financial activity is completed in accordance with Abbott policies and procedures as well as local laws and regulations.