Assistant Controller

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.

Purpose

The Assistant Controller oversees financial accounting, financial reporting, cost allocation, collection of data, and preparation of reports that maintain AbbVie’s cost accounting systems for businesses supported. The Assistant Controller is responsible for maintaining a control environment complaint with internal control policies/procedures to assure accurate financial reporting and responsible commitment of asset/expense resources. The Assistant Controller is a leader in both the Finance Organization as well as the Site Operations and is expected to foster an inclusive and welcoming working environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides guidance and analysis for the various forecasting and reporting cycles (month-end actual reporting, LBE forecasting, LRP and Plan development) ensuring accurate financial results/forecasts for all stakeholders.  
• Oversees and provides guidance for the annual standards setting process including summarizing impact of cost change and presenting results to site leadership teams and region managements..
• Partners with site & finance leadership providing financial impact of business decisions, operational reviews and identifying opportunities for cost improvement.
• Leads and supports business case development for capital investments, sourcing alternatives, third party manufacturing arrangements. Presents findings and recommendations to site and region leadership.
• Direct management and development of up to 1 staff member with indirect management of other team members.
• Maintains a robust internal control environment in compliance with AbbVie policies, guidance and regulations.
• Supports and provides guidance for all plant audits, both internal and external.
• Supports standard and ad-hoc requests from AbbVie Finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• CPA preferred.
• 6+ years of experience in finance/accounting required.
• 2+ years in a manufacturing environment required.
• Familiarity with standard cost variance analysis required.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills. 
• Must be able to manage multiple priorities and achieve required timelines.
• Knowledge and proficiency in systems, particularly MS Excel and SAP, is critical. 
• Experience with SAP costing required.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

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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