Director Finance, FP&A - US Commercial

$151,500 - $288,000/Yr

AbbVie - Mettawa, IL

Full-time - Senior

Mettawa, IL

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Director of Finance, FP&A for US Commercial at AbbVie is a pivotal role that provides financial leadership and oversight for US Patient Services and various commercial functions. This position is responsible for managing a functional spending pool exceeding $1 billion and approximately 2,000 employees. The Director will partner closely with leadership teams to establish strategies and align tactics across the US Therapeutics organization, ensuring that financial commitments are met and outcomes are optimized. This role requires interaction with all levels of finance and business leadership, making it essential for the Director to possess strong communication and strategic thinking skills. In terms of financial reporting and internal control, the Director will lead strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis to support key decision-making processes. They will oversee general ledger activities and month-end close processes to ensure accuracy and compliance with AbbVie’s financial policies. The Director will also be responsible for developing effective reporting mechanisms, monitoring performance, and supporting the development of contingency plans as necessary. Collaboration with external and internal audit teams is crucial to complete audit cycles effectively and implement recommendations. The financial planning and analysis aspect of the role involves leading planning processes, ensuring accurate integration of sales forecasts, pricing, and investment resources. The Director will champion cost savings and resource optimization programs while coordinating corporate planning requirements across the division. Deliverables must be clear and concise for executive-level review and approval. As a strategic business partner, the Director will work with business leaders to optimize decision-making and ensure resources are deployed effectively. They will also support finance process improvements and foster a culture of continuous improvement. The role includes providing analyses for ad hoc business presentations to help senior management adapt strategies to meet objectives. People leadership is a key component of this position, as the Director will lead a team of 20 finance professionals, including 5 direct reports. They will set and align goals, motivate the team, and empower them to deliver exceptional results. The Director will report to the Vice President, Controller, and manage relationships with various finance and commercial leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis to support key decision making.
• Oversee general ledger and related month-end close activities to ensure accuracy and predictability of results, and to maintain compliance with AbbVie financial policies and control framework.
• Provide finance reporting to various management teams by contributing to the development of projects and activities that align with business and financial objectives.
• Develop effective reporting, monitor performance and support development of contingency plans as necessary to deliver results with clear and concise commentary.
• Partner with the external and internal audit teams to complete all audit cycles effectively and implement any audit recommendations according to due dates as applicable.
• Drive to continue to enhance internal controls and ensure financial results are recorded in compliance with AbbVie financial policies, SOX and GAAP.
• Proactively lead the planning processes ensuring accurate and timely integration of sales forecast, pricing and investment resourcing, ensuring senior management input to meet overall Division / Global / Corporate deadlines and deliverables.
• Champion, value and measure cost savings and resource optimization programs.
• Coordinate across the division timelines, requirements, targets, financial presentations, and financial results for all corporate planning requirements.
• Ensure financial planning and reporting deliverables are accurate, clear and concise for Executive level review and approval.
• Be a strategic partner with business leaders to optimize decision making, meet financial commitments, ensure resources are appropriately deployed, and prepare deliverables that are Executive management ready.
• Support various Finance process/system improvement efforts and instill a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide analyses for ad hoc or other business presentations that lend insight into key business drivers enabling senior management to adapt more appropriate tactics / strategy to meet both short- and long-term objectives.
• Lead a team of 20 highly motivated and engaged finance professionals by setting & aligning goals/priorities, motivating, and empowering the team to deliver exceptional results.

Requirements

• 10+ years progressive accounting or finance experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in leading and motivating a team in a dynamic business environment to successfully achieve results / deliverables
• Ability to solve business problems through the proactive identification of issues and subsequent collection, analysis, and interpretation of related data
• Experience supporting senior operating management
• Experience working independently as well as team environments and integrating activities across multiple functions / divisions.

Nice-to-haves

• MBA in Accounting or Finance and / or CPA
• US Commercial experience and knowledge of the financial planning process
• Solid understanding of automated accounting systems such as SAP, BPC, and desktop productivity applications.

Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k) to eligible employees
• Participation in short-term incentive programs
• Participation in long-term incentive programs