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About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
- Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the student debt program and education benefit – an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Lake Forest IL location in the Diagnostics Division,
We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.
Abbott Molecular is a leader in molecular diagnostics and the analysis of DNA, RNA, and proteins at the molecular level.
Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key heath and therapeutic areas, including infections disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology.
Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.
Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world’s greatest healthcare challenges.
What You’ll Work On
The LAC Area Senior Financial Analyst role is responsible for assisting with all ADD LAC FP&A Planning and Monthly Actuals Reporting processes, providing direct financial support for the Area Service organization, as well as LAC affiliate teams in Mexico, Argentina, Distributor Region and Central America. This role is integral to the preparation and review of Plan, LBE and CMR and will be called upon to adapt to changes in the business environment and/or commercial strategy, implementing solutions to meet the needs of the management team.
PRIMARY JOB SCOPE:
The Senior Analyst, Latin America and Canada is responsible for a wide range of financial disciplines. This role interacts with the Country General Managers and Controllers, as well as the rest of the Area Finance Teams and will need to focus on understanding the product offerings, local business dynamics, as well as establishing efficient processes and tools to effectively analyze and support new business opportunities.
CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Facilitate data collection and analysis from the regions/countries ensuring reasonableness of the information on an absolute and performance basis with the continuous goal of understanding the different business drivers of the various regions / countries.
- Participate as the Area Finance lead or “country liaison” with assigned countries which requires analyst to have an understanding of the country markets, customers, pipeline, performance, risks, opportunities, etc. Sr. Analyst is the 1st point of contact for the country finance teams and Area FD / Area Controller. Facilitate weekly touch point calls with responsible countries.
- Provide financial expertise and business decision support in evaluating and identifying the key issues and gaps in business performance and emerging business needs, deliver analyses that provide a foundation for management understanding and action.
- Develop metrics and reports for monthly review with management to understand and address performance as well as cost and spending drivers.
- Develop flexible, comprehensive tools to support commercial program proposals focused on ROI and fully burdened margin profitability to support various business needs, including training to improve the financial understanding of the key nonfinancial commercial management & staff.
- Maintain and develop system solutions and process improvements that meet the needs of the financial planning & reporting requirements.
- Ensure appropriate integrity and reasonableness of financial data as well as compliance with Corporate & Division financial policies and procedures.
- Responsible for adherence to Abbott accounting policies and procedures (CFMs) and Sarbanes Oxley requirements.
- Meet timing and quality standards to facilitate effective senior management review and decision-making.
- Additionally, this role is regularly involved in special projects with the Area Controller and Finance Director, business unit Controllers, and other members of commercial management and is expected to proactively look for ways to improve the planning and reporting processes.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
- 3-4 years of finance/accounting experience
Preferred Qualifications
- International Divisional, Area or Affiliate experience preferred
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, innovative thinking and problem-solving ability
- Analytical and organizational skills
- Power-Excel user and previous experience with TM1 and/or Essbase is preferred
- Fluency in Spanish is a plus
- MBA/CPA strongly desired
* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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The base pay for this position is $80,700.00 – $161,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
