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Senior Financial Analyst
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a high employer contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our [insert location of working site] location in the [insert division name]. The Electrophysiology Division is currently recruiting a Senior Financial Analyst to work out of our Plymouth, Minnesota facility. This position is a key value-added role that partners with various levels of leadership to drive financial ownership, variance analysis and commentary for senior management, and process improvement. The person will be responsible for complex, timely, and accurate financial consolidation of full P&L, forecasting, and reporting for the business. Scope includes Consolidation of full P&L, Capital Consolidation, Month-End Close, Quarterly Forecasts, support the development of the Annual Operating Plan, and monthly Business Reviews. Additionally, the person will provide sales and margin analysis, and be involved in process improvement initiatives.
In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.
What You'll Work On
- Support the Month-End close process including accrual requests, journal entries preparation, spending/headcount review, variance analysis to forecast, and reporting of monthly results to management.
- Contribute to the quarterly forecast processes by independently taking ownership for assigned areas. This includes discussion with the respective business partners, understanding business inputs and assumptions, consolidating inputs to division level, commenting on the final numbers, providing effective communication to leadership on performance and drivers, and driving excellence in both processes and tools.
- Identify areas that can be improved and constructively propose new solutions that drive efficiencies. Develop and utilize sound financial processes to drive improved business performance.
- Financial modeling with extensive use of Excel.
- Support other Ad Hoc finance requests or inquiries from business partners.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
- 3+ years of full-time experience in FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis).
- Excellent skills in computer applications (MS Excel and PowerPoint).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in a matrix-oriented organization.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Experience in Hyperion Essbase.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in expense planning and financial modeling.
- Experience with SAP and Business Objects.
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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 $72,700.00 – $145,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
