Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions that address serious health issues. They are seeking a Senior Manager for Finance Planning Systems to partner with finance teams, oversee project consultants, and enhance financial planning processes.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Commercial finance planning teams to facilitate continuous improvement efforts towards the planning, forecasting and long-range plan
- Partner with project team and supervise consultants with commercial requirements gathering, technical design, development, User acceptance testing, and cutover of an enterprise planning solution
- Take responsibility of root cause analysis and process improvement. Requires strong understanding of the Commercial Operations planning and consolidation process as well as requirements for management reporting
- Design, develop and troubleshoot load rules, Business Rules, and Calculation Scripts
- Continuously and proactively improve the environment to enrich experience by contributing to training documentation and support for end users
- Develop, maintain, and improve documentation on key business processes and procedures in compliance with Internal control policies
- Promote and develop automation of processes with current and future application flows. Send downstream system monthly corporate adjustment files for tie to final monthly, quarterly consolidation
- Facilitate integration of SAP SAC planning, including sourcing actuals, reconciling and data analytics
- Partner with BTS to install technical patches, upgrades, and system/application migrations
- Responsible for Leadership communication and updating to Steering committee on monthly basis
- Act as the SAC subject matter expert for the entire organization by recommending and seeking out fellow SAC SMEs for common resolutions and best-practice recommendations across the enterprise
Skills
- Strong expertise in commercial finance for a large pharmaceutical company is required
- Expected to work in virtual Pacific Time zone
- Experience in architecting, building, and supporting financial planning applications
- Experience with administration and/or implementation of SAP BPC required
- Strong Analytical and technical skills to continuously improve processes
- Understanding /Acumen of Finance with strong knowledge in planning, forecasting, accounting close process
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with all levels
- Ability to understand the needs of the various business teams to appropriately plan for growth and change
- Excellent problem-solving skills, including innovative and creative solutions
- Ability to work independently and be goal oriented, as well as work as part of a team
- Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines
- Team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Finance, or Accounting preferred
Benefits
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k) to eligible employees
- Eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs
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