Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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 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 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 in our facilities of Irving TX, 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.

At Abbott, diverse ideas, perspectives, and expertise allow us to create the life-changing solutions that help people live healthier lives. In 150 countries and with businesses spanning nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices, and branded generic pharmaceuticals, Abbott offers you enormous opportunities to explore your interests and help you achieve your career and personal goals.

What You’ll Work On

We have an exciting opportunity within our Abbott Diagnostics business located at Irving, Texas for a Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis.  This individual will drive financial support and counsel to the Global Instrument Operations Controller, as well as, site Sr. leadership team for activity impacting Income Statement / Balance Sheet reporting, as well as, strategic business initiatives geared towards ensuring site success, economic profitability and positioning for future state through long range planning and analysis. The position will have significant exposure to both Division Finance as well as senior Operations leadership personnel.

Primary Job Functions:

• Primary responsibilities included, but are not limited to, setting standards annually (labor / material / overhead), forecasting spending budgets and headcount files, account reconciliation review, and partnering with multiple site operations managers to maximize effective / accurate financial reporting, while managing a staff of 3 headcount.
• Consolidate, forecast and report ADD IA Core Instrument manufacturing production spanning $100MM in budgetary spending, 650 employees, $600MM in COGS, and $300MM+ Inventory globally against relevant benchmark planning (Plan, Std, IBP, LRP, etc…).
• Works strategically with business partners to ensure the manufacturing entities are taking advantage of cost savings and scaling for the future.
• Provides leadership to assigned staff by setting goals which align to site and department annual operating plans and regularly review execution towards individual goals through coaching and mentoring.
• Develop and retain employee(s) reporting to this role allowing them to grow, while leveraging their strengths and expanding their knowledge of the business to get the job done.
• Obtain, review, and coordinate the ADD global demand planning forecast by size code for internal manufacturing, as well as, for third party manufactured (TPM) instruments for the appropriate cycle (IBP, Standard setting, actual reporting, etc…).
• Model and forecast key P&L expense reporting line items, such as PPV, Cost Improvements, Methods, and Distressed Inventory.
• Monitor impacts to the aforementioned areas for inclusion in the annual product cost change standard update vs. the bench mark year standards.
• Preparation of the site product overhead burden pool and allocations for standards to alternate sites supported with our headcount when applicable.
• Active, continuous support of ADD gross margin improvement possibilities, possessing the initiative and drive to influence, guide, and support the decision-making process.
• Analyze, implement, and recommend improvement strategies to analyze data and results while maintaining the integrity and accuracy of consolidated activity.
• Anticipate financial issues, demonstrating an ability to recognize the implications of interrelated activities.  Independently develop strategies to mitigate or capitalize on the potential impacts before the event has occurred when feasible.
• Professionally interface with various levels of management using strong communication, summarization, and presentation skills, leveraging best practices in effective persuasion using fact-based reasoning.
• Properly report and estimate the impact of foreign currency exchange for both year-to-year standard implications (SCOP/SRV) and monthly PPV reporting purposes.
• Review, prepare, or analyze account reconciliations and lead effort to clear reconciling items in a timely fashion.
• Maintain effective internal control and compliance with Abbott CFM’s, GAAP, SOX, customs and entity tax where applicable.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA is a plus
• 7 -10 years of Accounting and Finance experience
• Strong technical, analytical, and independent problem solving skills
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, TM1, and SAP
• Very effective communicator and presenter
• Influential leader

* 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:  www.abbottbenefits.com

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.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

     

The base pay for this position is

$95,000.00 – $190,000.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Financial Planning and Analysis

     

DIVISION:

CRLB Core Lab

        

LOCATION:

United States > Irving : LC-8

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

No

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

     

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf