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 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.
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- 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 is an onsite opportunity in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division. We are helping people with Diabetes lead healthier, happier lives. As a global leader in diabetes care, Abbott is constantly working to deliver the highest quality products and unwavering support to our customers. Consistent and accurate glucose monitoring is the foundation of any diabetes management plan, so we’re committed to continuous improvement in the way patients and professionals measure, track and analyze glucose levels.
As a Financial Analyst, you will be in a key value-added role that partners with various levels of leadership to drive financial ownership on NA weekly sales, month end close and LBE analytics. You will be responsible for timely and accurate month end close, forecasting, and reporting for the business. **This is an onsite opportunity in Alameda, CA.**
What You'll Do
- Support North America’s Weekly sales, Month-End Close, LBE Confirms & LBE forecasts
- Consolidation of financial forecasts and actuals reporting. Partners with Affiliate commercial and functional teams to analyze Sales, P&L and Balance Sheet performance versus various financial benchmarks
- Provides timely and accurate reporting to management leveraging your knowledge of the finance systems and your familiarity with the business operations
- Gain exposure to the full P&L each LBE cycle, learning key business drivers from each department
- Collaborate with DHQ teams to prepare and analyze LBE submissions
- Maintain an effective and efficient planning process for the division and functional areas being supported, including the coordination of a planning calendar with key dates and deliverables
- Support other Ad Hoc finance requests or enquiries from business partners.
Experience You'll Bring
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
- 2+ years of full-time finance and/or accounting experience.
- Intermediate/Adavanced computer applications (MS Excel, MS PowerPoint).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, variance analysis skills, accuracy, and attention to details.
- Ability to learn system software and databases quickly (SAP, Essbase, HFM).
