Brand Finance Manager – Netherlands

Join AbbVie as a Brand Finance Manager

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

This position reports to the Finance Director and is based in Hoofddorp with a flexible 3/2 working model.

The Brand Finance Manager (BFM) is the “CFO” for the Business Unit(s) and partner for the Business Unit Director(s). You are responsible for the design and careful management of the financial administration organization relating to the Business Unit(s). You do this in such a way that the management periodically and at any time has insight and a reliable overview of the financial results of the Business Unit(s).

Your role at AbbVie

The BFM guides and influences commercial stakeholders in translating the financial plan into a task-oriented and output-oriented tactical plan for the Business Unit(s). Sales, profitability, R.O.I and weekly and monthly reports for the departments are leading.

You provide insight to the FD/Business Unit Director(s). You will make proposals for cost, efficiency and internal control improvements and actively help to implement this. The result of the total work of your brand involvement and finance department leads to financial transparency in financial results and an unqualified auditor's report.

Highlighted Responsibilities:

• Provide commercial challenge and reasoning for the portfolio strategy and decision making to ensure resources are deployed, and actions taken, in a way which maximizes benefit for AbbVie and our stakeholders
• In cooperation with Commercial Directors and Business Unit Managers, develop Sales and Expense planning benchmarks and forecasts
• Share the story behind reports with Commercial Directors and their teams, validating the logic of assumptions, challenging them where needed and ensure alignment with Region and Area counterparts
• Prepare commercial models and ensure data integrity in all planning cycles
• You manage brand P&Ls and maintain an overview of budget and spending, providing financial and commercial input to support the maximization of investment opportunities
• Support and educate commercial departments in managing budgets and targets and encourage ownership
• Investigate opportunities and risks and present to the Commercial director and their teams
• Identify important external developments and trends within the relevant field
• Show thought leadership on business finance topics within the broader AbbVie finance community and leverages upon maturity to drive the AbbVie finance culture

Qualifications

• Experience of working in Finance roles in a similar industry, such as:
  • Financial Planning, analysis, consolidation
  • Financial audit
  • Business partnering and project management
• Proven experience with financial modeling: translating business cases and scenarios into financial modeling, top to bottom P&L line.
• Track record of using initiative, drive and questioning to improve the performance of professional teams.
• Ability to translate complex market dynamics into simple stories and clear executive explanation for upper management.
• Willingness to learn new concepts and ways of working (growth mindset).
• Advanced computer skills, particularly Microsoft Excel and Power BI.

Why AbbVie?

AbbVie has been at the top of the global 'Best Workplaces' list in the Netherlands, Europe and worldwide for several years in a row. We are proud of this! This recognition by Great Place to Work is reflecting employee experiences of trust, innovation, company values and leadership, across Europe. It is an acknowledgement of being a fulfilling workplace, a recognition of our culture and the result of the ways we work together.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.