Financial Analyst – External Manufacturing

Job Description

Join AbbVie as a Financial Analyst – External Manufacturing, supporting reliable financial and business reporting and strong governance for the External Manufacturing (ECM) organization.

Based at AbbVie’s office in Zwolle, the Financial Analyst informs stakeholders with relevant figures, facts, and analysis, contributing to the “Control Tower” function with international impact within AbbVie. You will be part of a team of 4 analysts and report to a Finance Lead, supporting the Finance Lead and/or the Controller by contributing to the global Finance business plan. You will work within legal and company regulations and actively contribute to governance processes and culture.

Your tasks contribute to AbbVie’s success and the health of the patients who are at the heart of our work.

Responsibilities

• Reporting of monthly financial results for the AbbVie External Manufacturing (ECM) organization, performed from two legal entities based in the Netherlands.
• Direct ownership of monthly Third Party Manufacturers (TPM) Product and Project accruals, reclasses and various cost allocation journal entries, in partnership with Finance Shared Services.
• Key stakeholder in monthly performance estimates and yearly Financial Performance Plan.
• Support AbbVie product launches and ensure end to end Finance readiness.
• Act as point of contact for the Supply department regarding planned shipments, material cost and spend.
• Look for ways to optimize finance systems/models and help roll out global project implementations.
• Develop strong partnership with Purchasing (Procurement) to understand impacts of Terms and Conditions within TPM Contracts.
• Lead annual Physical Inventory counts at Third Party Manufacturers in scope.
• Perform monthly inventory reconciliations for AbbVie consigned inventory at TPMs.
• Coordinate and / or prepare special ad hoc information requests or projects to support local, division or corporate management.

Qualifications

As Financial Analyst External Manufacturing you will be working in an informal atmosphere and international environment. Cooperating with others comes easily to you and you are open-minded about other cultures. Furthermore, you are focused on achieving goals, pro-active and improvement focused.

• Master in business economics or accountancy (CPA) at university level (or Bachelor degree).
• At least 3 years of experience in a related finance role.
• Understanding of U.S. and local GAAPs, internal controls and financial reporting is beneficial.
• Strong analytical skills and deep MS Office knowledge within a financial environment required.
• Preferably experience with logistical processes and/or international matrix organization.
• Prior experience with SAP is beneficial.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills are required.
• Work well both in a team and autonomously.
• Flexible in working hours, collaborating with different time zones and helping out the team where needed.