Senior Analyst, Finance

Company Description

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Purpose

The Global R&D Senior Study Forecasting Analyst is responsible for supporting and performing financial analyses and budgetary reconciliations of Immunology clinical trial budgets. The Senior analyst monitors study forecasts and is responsible for managing study expenses and forecasts for Plan, LBE, LRP and Portfolio submissions. This position collaboratively interfaces with the clinical teams, respective finance management and supports ad-hoc requests and projects.

Responsibilities

• The Senior Analyst is accountable for a specific set (by indication) of clinical study budgets within a Therapeutic Area, supporting both ongoing and planned studies. The Senior Analyst has a thorough understanding of the budgets and utilizes financial and tracking tools to prepare, develop and monitor forecasts on a monthly basis as well as report and reconcile for Quarterly reviews.
• Supports all aspects of the clinical trial budget process including trial cost analysis, scenario planning, contract funding approval, and study budget management through the study life-cycle.
• Gathers data from a variety of sources and provides quality clinical study budget information and metrics to Clinical and Finance Management to aid in planning decisions.
• Responsible for preparing predefined and ad hoc reports for the clinical teams and finance management, communicating on a timely basis for variance discrepancies and issue resolution.
• Supports the business in assessing and investigating study spend vs. forecast.
• Demonstrates awareness and use of data sources by proactively updating previously established forecasts at a regular cadence (monthly LBEs, Quarterly R/OSS reviews, 50%/100% enrollment timepoints, annual cost validation), and update manager as to the status of the study being forecasted (startup, Main R/OSS, reconciliation and close-out).
• Interacts with various levels of management and functions within the organization.
• Supports finance management on ad-hoc requests and projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Health sciences is required.
• Minimum of 4+ years of progressive and related experience required.
• Strong financial, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to derive insights from data and distill into summarized format.
• Ability to learn fast, grasp the "essence” and change course quickly where indicated.
• Self-starter with ability to operate independently, drive processes, identify and implement process improvements, establish, and adjust priorities to achieve objectives and operate with speed and agility.
• Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance.
• Excellent time management with respect to priorities as well as self-management skills.
• Proficient Excel skills required. Knowledge of SAP and PowerBI is a plus.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at thetime of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability ofany bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company'ssole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

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