As part of the LATAM Region Finance team the Finance Analyst will drive FP&A activities for the LATAM Region to produce accurate sales and expense forecasts and effectively communicate analysis and insights into business performance to LA Region.
The FP&A Analyst will work closely with the LATAM Finance teams supporting them to ensure tasks are delivered on time and to a high standard driving best practice and continuous improvement and helping to build a one team culture across the Region.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Control:
- Financial close Lead the Affiliate finance teams to ensure an accurate and effective close is achieved on a monthly basis.
- Financial statement accuracy Ensure accurate monthly reporting by reviewing inputs from the team members while building time for thorough validation prior to submission.
- Maximise reporting capability Maximise the reporting capabilities of our existing and future financial planning software.
Support the coordination and preparation of Plan Forecasts and LRP:
- Support the planning process (Plan Forecast and LRP) ensuring accurate and timely integration of inputs ensuring senior management are aligned and equipped to meet overall Regional calendar deadlines.
- Ensure financial planning deliverables are accurate clear and concise for senior management level review and approval.
- Work closely with the regional leadership team to develop models that accurately incorporate business dynamics into a consolidated overall story for all Planning cycles.
- Be an advocate for Integrated Business Planning demonstrate raise the bar by all affiliates to best practice level.
Business Partnering and Adhoc work:
- Market Data Provide regular updates to LATAM Region market data to enable the regional teams to tell an effective story to management ensuring the model is understood and used appropriately.
- Decision Support/Special Projects Provide analysis for ad hoc or other business presentations that lend insight into key business drivers enabling operating management to adapt more appropriate tactics/strategy to meet the Forecast / Plan / LRP objectives. Effectively support projects to deliver highquality work in a timely fashion to meet deadlines and commitments.
- Business Partnering Works directly with Commercial Pricing Finance and Business Excellence teams to address various business issues and provide solutions through analytical problem solving defining risks and opportunities associated with the forecast.
- Continuous improvement Drives enhancement simplification and standardization of financial models processes and forecasting deliverables to help ensure forecast accuracy and robust analytics of business environment. Ensure documentation of process for team clearly layout and communicate roles and responsibilities plan in advance for changes in processes based on business dynamics.
- Being a model and advocate for AbbVie culture.
Qualifications :
Qualifications/Experience/Knowledge
- Degree level education
- Fully Qualified accountant
- 5 years post qualification experience
- Relevant Business Acumen
- Ability to communicate professionally in English
- Strong Excel skills & experience of SAP
Behaviours / Skills / Competencies
- Strong communication skills 1:1 verbal written and presentations)
- Strong planning / project management skills
- High degree of accuracy with an extremely good attention to detail
- Ability to work well in a team environment multifunctional multistakeholder collaboration
- Ability to multitask and to get things done
- Flexible and adaptable approach
- Potential to be promoted into larger / broader role in 23 year time frame
Compliance and integrity
You will be responsible for conducting your activities on behalf of the company consistent with a high standard of business ethics and in compliance with the laws and regulations that govern our activities (subject to local law/requirement).
Additional Information :
Key Stakeholders
- Finance Director LATAM
- Region LT LATAM
- FP&A Senior Manager LATAM
- LATAM Country Finance teams
- International Finance FP&A Team
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Employment Type :
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