- Reporting to the Region Finance Director for CEE with dotted line to the GM.
- Part of the Affiliate Management Team and leading a team of 11 across Croatia Slovenia Hungary Serbia and B&H
- Highly competitive salary Bonus and comprehensive benefits package.
Job Objective:
Responsible to maximize financial performance and drive business growth and risk management of the Adriatic & Hungary Affiliates operations by acting as a strategic partner leading the Finance Team providing guidance to all internal & External stakeholders managing the P&L optimizing Operational Excellence supporting financial reporting & Data interpretation & securing Internal Controls and Compliance & maximizing synergies.
Highlighted Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Decision Partner
- Partner with & provide guidance to the General Manager the Region / Area team providing strategic support in the decision making proposing educated and effective solutions.
- Be a trusted advisor proactively monitoring & identifying opportunities and risks as they arise to consistently deliver on the business objectives.
- Collaboratively work to develop appropriate solutions and contingency plans.
- Effectively and clearly communicate actual results with variance analysis and commentary to internal and external stakeholders.
- Finance Team Management & support to Internal & External Stakeholders
- Provide leadership to build maintain and develop a strong highperforming AbbVie Finance Team and ensure appropriate relationship.
- Act as a single point of contact for GM and Region / Area teams on financial topics.
P&L Management
- Manage & supervise the budget planning cycles: Last Best Estimate LBE Update Plan LRP Entity plan:
- Provide guidance to Affiliate Finance Teams & Other internal Stakeholders
- Accurately forecast sales and financial performance by utilizing and challenging commercial models and expense assumptions.
- Coordinate brands P&Ls maintain overview of budget and spending.
- Ensure plans are accurate and well supported providing scenarios to support forecasting activities.
Operational Excellence (demand supply & customer service) in conjunction with the GM:
- Lead enhance & maintain the S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) process to ensure that sales forecasts are both challenging and achievable and that product demand and supply are appropriately managed and guaranteed.
- Monitor variables affecting supply and distribution performance and ensure corrective action
Financial Reporting and Data Interpretation
- Coordinate collaboration between Financial Shared Services (FSS) and local team to review prepare and complete timely well documented and accurate monthend closing.
- Supervise the monthly analysis to include appropriate variance analysis and provide clear and concise commentary to expand managements understanding and drive for results.
- Manage the tracking and analysis of actuals versus budget for Affiliate brands functions and specific campaigns; Monitor local operations performance against financial plans/updates/LBEs
Qualifications :
Skills and Experience:
- Business/Financial/Accounting bachelors or masters Degree
- Broad financial management and control experience (min 10 years)
- Business performance experience (i.e. Commercial Financial Planning and Analysis)
- Experience in dealing with international accounting issues including exchange and entity planning.
- Dynamic engaging and collaborative leader with a passion for getting the best out of people and teams; Commands the respect of others; recognized as a person of high integrity sincerity and in whom others place their trust.
- Excellent communicator with an ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people and able to present a highly professional image when representing the organization
- Lead complex projects assignments and exposure in multiple Divisions/businesses
- Communicating with external stakeholder including tax authorities/auditors
- Global experience: international assignment and/or supported international projects
Additional Information :
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.
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