Senior Financial Analyst

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

The position of Senior Financial Analyst is within our Toxicology business unit, within our finance team, located at our Kansas City, Missouri or Lake Forest, Illinois office, and will be part of our Workplace Services business, which is committed to developing and delivering innovative products and services. These products and services automate and streamline the employee screening process by combining cutting-edge technology with superior customer service.

The Senior Financial Analyst will contribute to operating cost forecasting and analytics, margin analysis, and a wide range of ad-hoc reporting projects. We seek someone who approaches projects with an innovative, service-oriented mindset, and a strong emphasis on data-driven solutions. The ideal candidate will possess an analytical mind and a strong desire to make an impact.

This job description will be reviewed periodically and is subject to change by management.

What You'll Work On

• Compare and analyze monthly operating cost results to forecast, plan and prior year, identifying and documenting key business drivers of variances in the monthly reporting package.
• Develop, maintain, and periodically update cost allocation models for measuring customer and service profitability and operating performance.
• Work collaboratively with the finance team and business leaders to develop and maintain a long-range roadmap of key strategic initiatives and associated financial projections.
• Support internal business partners with the creation and maintenance of PowerBI dashboards and other visuals to convey reporting insights.
• Assist with special projects and prepare ad-hoc analysis to support strategic decision-making (e.g., "what if" analysis)
• Identify and drive process improvement and reporting automation and enhancement opportunities.
• Model, forecast, and measure savings for Gross Margin Improvement projects using Provalido, the Abbott Rapid Diagnostics savings manager.
• Complete Requests for Capital Expenditures, prepare supporting return-on-investment and discounted cash flow projections, and monitor actual spend vs. authorized.
• Develop expertise in all applicable financial-related systems and processes.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS | EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or similar.
• 4 years or more of work experience in auditing, accounting or finance
• Periodic travel may be required up to 10%

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree
• Ability to organize and interpret large amounts of data, identify and interpret trends and summarize in a clear and concise format.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerBI, and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of financial statements and concepts

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The salary for this role is between:

N/A

JOB FAMILY:

Financial Planning and Analysis

DIVISION:

ARDx Abbott Rapid Diagnostics

LOCATION:

United States > Kansas City : 8140 Ward Parkway

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

United States > Lake Forest : J55

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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