Associate Director, Finance Internal Audit

About the role

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. The company strives to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience, and products and services in its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. AbbVie's Internal Audit (IA) function provides risk‑based and objective assurance, advice and insights to protect and enhance organizational value. Reporting to the Finance Audit Director, the Finance Audit Associate Director will plan, execute and report on assigned internal audits, develop and implement key improvements to department processes, and help maintain an annual risk assessment that forms the basis of the annual audit plan. The role also involves coaching and mentoring audit staff, liaising with business and corporate functions, managing process improvement initiatives, and supporting special projects and leadership presentations.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Directors in developing and executing a comprehensive risk‑based global internal audit program through research of industry and profession best practices.
• Directly manage and perform multiple Financial and Operational internal audits simultaneously, assessing the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls, efficiency of operations, compliance with corporate policies and procedures, and generally accepted accounting principles.
• Provide management with valuable recommendations and insights to strengthen the control environment.
• Manage internal projects and process improvement initiatives.
• Maintain the highest standards of professionalism and independence in the execution of duties.
• Coach and mentor audit staff.
• Proactively liaise with various business and corporate functions management, providing counsel and input on risk and control issues facing their functions.
• Manage and perform key departmental process improvement initiatives including internal quality assurance; assist with audit issue trend analysis and reporting.
• Manage and perform special projects, providing controls consulting expertise to the business.
• Assist with preparation of quarterly Leadership presentations, as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting and/or Business Administration or equivalent (MS and/or MBA preferred).
• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• CIA, CPA and/or CFE certifications preferred.
• Public accounting or internal audit experience preferred.
• Previous managerial experience preferred.
• Progressive Financial/Accounting experience preferred.
• Pharmaceutical industry experience preferred.

Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick).
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan for eligible employees.
• Eligibility to participate in long‑term incentive programs.