Manager, Financial Planning – Commercial Controllership Finance

About the role

The primary objective of this position is to provide financial leadership for the Plan and LRP planning process for Commercial Controllership Organization. The position will be responsible for providing financial analysis, recommendations, and decision-making support. This position is responsible for supporting development and implementation of processes and procedures to facilitate accurate and timely consolidations of the Plan and LRP.

Core Responsibilities

• Financial Planning and Analysis:
• Support the annual Plan and Long-Range Planning processes for the Global commercial organization by coordinating financial forecasts, validating assumptions, and ensuring timely, accurate integration of business inputs.
• Prepare and consolidate planning information for Executive Staff, Global Commercial Finance, Corporate Planning, and other senior stakeholders.
• Guide commercial business units through planning cycles, including issuance of guidance, coordination of timelines, consolidation of results, and validation of key assumptions.
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment across finance, global teams, corporate functions, legal, R&D, operations, and other key stakeholders.
• Perform financial system tie-outs to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across planning systems and reporting outputs.
• Support ongoing system maintenance, process optimization, and standardization of planning templates, content, and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain planning schedules, mock books, consolidated financial schedules, supporting P&L documentation, and executive presentation materials.
• Publish clear, concise, and actionable planning materials for leadership review.
• Analyze financial results and business performance versus key benchmarks, including annual Plan, LBE, prior year, and other relevant scenarios.
• Identify key trends, drivers, risks, opportunities, and variances to support management decision-making.
• Support ad hoc analyses, special projects, functional initiatives, and corporate planning requests as needed.
• People Leadership and Development:
• Manage, coach, and develop direct report to ensure high-quality support for the business and continued professional growth.
• Delegate effectively and provide clear guidance, feedback, and support to team members.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and team-oriented environment.
• Support development of finance talent by encouraging ownership, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 7+ years progressive accounting or finance experience
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, MBA or CPA preferred
• Strong understanding of AbbVie financial planning processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Solid understanding of automated accounting systems such SAP and BPC. Skillful with Power BI or other data visualization tools.
• Extremely proficient in Microsoft Office, primarily Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to solve business problems through the proactive identification of issues and subsequent collection, analysis, and interpretation of related data
• Experience working independently as well as team environments and integrating activities across multiple functions / divisions
• Ability to meet tight deadlines while balancing competing priorities
• Ability to work well in a team environment and build strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders

Benefits

• Come join us and be part of a company that is making a difference in the world. 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 long-term incentive programs.

Pay

$109,500 - $208,500 USD

Where We Work

Role is primarily site- or office-based but can occasionally be performed remotely. Employees who are site/office-based and can occasionally perform their role virtually work both in the office and remotely, following the policies and regulations in place at their location. US Employees must be in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Three days in the office is the minimum; some individuals or teams may require more in-office days due to meetings, business/project needs or their role.