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AbbVie

Global biopharmaceutical company developing medicines

Senior Department Financial Specialist - Cybersecurity

Corporate Finance & FP&APosted on Nov 10
Full-timeNorth Chicago, IL, USAHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in a business or financial field with six years of experience, a Master's degree with five years of experience, or a PhD with no years of experience.
  • Demonstrated corporate financial management experience, including budgeting, forecasting, and contracting or procurement support.
  • Experience managing budgets and forecasting for complex, multifaceted organizations.
  • Experience operating within complex procurement processes to drive efficient purchasing and alignment with budgetary requirements.
  • Ability to establish and maintain high-quality relationships across company levels and with external partners.
  • Ability to design impactful financial reporting for technical and non-technical customers, including executive audiences.
  • Experience working with enterprise financial systems and tools such as SAP.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
  • Ability to articulate and negotiate projects and priorities across functions or organizations, with experience in conflict resolution, problem-solving, and crisis management.
  • Written and verbal communication skills to present financial information clearly and concisely to varied audiences, including executive leadership and stakeholders.
  • Sound business judgment, ability to influence without authority, and analytical thinking skills.
  • Ability to analyze quantitatively, solve problems, scope financial requirements, and prioritize.
  • Experience modernizing and automating departmental budget and financial management processes.
  • Understanding of IT or information security concepts, terminology, and operations.
  • Experience supporting business or financial operations for an IT or information security department.
  • Experience with technical writing and process documentation.
  • Experience working with globally distributed stakeholders and customers.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with key stakeholders to understand business processes and objectives and support short- and long-term strategic planning, solution discovery, and procurement needs.
  • Lead and refine procurement processes with finance, procurement partners, and other stakeholders, ensuring purchasing activities support budget tracking and reporting.
  • Establish and define processes to ensure financial data is accurate across workbooks.
  • Manage the departmental budget and project spend with functional leaders and portfolio management partners, ensuring accurate planning and execution against financial targets.
  • Collaborate with portfolio and project management partners to align project management processes with financial forecasting and reporting requirements.
  • Partner with corporate finance to drive operational excellence and standards for monthly and quarterly forecasts and Latest Best Estimates (LBE).
  • Support annual Capital Plan and Long-Range Planning activities, ensuring funding requests support strategic objectives.
  • Develop reporting for leadership and stakeholders to enable financial governance and transparent communications.
  • Meet monthly with cross-functional partners to review active projects and proactively manage change orders, renewal timelines, and planned expenditures to support transparency, alignment, and forecasting.
  • Maintain compliance with applicable corporate finance, purchasing, Office of Ethics and Compliance, legal, and IT department policies and procedures.

About the Company

AbbVie

Global biopharmaceutical company developing medicines

AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company that develops and sells medicines to treat serious health conditions. Its portfolio spans immunology, oncology, virology, neuroscience, and aesthetics, with products designed to modulate the immune system, target disease pathways, or support medical aesthetics. AbbVie compounds its products through a heavy emphasis on research and development, investing billions to build a steady pipeline of new therapies. Its medicines are brought to market by selling to healthcare providers, hospitals, and clinics, and in some cases directly to patients via prescriptions. The company differentiates itself through a wide, globally distributed product line, substantial R&D investment, and a commitment to sustainability and patient care, including science-based targets. AbbVie’s goal is to improve patient outcomes by delivering effective treatments for unmet medical needs while pursuing long-term, responsible growth across healthcare markets.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
North Chicago, IL
Founded
1888

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