Finance Manager Eye Care, South Africa

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. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Purpose Statement:

• The FM oversees the financial planning and analysis processes and requirements across the Eye Care Business Unit.  Provides financial guidance whilst operating within AbbVie business code of conduct, policies and all applicable laws and regulations, provides business decision support and leads key projects and initiatives to improve financial processes.  The FM provides required planning deliverables to meet AbbVie FP&A requirements.

Major Responsibilities:

• Oversee / manage all aspects of monthly, quarterly and annual Budget, Long Range Plan and Latest Best Estimates as required, including P&L’s and Headcount reporting.  Partners with business and proposes solutions to achieve budget within guidelines and to operate within approved budget.
• Provides relevant variance analysis for each planning cycle and develops meaningful management reporting schedules and ensures accuracy and predictability of results and key metrics.
• Brand Team Finance Lead - Represent Finance capacity on department Brand Team and support. Brand Team strategy to achieve Brand Team KPI's.  This includes ad hoc analysis.
• Supports Financial Support Services (FSS) monthly close process to ensure complete, accurate and timely monthly actual results, including variance analysis and commentary for P&L and headcount. 
• Understands monthly results and both prepares and reviews meaningful monthly Affiliate Management Team (AMT) reporting packages.
• Support MEAR Region Team by being the first point of contact for issues and questions.
• Working closely with supply chain team on country demand review to understand In-market performance and highlight risks, if any, to management’s attention, to implement correction plan.
• Collaborate and provides routine business support to enable informed decision-making.
• Provides financial reviews and approvals (PTP PO’s and ACR’s)
• Support key projects and initiatives (e.g. planning system improvement, management reporting and optimization) and drives process improvements. 
• Support ad-hoc analysis as required.
• Manage all aspects of the annual standard costing process.

Qualifications:

• Completed articles
• CA (SA) qualified.
• B Com Hons (Accounting) may be considered if candidate has post-article experience in FP&A function

Experience:

 

• Minimum 3-5 years of progressive and related experience in FP&A.
• Prior experience in a FP&A position supporting a Global/ International commercial organisation in the Pharmaceutical / FMCG industry will be advantageous.
• Knowledge of SAP, and BPC a plus.

Skills:

• Ability to lead, influence, motivate and coordinate cross functionally.
• Solid analytical, financial and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to identify risks and opportunities proactively and to provide solutions.
• Ability to work under pressure, deadline driven, attention to detail, ability to multi-task, team worker, good communicator.
• Ability to build positive working relationships where challenge and contribution is the norm.
• Individual must be self-motivated with great follow-up skills and be able to work independently.
• Advanced levels of proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).

Key Stakeholders:

• Internal:  Affiliate Management Team, Brand Managers, MEAR Regional & Financial Support Services (FSS)

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