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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

**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 (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-stude...) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree...) 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**

This position works out in our facilities of Lake Forest IL in the Diagnostics Division.

We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

**What You’ll Work On**

The Core Diagnostics (Dx) DHQ Center of Excellence is a best-in-class FP&A organization that drives standardization and efficiencies across ADD, provides insightful and value-added analytics, and serves as a talent pipeline into the division. The Center of Excellence is responsible for the preparation and analytical review of cost center budgets and other standard financial reports, spanning across the organization for LBE's and confirmations. Analytical review includes understanding of the key causals that drive change versus multiple benchmarks. On-going process initiatives are also required to improve and strengthen financial processes, procedures, and systems supporting these areas of responsibility.

**Major Job Responsibilities:**

- Manage at least one direct report, ensuring appropriate development of staff

- Direct communication and relationship with Core Diagnostics Division President and Controller

- Preparation and Consolidation of monthly reporting packages for senior management and Corporate

- Preparation and Consolidation of LBE and Plan reporting packages

- Preparation and Consolidation of Board of Director meeting financial packages

- Prepare commentary based on understanding of the business and key drivers of results

- Ensure all deadlines are met with accurate schedules and on time submissions to appropriate organizations

- Interaction with multiple levels of management, both finance and operational

- Partner with the US Commercial team to oversee maintenance of the ADD Chargeback Reserve, including but not limited to: calculating and recording monthly journal entries, reconciling monthly Chargeback files and resolving any discrepancies, ensuring payments are made on a timely basis, and ensuring Chargeback systems are properly maintained

- Financial modeling with extensive use of Excel

- Other activities including assisting other Core Dx Finance groups with forecast system loading, ad hoc reporting, identification and implementation of process improvements and other special projects as needed

**Required Qualifications**

+ Minimum of 5 years finance experience.

+ Bachelor’s degree required

**Preferred Qualification**

+ Strong attention to detail

+ Strong analytical and problem solving skills

+ Ability to work independently and with senior management

+ Excellent oral and written communication skills

* 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 (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

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 base pay for this position is $83,000.00 – $166,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com