Finance Balance Sheet & Operations Manager, EMEA Area HQ

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.

In Germany, Abbott has more than 4,000 employees working in manufacturing, research and development, logistics, manufacturing, sales and marketing. They are located at Abbott`s German headquarters in Wiesbaden and its sites in Hanover, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Wetzlar, Eschborn, Cologne, Jena and Hamburg.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters and help people to live a healthier and full life, grow your career, and learn, be your true self. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
• An attractive benefits package (e.g. attractive Abbott Pension Plan, a company bike, employee stock purchase program)
• 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.
• A challenging position in a fast-growing crisis independent industry
• To become part of a dynamic, highly educated, highly skilled, and motivated team
• Flat hierarchies, open appreciative mentality, and efficient, constructive lines of communication
• Multi-national environment, where we foster the development of our talents within the enterprise

The Opportunity

We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

Additionally, the position provides leadership and counsel to the EMEA Area Commercial Operations team, and Country Controllers for Balance Sheet, Capital, Cash Flow, Audit & Compliance and for all project reporting and analysis for EMEA. The role serves as a leader of the financial planning process for the above areas of responsibility by proving priorities for the organization and ensuring the timeliness, high quality, accuracy, and integrity of all financial information while also performing ad hoc requirements from the Area Controller.

Your Tasks:

• Be the key subject matter expert and the coordination manager for all financial systems utilized by ADC Finance, ensuring that our internal (e.g. EFS, or BTS) and external (e.g. Arvato) service providers meet the business operational analysis and reporting needs of ADC EMEA
• Coordination Lead for ADC EMEA Finance for ERP and other system implementations (e.g. Catapult) including the management of external service providers supporting ADC during the project. Actively lead the harmonization and standardization of processes & tools used across ADC EMEA, leveraging system capabilities
• Lead and coordinate the forecasting processes for Balance Sheet, Capital projects and Cash Flow by setting processes and establishing priorities in the organization and ensuring the timeliness, quality, and accuracy of information reported
• Manage and take the lead on the annual Purchase Order approval process for EMEA ensuring that all POs are approved in a timely manner before each fiscal year. Coordinate and drive the management of key external service providers (e.g. e-Zest, Cognizant, IBM) in terms of cost / benefit, across all EMEA ADC (with focus on Germany based functions)
• Manage and take the lead on all EMEA Capital Project Forecasting, management, reporting, and partnering with EMEA ComOps PMO
• Coordinate with the Demand Planning team to ensure that inventory levels are accurately forecasted and DOH levels optimized. Additionally, distressed inventory and EOL inventory write-offs are minimized
• Provide general accounting guidance and support for EMEA Area HQ and affiliates on balance sheet, capital, RCE and project accounting processes (e.g. WBS set-up in SAP)
• Continually focus on working to improve the Cash Conversion Cycle through process improvements and analytical tool developments to support the country controllers and key stake holders for DSO and DPO metrics
• Support Regional and Country Controllers with forecasting tools, best practice sharing on financial systems and consulting on Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Capital Projects

Your Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance/Accounting or related discipline, ACCA, CPA, or CIMA membership
• A minimum of 7 years of progressive finance/accounting/Audit experience
• Understanding of the Divisional financial process
• Ability to interact with all levels of management
• Prior Leadership experience
• Must have excellent system skills, aptitude and experience, especially with Dodeca (i.e. multi-dimensional planning and reporting system), Power BI, SAP, HFM and Excel
• Fluent in English - fluency in a second language a plus
• Cross cultural/international experience and a willingness/openness to international mobility
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Strong analytical skills as well as critical thinking skills to identify and share business implications of financial results

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.

We ask for your understanding that we only consider online applications via our online application portal. Applications by email or post cannot be processed. Original documents will not be returned.

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