Analyst, Finance - job 1 of 2

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.

North Chicago Manufacturing is a commercial Multiproduct active ingredient manufacturing campus with 70 years’ experience in classical fermentation manufacturing, producing intermediates and API for AbbVie Brands - Elagolix, Rinvoq, Survanta, Gengraf, and Dalvance (2025).  North Chicago Finance is responsible for the financial control, reporting and analysis of the North Chicago Manufacturing Operation.  The team provides financial support to manufacturing operations as well as Quality Assurance, Maintenance and Engineering, Materials Management, and BTS support functions.

The Senior Analyst, Finance is responsible for financial accounting, cost allocation, collection of data and preparation of reports that maintain AbbVie’s cost accounting systems for businesses supported. 
 

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Leads and reviews month-end processes for businesses supported. Includes but not limited to inventory reconciliation, manufacturing variance analytics and reconciliation of general ledger accounts.
• Leads plant reviews and understands the growth/performance of their business and analyzes variances of actuals vs plan.
• Financial support for Plan and Update.  Flash/LBE (Latest Best Estimate) preparation.  Review and understand variances from Plan/Update/LBE. Provide mid-month analysis of actuals and trend against LBE to plant management.
• Responsible for assisting Operations team in the identification of areas for cost reductions and operational improvements, annual budget process, periodic forecasting and periodic analysis of operations performance.
• Prepare, coordinate, and develop standards for assigned business unit or product family, and ensure timely communication of information.
• Maintain internal controls and account reconciliations for respective business unit to ensure appropriate asset valuation and safeguards.
• Prepare and analyze journal entries as needed during month-end close process.
• Provide ad hoc analysis to support complex decision making.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA desirable.
• Minimum 4 years related accounting experience required with at least 1 year in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Knowledge and proficiency in systems, particularly MS Excel and SAP, is critical. 
• Possess a working knowledge of the Corporate Financial Manual (CFM) and the ability to apply the correct policy to business issues. 
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills. 
• Must be able to manage multiple priorities and achieve required timelines.
• Familiarity with standard cost variance analysis preferred.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​​

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​​

• 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 short-term incentive programs. ​​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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