JOB DESCRIPTION:
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 will have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Competitive remuneration package including good salary, bonus potential, package of benefits and continuous learning opportunities within an excellent multinational working environment.
- 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
For our International Nutrition Division (ANI) we are currently looking for an experienced professional to join our team in Zagreb (Croatia) as a Senior Financial Analyst, Central Europe cluster.
This will be a maternity-cover position with a fixed-term contract for min. 1 year.
What You’ll do:
- You will be responsible for all finance-related matters for 3-4 countries in our cluster (30% of cluster’s sales). These countries have lots of potential to grow in the future.
- Your stakeholders are mainly sales and marketing teams in the countries, demand planning, cluster and regional leadership teams, and EMEA region’s and Abbott Nutrition Division’s finance teams.
- Manage business finance reporting (Market, Sales, P&L, Balance sheet, Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), Inventory Days on Hand (DOH), and other profitability/performance measures) and provide insightful commentary on the results with gap closing strategy proposal.
- Lead the forecasting and budgeting for the responsible countries according to division and region planning schedules.
- Responsible for preparation of Business and Forecast review meetings (monthly basis)
- Actively participate in decision making process for strategic / tactical decisions of the affiliates and regional management team to ensure responsible investment decisions.
- Lead and support Business Case development for strategic initiatives (new product launches, new market / segment entries…).
- Drive Margin & Profitability improvement projects.
- Control business triangulations - Market size / Market share / In-market sales and In-market sales / To-market sales / DOH
- Manage and maintain product pricing in SAP, including regular updates to price lists and ensuring data accuracy. Performing master data maintenance for customers and products
- Work closely with Finance Manager to ensure that financial processes and disciplines are in place to sustain the countries’ goals as well as enhance the current processes.
- Coordinate and assist in the continued development and improvement of the local planning systems for sales and expenses. Work with the affiliates and regional management team to design a reporting framework that is tailored to their needs.
- Coordinate Central Europe S&OP process together with Demand Manager, Commercial Managers and Finance Manager
- Ensure that all financial activity is completed in accordance with Abbott policies and procedures as well as local laws and regulations.
Required qualifications and background:
- University degree in economy or finance.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in similar roles.
- Prior experience in comparable industry and in a matrix multinational organization is an advantage.
- Proactivity and results orientation.
- Great interpersonal communication, stakeholder management, teamwork and time management skills
- Adaptable, systematic, initiative and punctuate.
- Excellent MS Office skills (proficient in Excel, PowerPoint). Experience with SAP and HFM is an advantage.
- Excellent English is a must (both written and spoken).
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 LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is
N/A
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Financial Planning and Analysis
DIVISION:
ANI International Nutrition
LOCATION:
Croatia > Zagreb : Building EPH
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
No
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable
