Sr. Financial Analyst at Abbott Laboratories

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.

Sr. Financial Analyst

Lake Forest, IL

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.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year. 
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU 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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Financial Analyst within our Abbott Rapid Diagnostics business.

Responsible for forecasting Sales Revenue and Volumes for ARDx Infectious Disease Developed Markets U.S. Commercial. 

Responsibilities:

• Daily/Weekly Reporting: provide leadership with daily insights on shipments, open orders, distributor & retail tracings, and sales flash.
• Support the funnel process by attending weekly calls for retail, government, and distributor segments to consolidate and leverage for weekly sales flash deliverables.
• Consolidate forecast update, perform week over week changes analysis, highlight key drivers.
• Update supply forecast.
• Works closely with the commercial and finance leadership to provide analytics support.
• Support forecasting for Binax OTC, Professional, Combo and Legacy Lateral Flow products. Each product has a complex forecasting model with multiple variables and inputs such as external COVID trend data points, distributor and retailer inventory levels, government contract timelines, sales tracings / sell out, etc.
• Prepare quarterly LBE, Plan, Confirmation and several ad hoc sales forecasts.  Ensure timely completion of all deliverables.
• Support forecast accuracy reporting to Business Unit with Root Cause Analysis towards a future improvement.
• Support S&OP demand process for Binax OTC, Professional, Combo and Legacy Lateral Flow products.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• 2-5 years of relevant experience.
• Expertise in Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP experience
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Self-starter and highly motivated

Apply Now 

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com  

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. 

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The base pay for this position is $72,700.00 – $145,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.