Senior Finance Analyst

For our Neuromodulation Division, we are recruiting a Senior Financial Analyst to be based in our EMEA Headquarter in Zaventem, Belgium.

Responsible for Financial Planning, Reporting and Analysis, the Senior Financial Analyst will have ownership of financial plans and forecasts based on market and company performance expectations of the division and publish financial information related to historical, current, and future performance.

Responsibilities include:

• Own the build and development of detailed financial models for use in forecasting

• Load & review Financial forecasts on a quarterly basis into the Dodeca system

• Prepare and analyse spending vs budget by highlighting and investigating material variances

• Prepare and distribute financial reports with commentary on current performance to GM and Country managers

• Own the accuracy and completeness of the sales reporting system that is relied upon by the sales force to see both actual results but also Targets

• Prepare and Load Quotas into sales reporting system to allow Variance analysis by reps

• Perform Bonus accrual and payment calculations

• Prepare journal entries and run the month end close as needed to ensure proper accounting at the functional and departmental level

• Perform in depth reviews and variance analysis of Gross Profit Margin and advise on corrective action to improve delivery of profit

• Travel may be required to support financial reviews across countries within Region North Europe

• Develop and utilize sound financial processes and help improve visibility on Price/Volume reporting/tracking.

• Be a key contact for Regional Managers and Country Managers for ad hoc requests and analysis.

• Act as Controller to a part of the region, updating region controller on a regular basis with items of action/concern within the markets and proposed solutions/actions.

• Working with and leading cross divisional/functional teams related to markets with controller responsibility, specifically customer services, Commercial, CFS/HUB, Compliance, Audit, AP/AR, IT.

• Gathering important commercial data compiling it into reports business leaders can use to drive fact-based decisions – with focus on forward looking analysis to drive risk/opportunity identification.

• Demonstrate proactive ownership in a problem-solving approach to issues/tasks to drive accountability within the organisation

• Lead on finances of country business reviews within markets with controller responsibility to allow for clear and concise summaries and bridges for year-on-year and LBE-on-LBE variances

Your Profile:

• Master’s degree in finance or related field

• Proven experience in a similar role, ideally in an international work environment

• You will need to be comfortable working in a dynamic environment, working both as part of a team and independently, whilst being forward thinking and finding solutions to further develop the processes and reporting within the Business Unit.

• Candidate will be expected to have a sound Financial accounting knowledge with experience in either Practice or Industry required whilst having excellent excel skills and a mindset of learning and growth to develop within the role.

• Ability to drive change amongst commercial leaders, influencing decisions within the business.

• Strong experience with Excel and an established data-cube system (hyperion, Dodeca etc).

• Strong SAP system knowledge.

• Confident in framing complex data sets and financial tools in a simple and easy to understand way pitched at the stakeholders delivered to.

• Attention to detail with extensive review skills to identify errors/deviations

Abbott offers an attractive salary package combined with good opportunities to grow and develop while working in a truly international work environment.

If you recognize yourself in this profile and you would like to know more about this role, please apply online.