Associate Director, Finance Integration

Role Summary

The Associate Director, Finance Integration is responsible for leading and overseeing the integration of R&D business development activities, ensuring operational readiness and smooth systems integration from day one. Key responsibilities include driving process improvements for BD integration, coordinating cross-functional teams to maintain continuity post-acquisition, and managing the assimilation of new entities into AbbVie’s R&D operating model and SAP systems. The position also develops workplans and data assets, monitors integration costs and performance metrics, and communicates progress to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the integration of R&D BD activities, ensuring day one operational readiness and seamless systems integration.
• Streamline and simplify BD integration processes, identify critical pain points, and drive solutions for smoother transitions.
• Coordinate and guide cross-functional teams to execute integration activities efficiently and ensure business process continuity post-acquisition, including daily financial operations and system workflows.
• Oversee assimilation of new entities into the AbbVie Operating Model for R&D, including their incorporation into SAP and alignment with business processes.
• Develop and manage comprehensive workplans, master data assets, personnel and contractor mapping, and SAP roles to facilitate successful integration.
• Monitor, analyze, and report on integration costs, realized synergies, and key performance metrics.
• Assist in shaping capital requirements and securing funding to support integration.
• Deliver regular progress updates and insights to senior leadership.
• Execute ad hoc projects based on strategic priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree: Finance or Accounting
• 7-10 years overall business experience, preferably in a pharmaceutical environment
• Ability to analyze complex data sets and develop clear conclusions and recommendations regarding business opportunities and challenges
• Firm understanding of AbbVie’s financial policies (CFMs), US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), as well as PTP policies and processes is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to network/partner effectively across functional areas and with varying levels of management
• Exhibit influence over project teams/groups without direct authority
• Proven ability to design and manage multiple tasks concurrently in a dynamic environment within given timelines
• Excellent problem-solving skills, communication, and presentation skills

Skills

• Articulate ideas clearly, actively listen, and ensure transparency for understanding and alignment
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve common goals, while proactively addressing and resolving conflicts through skilled communication, empathy, and problem-solving strategies
• Foster positive working relationships and maintain productive team dynamics in fast-paced environments
• Strong set of analytical skills; high attention to detail and accuracy
• Able to connect unrelated concepts, generates original or unique ideas
• Operates with an enterprise perspective
• Deals comfortably with risk and ambiguity

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree: Finance or Accounting