Business Management Office Consultant, Operations & Finance

Role Summary

The Business Management Office Consultant, Operations & Finance will assist the Business System Delivery Team in providing visibility, guidance, and oversight for project capital/expense and functional budget management. This role will require active involvement in analytics and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence and standards for monthly expense LBE’s (Latest Best Estimates), annual Capital Plan, Functional Budgets, and LRP (Long-Range Planning) activities.
• Provide internal operational finance communication, coaching and consultation to BTS colleagues.
• Monitor and report financial performance, prepare monthly meeting presentations with cross-functional partners and assist in communicating status to BTS Finance, leadership, governance teams and colleagues.
• Provide guidance to project teams to close out year-end and start new year activities.
• Collaborate with finance to prepare material for planning review, cost center level detail functional budgets
• Provide excellent customer service to clients and represent BTS Operations & Finance needs and goals within the Business System, Operations & Finance organization to ensure financial targets are met.
• Identify and implement technology-driven enhancements to optimize financial processes, leveraging data analysis, process mapping, digital tools, and automation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve efficiency and enhance accuracy by standardizing procedures.
• Responsible for compliance with all applicable AbbVie Corporate (e.g., Finance, Purchasing, OEC, Legal), BTS, Quality and GxP policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 6 years’ experience; Master’s Degree with 5 years’ experience; PhD with 0 years’ experience.
• Hands-on experience and current proficiency in Portfolio and Project Management practices and tools (e.g., Jira, Excel), including resource management and financial management. Financial acumen required.
• Proven analytical thinking, including gathering, interpreting and utilizing data to optimize processes and support decisions. Power BI or experience with similar data visualization tools strongly desired.
• Experience working in a role requiring effective multi-tasking as well as in a virtual and matrix organization; demonstrated experience operating within broad goals and objectives.
• Excellent internal customer management skills; able to flex operational style and work cross-functionally.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain high-quality relationships with all levels across the company and with external partners.
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration and communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate and negotiate projects and priorities across functions and/or organizations; proven experience managing conflict resolution, problem solving and crisis management.
• Operate with a big picture perspective, balancing efficiency in task execution with effectiveness to deliver on enterprise objectives.
• Experience building and facilitating business presentations utilizing Microsoft Office Suite.