Finance Lead, US Commercial - Immunology Forecasting
AbbVie
August 07, 2026
Remote friendly (Mettawa, IL)
United States
$96,500 - $183,500 USD yearly
Corporate Functions
The Sales Forecasting Lead will assist in the creation of sales forecast within the Immunology Gastro Franchise. Responsible for developing accurate/timely projections of commercial product volumes for all Plan, LBE, LRP, Portfolio and Actual submissions, and for maintaining business knowledge through close communication with cross-functional partners.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop accurate product sales projections for Plan, LBE, LRP and Portfolio submissions (including market and competitive landscape forecasts), with analytical assumptions and clear communication of rationale/methodology.
- Support month-end actual close process, including Price, Pipeline and Demand variance and close commentary.
- Independently prepare sales reporting and key metric Forecasting Packages.
- Communicate monthly actual results and future period volume forecasts to Commercial VPs and Finance Leadership.
- Collaborate with Commercial, Pricing, Finance, Market Analytics, and Business Insight to solve business issues using analytical problem solving.
- Provide ad-hoc analytical support (e.g., product launch scenarios, channel/product mix impacts, and key business drivers).
- Identify optimization opportunities to improve efficiencies within the forecasting process and drive projects.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (required).
- 6+ years combined experience in analytics, forecasting, and/or financial planning and analysis (required).
- Strong analytical, technical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to triangulate diverse data sets (market research, competitive events, prescriptions, epidemiology, patient flow, etc.).
- Ability to prioritize, quickly understand issues, and assess data integrity under tight deadlines.
- High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; SAP, BPC and PowerBI knowledge preferred.
- Ability to work independently and as a self-starter across locations.
- Strong organizational skills; excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Pharmaceutical and forecasting experience preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop accurate product sales projections for Plan, LBE, LRP and Portfolio submissions (including market and competitive landscape forecasts), with analytical assumptions and clear communication of rationale/methodology.
- Support month-end actual close process, including Price, Pipeline and Demand variance and close commentary.
- Independently prepare sales reporting and key metric Forecasting Packages.
- Communicate monthly actual results and future period volume forecasts to Commercial VPs and Finance Leadership.
- Collaborate with Commercial, Pricing, Finance, Market Analytics, and Business Insight to solve business issues using analytical problem solving.
- Provide ad-hoc analytical support (e.g., product launch scenarios, channel/product mix impacts, and key business drivers).
- Identify optimization opportunities to improve efficiencies within the forecasting process and drive projects.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (required).
- 6+ years combined experience in analytics, forecasting, and/or financial planning and analysis (required).
- Strong analytical, technical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to triangulate diverse data sets (market research, competitive events, prescriptions, epidemiology, patient flow, etc.).
- Ability to prioritize, quickly understand issues, and assess data integrity under tight deadlines.
- High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; SAP, BPC and PowerBI knowledge preferred.
- Ability to work independently and as a self-starter across locations.
- Strong organizational skills; excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Pharmaceutical and forecasting experience preferred.