Senior Analyst, Finance

Role Summary

The Senior Analyst, Finance supports the Gross to Net forecasting process for US Aesthetics, including sales allowances through the Allergan Partner Privileges loyalty program and bespoke customer contracts. The role develops, maintains, harmonizes, and improves forecasting models to project sales allowances across planning cycles, and records monthly journal entries in compliance with SOX, GAAP, and AbbVie policies. It also supports quarterly rebate payout controls for loyalty program customers and requires strong organization, attention to detail, and process efficiency under tight reporting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Performs complex modeling of customer sales allowances for LBEs, Plan, LRP, and PPD benchmark while ensuring Commercial Finance sales volume alignment.
• Prepares and develops drafts of annual Plan, LRP and LBEs as required using planning system and incorporates review changes of both financial and commercial management.
• Prepares variance analysis for each planning cycle and management reporting schedules under direction of Manager.
• Applies technical expertise to refine forecasting models, supporting strategic business decisions. For example, ensures new allowance programs and discount mechanisms are accurately and completely incorporated into the forecast for all new initiatives.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to validate and integrate actuals into forecasting models, ensuring integrity and accuracy.
• Works directly with Accounting Shared Services to prepare and submit monthly manual journal entry packages and their related supporting documentation including timely, accurate and complete preparation of all requested documents and backups.
• Ensures financial results are recorded in compliance with AbbVie financial policies (CFMs), Sarbanes Oxley and US GAAP.
• Supports the quarterly rebate payout process by performing and documenting business controls to ensure rigorous review over complex payout mechanisms for large customers.
• Performs ad hoc analysis and forecasts for internal management team and business partners as requested.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting preferred. MBA and/or CPA designation a plus.
• Minimum of 4+ years combined experience in Commercial Finance, revenue forecasting, financial planning and analysis, cost accounting, auditing and financial reporting is required. Forecasting and prior pharmaceutical or consumer industry experience preferred.
• Takes ownership of responsibilities. Highlights important issues quickly, while proactively seeking out and presenting potential solution.
• Ability to triangulate a wide variety of data sets and analytics to inform forecasting and solve business problems.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks concurrently in a dynamic environment, ensure production of high quality, and achieve required timelines.
• Must be comfortable breaking down large amounts of data.
• Proficient in creating and maintaining highly complex Excel financial models.
• Solid understanding of systems and automation tools such as SAP, ThoughtSpot, PowerQuery, Excel.
• Knowledge of Allergan brands, AbbVie/Allergan reporting systems and Gross to Net preferred.

Skills

• Advanced Excel modeling
• Financial forecasting and analysis
• SAP, ThoughtSpot, PowerQuery proficiency
• Data triangulation and analytics
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting (required); MBA and/or CPA preferred