Finance Manager, Business Development & Acquisitions

This Sr. Finance Manager will provide financial support for AbbVie’s Corporate Strategy Office including Business Development & Acquisitions, Alliance Management and AbbVie Ventures. Responsibilities include financial modeling, due diligence and contract review for in-licensing activities, business acquisitions, divestitures, partnership renegotiations and equity investments. Success in this role requires an individual that is comfortable with uncertainty, a non-routine work environment, and can identify innovative solutions to the unique challenges of each project.  The person needs the ability to build creative, data-driven models that highlight critical financial impacts and enable strong decision making on strategic investments.  In addition to financial analysis, the ability to understand complex accounting guidance and critically review contracts is essential.

The candidate for this position will need to manage a complicated and critical process and draw on knowledge and experience from all aspects of finance and accounting. While there are no direct reports for this position, it maintains a close working relationship with numerous other functions and leads the financial interface and financial aspects of projects.  There is constant interaction at the Director and VP levels with Corporate Strategy teams, Legal, and various financial functions such as Corporate FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Commercial Operations and R&D.

Qualifications: 

• Seven or more years of progressive, well-rounded finance experience (pharma industry and/or investment banking preferred).
• Analytical ability (and strong Excel skills) to build financial models to assess market opportunities
• Effective communication skills with VP and executive level management
• Self-initiative and drive are critical to this position
• Aptitude and capability to move into more senior roles in the organization

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer including disability/vets. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran or active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran or a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members, or any other protected group status. We will take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, individuals with a disability, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans or active-duty wartime or campaign badge veterans. The Affirmative Action Plan is available for viewing in the Human Resources office during regular business hours.