Director, Finance - Leveraged Services
At a glance
Director-level Finance Leadership role at Abbott. Maple Grove · full-time · $149,300–$298,700 base.
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What you'll do
- Lead budgets, forecasts, month-end reporting, annual plans and longer-range financial planning for Leveraged Services
- Guide senior functional leaders on staffing, investments, resource choices and organizational priorities
- Manage finance staff handling budgets, forecasts, reporting and analysis, while building their skills
- Track shared-service funding, including cost allocation, demand forecasts and recovery processes
- Assess efficiency and cost-saving options, flag financial risks and opportunities, and brief executives on actions
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics or a related discipline
- At least ten years in progressive finance and FP&A roles, including leadership experience
- A record of advising senior executives and shaping strategic business decisions
- Experience leading and developing talent, with strong financial modeling, forecasting and resource-planning skills
Who this fits
This director role suits a finance leader who can guide executives, manage a finance team and support planning across shared services. The position is based in Maple Grove, with additional listed locations in Santa Clara and Sylmar, and involves travel about one-fifth of the time.
From the employer
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists
The Opportunity
Provide strategic finance leadership for the Medical Devices Leveraged Services organization, including Clinical Operations, Regulatory, and other shared service functions. Partner with senior leadership to drive financial performance, resource optimization, capacity planning, and long-range strategic decision making. Lead financial planning activities, identify risks and opportunities, and support achievement of short- and long-term business objectives.
What You’ll Work On
- Lead financial planning, forecasting, month-end reporting, annual operating plan development, and long-range planning activities for the Leveraged Services organization.
- Serve as the primary finance business partner to functional leadership, providing strategic guidance on resource allocation, workforce planning, investments, and organizational priorities.
- Manage and develop a team of finance professionals responsible for budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis.
- Drive financial transparency and accountability across a shared-services funding model, including allocation methodologies, demand planning, and recovery processes.
- Evaluate productivity, efficiency, and cost optimization opportunities while balancing quality, compliance, and service-level objectives.
- Identify financial risks and opportunities and provide recommendations to support executive decision making.
- Develop executive-level analyses and presentations that communicate key trends, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
- Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Clinical, R&D, Commercial, HR, Regulatory, and Operations leadership to support strategic initiatives and organizational transformation efforts.
- Ensure compliance with company financial policies, governance requirements, and internal controls.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance financial processes, reporting capabilities, and business insight generation.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- 10+ years of progressive finance and FP&A experience, including leadership responsibilities.
- Demonstrated experience partnering with senior executives and influencing strategic business decisions.
- Strong financial modeling, forecasting, resource planning, and business analytics capabilities.
- Experience managing and developing talent.
- Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent.
- Experience supporting shared services, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, R&D, healthcare, medical device, or regulated industries.
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The base pay for this position is
$149,300.00 – $298,700.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Financial Planning and Analysis
DIVISION:
MD Medical Devices
LOCATION:
United States > Maple Grove : 6820 Wedgwood Road N.
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
United States > Santa Clara : Building B - SC, United States > Sylmar : 15900 Valley View Court
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes, 20 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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