Financial Analyst, Margin Accounting
At a glance
Mid-level Accounting role at AbbVie. North Chicago · full-time · $65,500–$125,500 base.
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What you'll do
- Check worldwide inventory costs and related expenses, then investigate what is driving costing variances
- Review SAP margin-posting automation and confirm the accuracy of billed-margin and margin-relief entries
- Reconcile monthly margin reports and coordinate deferred-margin program changes and testing with Business Technology Solutions
- Post month-end margin entries, sweeping purchase-price variances and standard revaluation amounts into the Delta Profit pool
- Resolve affiliate product-level margin questions and investigate monthly book-to-perpetual variances
What you bring
- At least two years of progressively responsible, related experience
- Strong Excel skills are required; a finance or accounting degree is preferred
- Cost accounting in manufacturing and supply chain finance operations are relevant experience
Who this fits
This mid-level role suits someone comfortable with margin accounting, costing analysis, and coordination across affiliates and technology teams. The position is based in North Chicago and is hybrid.
From the employer
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Help ensure the accuracy of worldwide consolidated inventory costs and inventory-related expenses.
- Perform costing analyses and identify key drivers of variances.
- Monitor robotic process automation (RPA) used for SAP margin-posting programs and verify the accuracy of margin billed and margin relief journal entries.
- Perform monthly analyses and reconciliations across margin reports to validate automated margin calculations.
- Based on reconciliation results, coordinate required changes to the deferred margin program with Business Technology Solutions (BTS), including testing reports and interfaces.
- Partner with cross-functional teams on processes and financial reporting to support complete, accurate, and timely results; understand monthly results and communicate issues to supported businesses.
- Work closely with affiliates and colleagues to resolve product- and SKU-level margin issues and help ensure that all product components are properly set up.
- Prepare month-end margin journal entries, including sweeping purchase price variance (PPV) and standard revaluation (SRV) amounts to the Intercompany Margin "Delta Profit" pool.
- Resolve margin and costing inquiries from affiliates in a timely and accurate manner.
- Collaborate with the team to investigate and resolve variances identified in the monthly book-to-perpetual analysis by product for Intercompany Margin "Delta Profit."
- Support the annual planning process.
- Perform ad hoc analyses and support projects and process improvements as needed.
Basic:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting preferred
- Proficient Excel Skills required, experience with SAP preferred
- Cost Accounting experience in manufacturing highly desirable along with experience in supply chain finance operations.
- Strong analytical, communication, problem solving, and interpersonal skills
- Minimum 2+ years of progressive and related experience.
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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