Senior Financial Analyst MEAP & TR - CIS

About This Role

Area Senior Financial Analyst, MEAP and TR / CIS

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our UAE location in the Established Pharmaceutical Division

About Established Pharmaceuticals

We are committed to bringing the benefits of our trusted medicines to more people in the world’s fastest-growing countries. Our broad portfolio of high-quality and differentiated branded generic medicines reaches across multiple therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, women's health, cardiometabolic, pain management/central nervous system, and respiratory.

As the Area Senior Financial Analyst, you’ll act as a key FP&A business partner for the MEAP & TR/CIS region, providing high-quality financial insights, forecasts, and decision support to drive commercial performance and value creation in a complex, fast-paced pharmaceutical environment.

What You'll work on

• Lead the consolidation and analysis of weekly / bi-weekly Sales and P&L forecast, Quarterly rolling forecast- including Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Currency Exchange, Risks/Opportunities, and ad-hoc analyses.
• Provide critical analysis of performance drivers (price, volume, mix, cost), explain variances vs plan, forecast and prior year, and proactively highlight implications for business decisions.
• Support and coordinate the FP&A reporting activities for the monthly financial close, ensuring on time, accurate, and consistent reporting of actuals in line with corporate standards. Perform analytical review and validation of results, explain key variances versus forecast, budget, and prior periods, and ensure clear communication of close outcomes and implications to regional stakeholders.
• Coordinate the quarterly rolling forecast process, consolidating affiliate inputs, challenging key assumptions, ensuring alignment with regional targets and corporate guidance, and delivering a coherent, high-quality outlook to senior management. Ensure consistency across markets, transparency of risks and opportunities, and clear articulation of implications for performance and decision-making.
• Support the buildup, tracking, and monitoring of monthly & quarterly Cash flow, including DSO analysis and countback. Develop and maintain dashboards, understand region’s dynamics, and actively partner with affiliates to manage overdues and improve cash conversion.
• Own assigned FP&A processes end-to-end, ensuring timely delivery, data integrity, accuracy, and alignment across stakeholders. Act as a point of reference for affiliates, balancing speed, quality, and governance.
• Ensure that all financial information is communicated clearly, accurately, and on time, in line with corporate policies, internal controls, and reporting standards.
• Manage yearly manufacturing cost change cycle with the FP&A Hub and all relevant stakeholders. Analyze net cost movements, assess P&L impact, and clearly articulate implications to management.
• Enhance the support from HQ to Affiliates on dashboards, systems, FP&A processes. Work on streamlining processes and identifying opportunities to standardize and save time. Ensure constant coaching, training, corrections and feedback to align the teams with the expected standards and timelines. Effectively manage communication with and understand cultural differences in the affiliates to ensure alignment with Area, Division and Corporate expectations.
• Prepare clear, concise, and insight-driven presentations to support business cases, management reviews, and commercial initiatives, aligned with regional business dynamics and EPD standards. Serve as a trusted analytical partner to Commercial, providing all necessary financial and scenario analyses.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Strong strategic, analytical and critical thinking, with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations
• Advanced Excel, financial modeling & data analysis skills; high level of comfort working with large and imperfect datasets
• Solid understanding of FP&A principles, forecasting methodologies, and performance management
• Commercial mindset with the ability to challenge assumptions and influence decisions
• High attention to detail combined with the ability to prioritize and see the bigger picture
• Strong stakeholder management, leadership, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrix, international, and fast-changing environment
• Team player with agility, resilience, and emotional intelligence

Experience:

• Minimum 5+ years of FP&A experience, preferably within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
• Experience supporting international / emerging markets is a strong advantage
• Proven exposure to commercial FP&A, repeated forecasting cycles (not one-off projects), and business partnering roles

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or related field
• MBA or professional finance qualification (e.g., CFA, CMA) is a plus
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and other data analysis tools
• Knowledge of financial ERPs and systems (e.g., SAP)
• Solid understanding of GAAP and IFRS accounting principles

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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