Controller

Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Joining AbbVie means you will be part of a team of outstanding professionals dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients' lives. At AbbVie, we conduct ground-breaking science on a global scale every day. AbbVie Canada is one of the Best Workplaces in Canada.

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AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, vision care, virology, women’s health , and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

Reporting to the Finance Director, the Controller direct, plan, and control the financial, cost accounting, and compliance activities for the local entity, while providing strategic support through close engagement across the affiliate. The role involves overall management responsibility of the operations and guiding and overseeing the work of the Accounting, Purchasing and Payable, Account Receivable and Customer Service team in the finance department. Execute a full range of controllership responsibilities, including financial record keeping, reporting, planning, financial analysis, and compliance with internal control policies, systems, and procedures. Assist management in achieving annual and long-term financial objectives through reliable, timely, and accurate financial information. Coordinate the affiliate's Balance sheet management and communication with Financial Shared Services (FSS).

Key Responsibilities:

• Reporting/Control: Accurately monitor and report financial performance ensuring compliance with local and corporate policies. Ascertain and assure proper month-end close, Balance sheet reconciliation and other financial information working closely with FSS.
• Strategic Partnering: Provide financial analysis for functional decision-making, establishing appropriate local policies in line with corporate guidelines.
• Financial Analysis: Analyze variances versus benchmarks; organize business information to identify risks and opportunities; provide innovative alternatives and solutions when issues arise.
• Internal Controls and Compliance: Maintain a strong system of internal accounting controls; oversee internal and external audits; ensure compliance with local legal and tax requirements.
• Shared Services Coordination: Maintain interactions with Business Process Outsourcers (BPO), Finance shared Services (FSS), and Center of Excellences (COEs) to optimize financial controls and operations.
• Supervision and Leadership: Manage the Accounting, Purchasing to Payable, Account Receivable and Customer service department personnel, ensuring adherence to HR policies and regulations; lead goal developments, performance evaluations, and employee training and coaching.
• Support Management and Strategic Initiatives: Assist the Finance Director and affiliate management in strategic initiatives and projects.
• USGAAP Compliance and Reporting: Ensure that the financial records and reports of the affiliate adhere to US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (USGAAP). This includes preparing and reviewing financial statements and disclosures to meet USGAAP requirements. Oversee the implementation of any new USGAAP standards and provide guidance and training to the finance team to maintain compliance. Act as a liaison with external and internal auditors to facilitate the USGAAP audit process and resolve any issues related to financial reporting standards.
  
  

Qualifications

Education/Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, CPA designation preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant finance experience with at least 6 years in general accounting, and financial analysis.
• Minimum 5 years of managerial / supervisory experience
• Pharmaceutical industry experience is an asset.
  
  

Essential Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent problem solving, decision-making and critical thinking skills.
• Strong analytical and independent judgement skills
• Excellent leadership skill, open and trustful communication skills with all levels of organization.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a constantly changing and challenging organization.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changes.
• Experience with shared service models preferred.
• Bilingual in French and English.
  
  

Systems

• Proficiency in PC skills (Excel, Power Point)
• SAP knowledge preferred
  
  

Business Knowledge

• Business process, corporate policy (compliance and completeness) and financial data flows
  
  

Technical Knowledge

• Accounting fundamentals
• Financial Planning and Analysis fundamentals
• Internal control activities fundamentals
  
  

AbbVie strives to provide a French working environment for its employees in Quebec. Although as part of its francization program has taken all reasonable steps to avoid imposing the following requirement, advanced amount of knowledge of English / Fluency in English is an essential requirement for the position of Controller including, but not limited to, for the following reasons:

• English speaking employees outside the province of Quebec.
• English speaking clients outside the province of Quebec.
• Anglophone region outside the province of Quebec.
  
  

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply.

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. 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 protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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