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Associate Director, Finance Internal Audit

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Finance

Posted Aug 3, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

The posting stresses communication and relationship building because of how much the department interacts with the business. How do you keep a good relationship with a function you have just given findings to?

What they are checking: The central tension of internal audit, named directly in the posting.

Tell me about an audit where management disagreed with your conclusion.

What they are checking: Whether they stand behind well-supported conclusions when management disagrees, which is essential to the independence of internal audit.

This reports to the Finance Audit Director at North Chicago. What would you want to know about the audit plan and the team before accepting?

What they are checking: Whether they ask good questions about the audit plan and team before joining, showing they take the role's responsibility seriously.

What would you do

You find a control weakness the business says is not practical to fix. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can hold an audit finding firmly while still helping the business find a practical way to address it.

The posting describes internal audit as protecting and enhancing organizational value. Where does audit add value beyond finding problems?

What they are checking: Whether they see the advisory side or only the assurance side.

How do you follow up so that agreed remediation actually happens?

What they are checking: Whether they follow up until agreed fixes are truly in place, since audits lose their value when remediation quietly stalls.

About the work

This role plans, executes and reports on finance audits. How do you scope an audit so it finds something worth finding?

What they are checking: Whether they scope audits around real risk rather than broad coverage, so the work uncovers issues that matter to the business.

How do you decide whether a finding is worth reporting or is noise?

What they are checking: Whether they can judge which findings are significant enough to report, so audit reports stay credible and actually get read.

Walk me through testing a control rather than just confirming it exists.

What they are checking: Testing rigor, the difference between real audit work and a checklist.

You would write audit reports for senior readers. What makes a finding land?

What they are checking: Whether they write findings that lead to action rather than defensiveness, since clear reports drive real improvement in controls.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

AbbVie’s Internal Audit (IA) function plays a valuable role in protecting and enhancing the organization’s value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice and insights. The function is guided by a disciplined, collaborative approach that is aligned with AbbVie’s strategy and the IIA standards with a focus on constant innovation and talent development. Reporting to the Finance Audit Director, the Finance Audit Associate Director will have responsibility for planning, executing and reporting on assigned internal audits as well as developing and implementing key improvements to department processes. Finance Audit assignments may be performed anywhere in the world AbbVie operates. The Finance Audit Associate Director will also work as part of the department’s overall management team to perform and maintain an annual risk assessment which forms the basis of our annual audit plan. Other responsibilities include aiding the Director in developing talent strategies and effectively managing direct reports and audit teams. Given the extent of the department’s interactions with the business and other functions, excellent communication and relationship building skills are required together with the ability to deal with ambiguity and exercise critical thinking to effectively influence senior business management and peers while acting as a catalyst for positive change. Strong people management skills are essential. Responsibilities • Audit Planning, Execution & Reporting (~70%) • In collaboration with the rest of the IA management team, assist the Directors in the development and execution of a comprehensive risk-based global internal audit program through proactive involvement and research of industry and profession best practices. • Directly manage and perform multiple Financial and Operational internal audits simultaneously with the objective of assessing the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls, efficiency of operations, compliance with corporate policies and procedures and generally accepted accounting principles. • Provide management with valuable recommendations and insights to strengthen the control environment. • Manage internal projects and process improvement initiatives. • Maintain the highest standards of professionalism and independence in the execution of duties. • Other (~30%) • Coach and mentor audit staff. • Proactively liaise with various business and corporate functions management providing counsel and input on risk and control issues facing their functions. • Manage and perform key departmental process improvement initiatives including internal quality assurance; assist with audit issue trend analysis and reporting. • Manage and perform special projects including providing controls consulting expertise to the business. • Assist with preparation of quarterly Leadership presentations, as needed. • Bachelor Degree in Finance, Accounting and/or Business Administration or Equivalent required (MS and/or MBA preferred) • 7+ years of relevant experience • CIA, CPA and/or CFE certifications preferred • Public accounting or internal audit experience preferred • Previous managerial experience preferred • Progressive Financial/Accounting experience preferred • Pharmaceutical industry experience preferred 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 thisposting 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 long-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 anduntil 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. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

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