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Associate Director, Tax Transfer Pricing

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Finance

Posted Sep 24, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a transfer pricing audit or controversy you supported. What was your role?

What they are checking: Whether they have defended positions in audits or disputes, which tests whether their documentation and reasoning actually hold up.

Tell me about a time you gave advice under time pressure. How did you make sure it was right?

What they are checking: Whether they give advice that is both fast and correct, checking key facts even when the business wants an answer now.

Describe a process you improved to make transfer pricing compliance more efficient.

What they are checking: Whether they look for ways to make compliance work faster and more reliable, rather than repeating the same manual process yearly.

What would you do

A legal entity's profitability is drifting outside the target range mid-year. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they monitor entity results during the year and adjust in time, rather than discovering problems at year-end.

A business stakeholder plans a restructuring without looping in tax. How do you find out and respond?

What they are checking: Whether they keep close enough to the business to spot tax issues in a restructuring before decisions are already made.

How do you explain a transfer pricing adjustment to a finance team that sees only the P&L hit?

What they are checking: Whether they can explain a transfer pricing adjustment in plain business terms to finance colleagues who only see the profit impact.

About the work

Walk me through how you'd set up or review an intercompany pricing policy for a pharma supply chain.

What they are checking: Whether they can design or review intercompany pricing for a pharma supply chain, where large profits move between entities and countries.

How do you decide on the right transfer pricing method for a given intercompany transaction?

What they are checking: Whether they choose transfer pricing methods with sound OECD reasoning, since that choice must hold up under tax authority review.

How do Pillar Two and other recent global changes affect transfer pricing work?

What they are checking: Whether they follow Pillar Two and other global tax changes closely, since these reshape how transfer pricing works for multinationals.

How does transfer pricing tie into the international pieces of the U.S. federal return?

What they are checking: Whether they understand how transfer pricing feeds the international parts of the federal return, so the numbers stay consistent.

What makes transfer pricing documentation strong enough to hold up in an exam?

What they are checking: Whether they write documentation that would survive a tax exam, with clear facts and reasoning rather than generic boilerplate.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

Purpose The Associate Director, Tax Transfer Pricing will provide technical and operational leadership for AbbVie’s global transfer pricing processes. This role is responsible for establishing, supporting, and implementing global transfer pricing policies and ensuring compliance with global transfer pricing reporting obligations. In addition, the Associate Director will provide support for transfer pricing tax planning and controversy as well as other special projects as required. This position will also team with the International Tax Operations group providing support for international tax components of the U.S. federal income tax return. The Associate Director should be able to independently identify issues raised by stakeholders and to provide accurate and timely advice. Responsiblities • This role reports to the Director of Transfer Pricing. • Develop and manage global transfer pricing policies, operational transfer pricing, documentation, and compliance in accordance with tax laws and regulations. • Participate in analysis of current and future transfer pricing strategies to help mitigate risk, optimize efficiency, and facilitate future business operations. • Ensure that intercompany price establishment, intercompany price changes, legal entity profitability adjustments, documentation and controversy support are coordinated to deliver established policy objectives. • Work closely with the International Tax Operations team supporting the team in the preparation of the international tax components of the U.S. federal income tax return and other U.S. and foreign compliance and reporting requirements. • Lead significant aspects of transfer pricing audits in US and globally and provide technical support to local tax teams on all aspects of transfer pricing. • Work closely with Tax Planning and non-tax business personnel on restructuring and integration efforts, business policies or issues with transfer pricing implications. • Manage transfer pricing matters for acquisition integration, divestiture analysis, and IP and other valuations in connection with M&A and tax planning initiatives. • Support Finance, Operations, and IT in transfer pricing policy implementation in systems and business processes. • Interface with Tax Accounting on interim and annual tax provision and reporting matters. • Conduct detailed financial and economic analyses and advise on intercompany transactions (structure and pricing). • Assist in the ongoing education of appropriate personnel in other Tax teams as well as Finance and businesses regarding Transfer Pricing requirements and risks. • Assist in understanding and analyzing impacts from global and US tax reform initiatives. • Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement in the transfer pricing reporting environment. • Support process improvement initiatives and tax technology implementations to increase overall efficiency of the transfer pricing end to end process. • Train, mentor, and develop transfer pricing direct reports and other team members. • 10+ years of relevant experience focused on transfer pricing, tax planning, and/or controversy from a large public accounting firm and/or in-house experience • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Economics, Finance, or a similar field • A Master’s degree in Finance, Economics or Taxation or a Juris Doctor is preferred • Strong project management skills • Ability to collaborate as part of a team • People management experience • Resourcefulness and adaptability; self-motivated with ability to work in a fast paced environment • Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills • Ability to explain complex transfer pricing concepts to non-tax stakeholders • Proficiency with Excel; experience with Alteryx, Copilot, Claude, PaPM, Tax Technology tools and SAP a plus 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 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 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. 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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