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Finance Lead

AbbVie · Mettawa, IL · Full time · Finance

Posted Sep 10, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 22, 2026

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About your past

How do you prepare a monthly management package so leadership reads the story rather than the numbers?

What they are checking: The stated requirement for key stories and issues

You'd partner with a business unit vice president and brand leads. How do you become a partner rather than a reporting function?

What they are checking: Business partnership, which decides whether the role has influence

What would you do

A brand lead wants to move spend in a way you think won't return. What do you do?

What they are checking: What happens when the analysis is unwelcome

How do you decide whether an ad hoc analysis request is worth the time it would take?

What they are checking: Prioritization when the requests exceed the capacity

Where's the line on what promotional spend can and can't fund in pharmaceutical marketing?

What they are checking: Awareness of the compliance boundary around promotional budgets

This is based at Mettawa reporting to the Associate Director for immunology finance. What would you want to know about the franchise and the current process before you took it?

What they are checking: Whether they diligence what they'd inherit

About the work

This role tracks promotional, marketing and sales force budgets for the United States rheumatology franchise. Walk me through how you'd analyze a month where spend came in well under plan.

What they are checking: Whether they investigate favorable variance as hard as unfavorable

The posting names the plan, latest business estimate and long-range plan. How do those differ in what you build and who you build them with?

What they are checking: Command of the company's own planning vocabulary

You'd lead financial reviews and approvals for purchase orders and invoices. What do you check before approving?

What they are checking: Control discipline in an approval role

How do you do headcount reporting and variance analysis accurately when people move mid-month?

What they are checking: A named close activity and its common difficulty

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

Purpose The Finance Lead reports to the Associate Director, Immunology Finance and provides financial leadership and business support for the financial planning and analysis processes and requirements of the Rheumatology business. This role ensures compliance with financial policies and oversees FP&A activities related to Actuals, Plan, Latest Best Estimates (LBEs), Long Range Plans (LRP), and ad hoc analysis as needed to support day-to-day operations and the strategic plan for the Rheumatology and Immunology therapeutic area. Responsibilities • Responsible for tracking promotional, marketing and sales force budgets for the US Rheumatology franchise. Analyze monthly actual results, comparing them against benchmarks (Plan/LBEs) to identify risks and opportunities. • Lead all aspects of the planning processes (Plan/LBE/LRP) by ensuring deliverables are accurate, clear and concise for management review and approval. • Perform monthly close activities, including headcount reporting and variance analysis. Prepare monthly management packages with key stories and issues highlighted. • Partner with Business Unit Vice President and the brand leads to understand business needs and deliver accurate, meaningful financials that provide business insights. • Leads financial reviews and approvals (purchase order requests and invoices). • Lead and support ad hoc analysis, key projects and process improvements as needed. • Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting. CPA or MBA a plus. • Minimum 6+ years of progressive and related experience. • Strong financial, analytical and problem solving skills. • Strong communication skills (verbal and written). • Proficient Excel skills required. • Knowledge of SAP and TM1 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 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 toa 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