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Finance Supervisor, Product Development, Science & Technology (PDS&T)

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Accounting/Auditing

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

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About your past

Tell me about a time your analysis changed how leaders prioritized projects or spend.

What they are checking: Whether their analysis actually changed decisions, which shows they understand what leaders need rather than producing reports nobody uses.

Tell me about a time you found an error in your own work after it was sent. What did you do?

What they are checking: Whether they own their mistakes quickly and openly, because a corrected error builds trust while a hidden one destroys it.

What would you do

Finance Shared Services says a journal entry is posted, but the number still looks wrong. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they work with shared services to dig into the details, checking the posting and its effect instead of accepting that it is done.

How would you explain to a scientist leader why their spend matters to the business unit's results?

What they are checking: Partnering with technical leaders who don't think in finance terms.

Operations FP&A needs your submission early, and your data isn't final. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they balance speed and accuracy, sending timely numbers with clear caveats instead of either missing deadlines or hiding uncertainty.

What risks would you flag for a product development organization in a planning cycle?

What they are checking: Whether they can see financial risk in development work, such as delayed projects, shifting timelines and capital overruns, before it hits results.

About the work

Walk me through how you'd prepare month-end variance analysis for PDS&T cost centers.

What they are checking: A repeatable close process that explains drivers, not just differences.

A cost shows up in the wrong cost center because of master data. How do you trace it and fix it?

What they are checking: Whether they trace master data issues to the source and fix them permanently, rather than reclassing the same error every month.

What do you look at when you review a capital project request?

What they are checking: Whether they understand capital basics like timing, depreciation and the business case, since capital requests shape costs for years.

How do you build a management reporting schedule that stays useful month after month?

What they are checking: Whether they design reports that are easy to maintain and still answer leaders' questions, so reporting does not decay into busywork.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

Job Description The Finance Lead/Supervisor drives the financial planning and analysis processes and requirements across businesses supporting planning and actuals analysis/reporting requirements for the Product Development, Science & Technology (PDS&T) business unit within Operations Finance. This role will provide accurate and timely financial analysis and planning deliverables to meet requirements. Responsibilities • Operates independently to prepare relevant variance analysis for each month-end close cycle and develop meaningful management reporting schedules for direct areas supported. • Partners with the business leaders and their teams on reporting matters, Master data investigations and support, and month-end close management data issues. • Works directly with Finance Shared Service contacts on monthly close processes to ensure complete, accurate, and timely monthly actual results, including arising issues, journal entry status, and open/pending items. Understand monthly results and communicate issues vs. benchmark to functional partners to drive resolution or action plans. • Works closely with Operations FP&A and complete required submissions in a timely manner. • Provides management with clear insights into drivers of business and financial performance and risk; assesses business/market opportunities and informs/recommends prioritization decisions. • Supports Capital planning and reporting. Work with partners to build annual plans and LRP’s. Track spending against RCE’s and create LBE’s. Work with Project accounting to ensure RCE’s are accurately reported • Leads or assists with ad hoc analysis requests, projects, and process improvements as needed. • Possess ability to work well as part of a team and build strong relationships with stakeholders while taking initiative to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. • Strong analytical, problem solving and communications skills, with ability to work independently. • Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required • 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, BPC, and Power BI 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 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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