Finance Manager, Latin America and Canada

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: About Abbott Diagnostics Diagnostic testing is a compass, providing information that helps in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a range of health conditions. Abbotts life-changing tests and diagnostic tools give you accurate, timely information to better manage your health. Were empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbotts diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people. Abbott Diagnostics LAC is seeking an Area Finance Manager to lead Area Consolidation, margin and profitability tracking, and provide direct financial support to Brazil, Canada, and Colombia. Based in Lake Forest, IL, this role drives key planning cycles and delivers the analytics and insights needed for informed decision-making across the Area . What We Need A strong finance professional with analytical depth, strategic mindset, and the ability to influence leaders and partner across countries. What Youll Work On: Manage Area month-end close and financial reporting, including preliminary review, topside consolidation entries, and monthly metrics/commentary. Maintain an efficient planning process with a clear calendar, key dates, and deliverables for Area and Commercial partners. Collect, validate, and analyze data from countries/regions, ensuring accuracy and insight into local business drivers. Serve as Area Finance lead and primary country liaison; facilitate weekly touchpoints and provide market, customer, and performance insight. Partner with the Pricing Team to lead margin improvement tracking, savings validation, and E/P and customer profitability analysis. Deliver timely, high-quality financial outputs that support senior management review and decisionmaking. Support special projects with the Area Controller, Finance Director, BU Controllers, and Commercial leaders; drive process improvements. Lead financial consolidation and oversight of monthly CMR files, ensuring alignment with Commercial Excellence and clear communication to country teams. Ensure adherence to Abbott Quality System requirements. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOULL BRING Experience: Drive monthend close, forecasting, and financial consolidation Deliver insights that shape short and longterm business decisions Partner with cross-functional and country teams to elevate performance Lead process improvements across planning and reporting Education Required: Bachelors degree in accounting or finance Requires at least 7 years of relevant and progressive experience in Finance and Accounting. Must be able to interact with and support senior level management and to work effectively and independently cross-functionally and cross-divisionally with various organizations Must have sound financial analysis and dynamic modeling skills; Must have strong interpersonal skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills; must possess critical thinking. Preferred CPA /MBA preferred Prefer experience in Commercial, FP&A and / or Business Development. WHAT WE OFFER At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer: Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs Paid time off 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal. The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 $198,700.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted. JOB FAMILY: Financial Planning and Analysis DIVISION: CRLB Core Lab LOCATION: United States > Lake Forest : CP01 ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: Yes, 5 % of the Time MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday) Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether its next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of lifes greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. 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