Finance Director France & Benelux

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

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Job Description

Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company, is recruiting a Finance Director, France & Benelux reporting to the Area Finance Director Allergan Aesthetics - Europe & Canada for our Aesthetics division in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.   

Your Main Responsibilities:

Strategic Decision Partner

• Partner with & guide the General Manager (GM), local leadership team (LT), and the Europe & Canada Area finance team. Provide strategic support in decision-making, proposing informed and effective solutions.
• Be a trusted advisor, proactively monitoring & identifying opportunities and risks as they arise to consistently deliver on the business objectives.
• Collaboratively work to develop appropriate solutions and contingency plans for P&L management.
• Key member of LT helping to drive sustainable commercial relationships, delivering growth to the business.

Finance Team Management & support to various Stakeholders

• Provide leadership to build, maintain, and develop a strong, high-performing Finance Team
• Act as a single point of contact for local GM and Area teams on financial topics;
• Act as key interface and owner of relationships with External Auditors, Customers/Suppliers, amongst others, ensuring that a proactive, appropriate relationship is always maintained while also providing visibility of control discussions to Area, FSS, and Internal Audit.

P&L Management

• Manage & supervise the budget planning cycles: LBE, Updates, Plan, LRP, Entity plan
• Accurately forecast sales and financial performance by utilizing and challenging commercial models and expense assumptions.
• Co-ordinate brand P&Ls, maintain overview of budget and spending.
• Ensure plans are accurate and well supported, providing scenarios to support forecasting activities.
• Anticipate market activities and key external risks that can impact business. Ensure management is advised on exposure issues.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple functions and to recognize and appropriately resolve conflicts of goals or practices when they arise to ensure the right strategic outcome for the business
• Strategic business partnering skills to ensure country GM and LT are appropriately supported and challenged
• Experience in strategic financial planning, accounting, cost accounting, and principles of taxation
• Consultative approach; strong customer orientation and engagement; implements services to meet customers’ and the organization’s needs
• Quickly understands business operations, able to identify key opportunities and levers to develop business plans
• Building Strategic Work Relationships: Able to build cross-functional relationships, demonstrates high interrelation and social skills, interacting externally and internally; able to lead and influence. 
• Demonstrates a high level of analytical skill; leverages financial knowledge; keeps up to date with market trends and professional expertise; exercises sound judgment and decision making
• Experience in leading a team and delivering results through the motivation and enablement of others, notably across a spectrum of grades and abilities
• Focusing on performance – ensuring accountability and driving results across the entire Commercial organisation
• Excellence Focused – demonstrating passion and commitment to turning strategy into reality; driving results by focusing on prioritization, continuous improvement, and innovation

Additional Information

Whatever your area of expertise: medical, regulatory, market access, human resources, legal, marketing, communication... at AbbVie, you will find exciting challenges and opportunities to explore new career paths. 

From a practical point of view and daily work life: currently located in Rungis, the headquarters of AbbVie France will be relocated to 11 Boulevard, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt by the end of 2025. The new premises along the Seine will host the France and Europe teams, both therapeutic and aesthetic, in two newly renovated seven-story buildings within a campus of four buildings. 

Each floor will be equipped with meeting rooms and relaxation areas to promote collaboration and informal exchanges. The premises will also have outdoor spaces, including a green inner courtyard and a private rooftop with a view of the Seine, exclusively for AbbVie employees. 

Numerous services will be offered on-site: car and motorcycle parking with electric charging stations, bicycle storage, company restaurant, gym, and concierge service. 

Located in a dynamic and lively district with many amenities, our future offices will be easily accessible by public transports with subway line 9, RER C, and buses 126, 189 and 289 stations nearby.  

Since 2015, AbbVie has been recognized as a Great Place to Work. We are in the top 5 companies where it is good to work. We are also one of the few companies to be awarded the “Best Workplace for Women” award, which recognizes the ability of companies to take into account major societal issues such as gender equality. 

At AbbVie, we value work-life balance. We offer the possibility to work from home up to 2 days a week, according to the modalities defined in our collective agreement. Join us to be part of a diverse and collaborative team. 

Find more information about benefits at AbbVie France by clicking here: https://www.abbvie.fr/rejoindre-abbvie/la-vie-chez-abbvie/avantages.html 

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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. 

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