Finance Manager

Finance Manager

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Istanbul location in the Vascular Division which is the world's leader in drug-eluting stents. Abbott Vascular has an industry-leading pipeline and a comprehensive portfolio of market-leading products for cardiac and vascular care, including products for coronary artery disease, vessel closure and endovascular disease.

As the Finance Manager, you will be responsible for providing high-level decision support, reporting, forecasting and analysis processes for the vascular business as well as be involved in driving key projects. As a key contributor at the core of the business that deliver results to drive business success.

The position will be a part of an international finance team and will be reporting directly to the Emerging Markets Financial Controller based in Dubai.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure that all financial activity is completed in accordance with Abbott policies and procedures as well as local laws and regulations.
• Manage and report the financial results each month for Turkey, ensuring proper timeliness, accuracy, and insightful analytics, including quarterly LBEs and Plans.
• Ensure growth and talent development of Finance and Customer Service staff.
• Building strong financial and commercial awareness within business and partnering with the Country Manager and Regional GM in implementing sales strategies that have an incremental impact on market share gains and operating income.
• Ability to handle distributors with strong acumen of driving business reviews and negotiations.
• Defining and implementing best practice planning and control techniques in line with business needs 
• Assisting marketing to analyze market intelligence information, including share results against share objectives across one of the Medical Devices more complex portfolios.
• Work closely with financial controller / Regional GM on profit maximization, resource prioritization, and day-to-day operations. Anticipate internal and external trends that can impact business.
• Provide leadership and build, maintain and develop Finance team– seen as a collaborator and team player.
• Manage a team of 2 direct reports, including customer service team.

Required Qualifications

• University degree in Finance/Accounting
• 5+ years of finance/accounting related work experience, MBA, ACCA, CPA, or CIMA desirable
• Demonstrated working knowledge of business, finance and accounting fundamentals including U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Fluent in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Capabilities to interact with people from different cultures.
• Leadership, analytical, communication and presentation skills. Capabilities to challenge status quo and develop innovative processes and solutions.
• Experience in strategic analysis & planning and execution, performance metrics, project evaluation and commercial acumen.
• Strong business sense and ability to grasp complex situations quickly and across functions (Marketing, Supply Chain, Sales)
• Experienced in dealing with distributors.
• Ability to successfully work with senior executives and provide sound strategic guidance regarding business opportunities and challenges.
• Experience in working within an international organization and multicultural environment is highly desirable.

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