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AbbVie Finance Manager (Controller) in Minato City, Japan
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. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Job Description
Job SUMMARY:
The Finance Manager will control and administer the financial activities of the organization through internal control and compliance to ensure that accounting and local policies are compliant with global guidelines. The role will review financial process and implement strong control measure and collaborate with various functions of the organization to establish effective processes. The Finance Manager will also support overlooking the organization’s financial systems and budget & spending controls, and further manage ad hoc projects including business and operation improvements.
Key duties and responsibilities:
Internal control and compliance
Ensure adherence to corporate Finance policies and procedures, Compliance policies, due diligence processes and effective monitoring to maintain strong internal controls
Communicate/Provide training to finance and cross functional teams on new policies, and play the lead role in affiliate change management where required
Respond to internal/external audit
Prepare and manage SOX documentation
Accounting and budget / spending control
Overseeing financial control activities, including the review and analysis of monthly and quarterly numbers and disclosures
Review accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL and Counsel, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting, DSO, inventory, and monthly close process
approvals of purchase orders and invoices
System management including SAP material master and financial systems
Process improvements and manage operations
Partner with the commercial team to support the implementation of new business ideas and operational models by providing financial and compliance perspectives
Manage business improvement projects such as process re-engineering, efficient processes in compliant manner in terms of lead-time, speed & quality of work which bring value to the business
Additional Information
job QUALIFICATIONS (MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS):
Education and Experience
BA or MA in Accounting/Economics/Law/Business
Experience in accounting/corporate finance in multinational company.
Audit and project management experiences in PH/OTC are preferred
Professional accounting qualification (CPA) is preferred
Good understanding of US GAAP, d tax requirements
Extensive understanding of corporate financial management knowledge and working experience
Knowledge of legal entity structure, local taxation, operational risks and mitigation methods
Prior experience working with shared services within a fast-paced multinational company is highly valuable
Essential Skills, Experience, and Competencies (includes Licenses, Credentials)
Strong in communication and coordination, is able to keep good relationship both internally and externally;
Excellent command of English skills in reading, writing & speaking
Good command of computer skills, Proficient in SAP, CTE/Concur
Detailed and analytical minded, with a strong focus on accuracy
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
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