Associate Controller

**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**

The Associate Controller LATAM Strategic Initiavies works out of our Chile location in the Pharmaceutical division. We are committed to bringing the benefits of our trusted medicines to more people in the world’s fastest-growing countries. Our broad portfolio of high-quality and differentiated branded generic medicines reaches across multiple therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, women's health, cardiometabolic, pain management/central nervous system, and respiratory.

The Associate Controller LATAM Strategic Initiavies purpose is to lead multi-regional initiatives that contribute to the growth (top/bottom lines), improve the gross margin of LATAM Business Unit through focused delivery on newly created Margin and Profitability (M&P) streams - projects / profitability drivers and manage cross functional array of responsibilities relating to Sales & Operational planning, Licensing and Acquisition (L&A) and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) optimizations.

**What You’ll Do**

Faces complex issues that differ from those typically faced within the industry. A key purpose of the position is to come up with new solutions to highly complex issues.

Leading gross margin initiatives on commercial front is a challenge that requires broad financial knowledge & business acumen so as not to take decisions that would have short-term benefit but harm the business and requires major mindset change / organizational transformational thinking for solutions to become sustainable. To be able to reach buy in from Commercial leaders while challenging their performance through data (knowing absence of systems, lack of historical trends, data analytics required) is a daily challenge required from this role. This process is further complicated by the need to work across multiple environments / legal entities and legacy business models.

Expected to set its own goals. Actions that affect other operating areas or functions of the company require approval before implementation. Work is typically reviewed on a semi-annual or annual basis.

Decision to allocate tasks across the region, performance improvement measures, areas of gross margin affiliate focus on annual basis, process enhancements across S&OP cycle.

**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor degree in Accounting or related area, MBA in Accounting or Finance desirable.
- Proven track record (7+ years) of successfully managing the financial aspects of a medium business unit and establishing efficient/profitable operational procedures.
- Solid track record of driving productivity in all areas of the Profit & Loss (P&L) and Balance sheet (including cash flow / working capital).
- Experience in developing financial models, future planning according to operating needs and growth strategies.
- Ability to work in a matrix reporting environment.
- Proven knowledge of both US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Strong leadership competencies are a must: set vision and strategy, build and inspire, know the business, drive for results, make the difficult decisions, and encourage an open environment.
- Advanced communication skills (bilingual: Spanish/English) and ablity to address and communicate to all organizational levels.
- Solid Finance - business acumen and Pharma industry knowledge
- Extensive analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective communication and executive presence
- High sense of urgency and commitment to delivering
- Adaptable towards new situations and having an out of the box leadership approach/attitude
- Accountability for delivering high quality results
- Ability to lead and openness to organizational change management
- Solid project management expertise and execution abilities
- In-depth understanding of Abbott planning activities and processes
- Demonstrated knowledge of Profit & Loss (P&L) & Balance Sheet planning and reporting requirements
- Prior experience in driving complex, strategic, cross functional activities
- Ability to work across diverse and broad transformation cultures
- Sound systems knowledge, preferably with SAP

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