Forecasting Lead US Specialty

Position Overview

The role provides endtoend US Demand and Revenue forecasts for US Specialty primarily Team One with an emphasis on Lupron and Liletta.

The forecaster will produce analytics and presentations for AbbVie leadership. The forecaster will partner closely with Finance Price Forecasting Market Analytics and Business Insight (MABI) and Brand leadership teams.

The Forecasting Leads focus is primarily:

• explaining the brands evolution/outlook to executive leadership.
• facilitating optimal decision making.
• providing precise financial guidance to stakeholders.

This role reports to the Senior Forecasting Manager Team One.

Core Responsibilities

• Use large data sets historical perspectives and business partners insights to develop forecasts.
• Align with business partners and finance leaders on forecast assumptions.
• Partner with Price Forecasting to ensure alignment on GTN (Gross to Net) assumptions.
• Load forecasts into required financial systems (BPC TM1 ADS etc.) to support consolidation.
• Integrate Actuals data into forecast models including validating and ensuring data integrity
• Complete key financial close schedules used by multiple stakeholders.
• Highlight trends risks and opportunities for consideration as part of developing forecasts.
• Lead/participate in ad hoc analyses
• Partner crossfunctionally to drive tasks to consensus/closure while working independently and adjusting priorities as needed.
• Embrace continuous improvement via learning and development along with proposing developing and implementing process improvements

Qualifications :

Required:

• 6 years progressive accounting finance and/or forecasting analytics experience. 
• Bachelors Degree in Analytics Mathematics/Statistics Finance or Accounting
• Proficiency in Excel & PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of SAP and BPC a plus.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Strong business partnering skills.

Preferred:

• Previous experience within the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience with US healthcare industrystandard data sets

Additional Information :

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: 

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation holidays sick) medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our shortterm incentive programs. 

• This job is eligible to participate in our longterm incentive programs

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission incentive benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion consistent with applicable law. 

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