WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Be highly collaborative through engaging executive, divisional, area and regional leaderships to in delivering initiatives to assure a collaborative and consistent approach
• Be able to manage and influence core & extended teams, independently - with limited direction from Portfolio Manager and Project Sponsors
• Develop processes and tools as required to enable execution and provide the necessary steps to ensure the deployment of the project success.
• Develop budget, resource and operating plans for assigned projects
• Prepare project funding proposals with a maximized Return on Investment
• Provide on-going updates to key leaders in CFS and other support groups including the Project Steering Committee, CFS OCM, Program management team, and functional leadership as required

• Organize and monitor inter-connected projects
• Identify priorities\\schedules relative to each project and ensure deliverables are achieved

• Lead and support project team members.
• Escalate potential challenges or project risks to the PMO & Project Sponsors on a timely basis. Manages risk identification and mitigation strategies. Implement and manage changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved

• Meet regularly with the PMO and GPO teams to review and make critical decisions and ensure project content and deliverables are meeting program objectives
• Manage project costs: manage costs in line with project plan. Ensure actual costs reported correctly each month and provide cost updates for RLBE.

• Develop the project plan, milestones, deliverables and budget.
• Communicate the project methodology to stakeholders and team members
• Manage stakeholder interactions (Project Team, HR, Organizational Change Leads, Process Owners, Business stakeholders, Third Party Service Provider, IT etc.) to ensure project milestones achieved
• Manage project scope and provide clarification on the project expectations to ensure alignment with business case.
• Understand and support the identification of Technology solutions and engage with IT to ensure project success.
• Develops and manages risk assessments and contingency plans
• Creates and maintains tailored communication across the projects and ensure timely issues resolution and escalation plans. Ensuring a constant communication with all members of the Project team and stakeholders
• Ensure appropriate change management discipline for allocated projects working with CFS OCM

Portfolio Support

• Support the maintenance and evolution of the formal Governance process for the annual CFS Portfolio cycles which drives accountability and decision making and actively engages with CFS & BTS leadership to support the development of the Corporate Finance Services Roadmap, including:
  • Coordinating monthly PMO process meetings, partnering with Project leads in ensuring that project objectives and business outcomes are met
  • Gaining approval on the annual Portfolio Roadmap and project methodologies to deliver the portfolio, including having resource plans in place
  • Creating and communicating a Monthly Governance Cycle on how each project is governed and reporting / meeting cadence
  • Support CFS leadership with ongoing Executive Reporting and other initiatives as required as part of a maturing organization

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU WILL BRING:

REQUIRED

• Candidate must be an experienced finance professional having with 5 years
  + finance experience (ideally with experience in Finance related Project and Program Management )
• Bachelor degree or master degree in business or related field.
• Experienced in a Multinational environment
• PM qualified or working towards a qualification; Ideally Green belt certified.
• 2+ Years of experience leading cross functional team
• Excellent Knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles
• Global Finance Operations / Shared Service Operations experience & Good understanding of key business and finance processes (Master data management, Record to Report, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash) is essential
• Experience in Masterdata management & with working with Business Process Outsourcer (BPO) an advantage
• Good knowledge of ERP systems desirable

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Skilled communicator with an ability to obtain consensus, lead and influence change at a senior level.
• Ability to work autonomously and proactively in a challenging, fast-paced environment with limited supervision
• Ability to drive project achievement and deliverables through positive influence and engagement of all involved stakeholders with limited direction
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to lead virtual teams / team members

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities