Finance Controller-CRM-France & Belux, Issy-Les-Moulineaux H/F

What You’ll Work On

• Lead and execute P&L and Balance Sheet Plan, Latest Best Estimate (LBE) and Monthly reporting for CRM France, Belgium and Luxemburg. Ensure that financial information meets timing and quality of presentation requirements, facilitating management review and decision making while ensuring integrity of the data and compliance with GAAP as well as Abbott operating policies.
• Act as true business partner to the General Manager of France & Belux and partner with regional commercial teams.
• Manage, coach and develop a team of 9 (3 direct reports, 6 indirect reports).
• Collaborate with Commercial leadership to develop, assess and implement strategic pricing initiatives to drive sales growth and meet financial commitments. These include important sales growth opportunities which will contribute to the organization’s short‑term and long‑term business goals.
• Serve as Finance lead for large strategic initiatives.
• Act as an advisor to senior management, exploring strategic alternatives and making recommendations. Balance profitability with sales and volume growth.
• Provide the commercial team with insights and suggestions to achieve their goals (sales, growth, instrument placements), maximizing the financial results for the company (sales and margin).
• Communicate effectively with all levels throughout the organization and external customers through formal and informal presentations.
• Prepare and present to executive management and obtain their buy‑in for major programs.
• Anticipate and identify areas of tactical and strategic risk and mitigate risks through early risk assessments and implementation of fallback or mitigation strategies.
• Make strategic and tactical decisions based upon data you provide and/or present in management or informal settings.
• Recognize that erroneous decisions or recommendations could lead to critical delays, modifications to strategy, and risk to delivering business results.
• Demonstrate continual improvement in financial planning and/or reporting.
• Consistently deliver quality work in a fast‑moving and deadline‑driven environment.

Education and Experience, You’ll Bring

• A Bachelor’s degree, Master’s in Finance, Accounting or Business related major.
• 10+ years of progressive finance or accounting career development.
• Experience in an affiliate supporting a commercial organization.
• Technical skills: Excel and financial planning‑analysis are a must.
• Native or fluent in English and French.

Preferred

• Ability to leverage available information to develop analysis and answer questions in a timely manner.
• Experience preparing decks for senior leadership and communicating complex matters in a simple way. Definition and communication of processes.
• Rapidly learn the business and adapt to new ways of thinking or analyzing data.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced environment and prioritizing multiple deliverables in tight timelines.
• Motivated, driven, proactive person who delivers commitments on time and with high quality, looking for solutions and enhancements.
• Honest and empathetic, able to treat people of different cultures with respect and fairness always.

Location: Issy‑Les‑Moulineaux