About the role

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The Regional Finance Manager will lead financial planning, analysis, and accounting for the APAC commercial organisation within Abbott's Cardiometabolic International Markets business. This role partners with commercial leaders to drive growth and profitability, overseeing monthly close, forecasting, and strategic initiatives.

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Key Responsibilities

Lead financial planning activities for the APAC region, including the annual plan, regular LBE cycles, capital planning, and headcount planning.
Coordinate, consolidate, and challenge the APAC financial planning and quarterly forecasting process to ensure accuracy and strategic alignment.
Provide proactive analysis and insight into pricing, margin improvement, and other key profitability initiatives.
Oversee monthly close activities, including P&L ownership, variance analysis, and internal management reporting for the APAC region.
Deliver monthly reporting of results against key benchmarks such as prior year, Plan, and LBE.
Collaborate with CMI Business Unit Finance, CFS, and local entity controllership teams to meet monthly and quarterly accounting and FP&A requirements.
Maintain and analyse internal controls over pricing and profitability, ensuring compliance with corporate policies.
Partner closely with the CMI Finance Manager, CMI FP&A Controller, CM International Commercial team, and Business Unit Finance team on all financial matters.
Provide financial support and strategic insight to the CM International Commercial leadership team across APAC.
Prepare and support monthly pipeline reviews, quarterly business reviews, and price/volume/margin reporting, including analysis of sales consumption and shipments.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline
Proven financial experience, ideally with exposure to commercial operations and FP&A
Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment with frequent deadlines, effectively prioritising and executing tasks
Experience working with large data sets and complex processes, with strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
Solid accounting knowledge and strong technical systems skills; experience with SAP, PowerOn, and PowerBI is preferred
Demonstrated ability to develop financial models incorporating multiple variables and to analyse a range of financial scenarios
Strong business acumen with the ability to identify and communicate key business trends
Skilled at presenting financial data and concepts to both management and non‑financial stakeholders.
Flexible, well‑organised, and detail‑oriented, with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
Ability to work effectively across multiple time zones and regions
Experience partnering with senior stakeholders to drive decisions and follow‑through on actions
Proficient and fluent in English (spoken and written), with strong interpersonal and communication skills.