Financial Analyst - Cash Flow & Working Capital

About the role

Abbott's Established Pharmaceuticals Division (EPD) is hiring a Financial Analyst in Allschwil, Basel, to support the financial planning and analysis of the Operations business unit. The analyst specialises in cash flow and working capital, analysing, forecasting and reporting cash flow performance and identifying ways to optimise working capital, working closely with cross-functional teams and regional stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Support monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc financial planning cycles, including Latest Best Estimate (LBE) activities for cash flow.
• Prepare, consolidate and comment cash flow reports for internal and corporate stakeholders.
• Help develop tools, processes and policies that improve cash flow visibility and performance.
• Organise financial data into clear reporting formats and analyse it using key metrics.
• Partner with Global Planning teams and manufacturing sites on sustainable inventory reduction, and support entity-level inventory financial management and compliance with corporate policies.
• Perform stock-at-risk analysis to support reserve calculations and reduce distressed inventory exposure, and coordinate division-level reporting on distressed inventory programmes.
• Support financial planning and reporting for Freight & Distribution costs, and prepare LBE decks, S&OP reviews and business performance reports.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related field; Master's degree and/or CPA/CFA considered an advantage.
• 2-4 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).
• Preferred: experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing Finance or Operations Finance; experience with business cases and cost-benefit analysis is an asset.
• Fluent English, written and spoken; additional languages are a plus.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel and strong Power BI experience.
• Working knowledge of Oracle Hyperion, SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP.
• Solid understanding of US GAAP and/or IFRS.

What we offer

• Career development with an international company.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• A company recognised as a great place to work and one of the most admired by Fortune.
• Flat hierarchies, open communication and a multi-national environment.