Associate Director, Global Financial Audit

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

AbbVie’s Internal Audit (IA) function plays a valuable role in protecting and enhancing the organization’s value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice and insights. The function is guided by a disciplined, collaborative approach that is aligned with AbbVie’s strategy and the IIA standards with a focus on constant innovation and talent development.

Reporting to the Finance Audit Director, the Finance Audit Associate Director will have responsibility for planning, executing and reporting on assigned internal audits as well as developing and implementing key improvements to department processes. Finance Audit assignments may be performed anywhere in the world AbbVie operates. The Finance Audit Associate Director will also work as part of the department’s overall management team to perform and maintain an annual risk assessment which forms the basis of our annual audit plan. Other responsibilities include aiding the Director in developing talent strategies and effectively managing direct reports and audit teams.

Given the extent of the department’s interactions with the business and other functions, excellent communication and relationship building skills are required together with the ability to deal with ambiguity and exercise critical thinking to effectively influence senior business management and peers while acting as a catalyst for positive change. Strong people management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Audit Planning, Execution & Reporting (~70%)
  • In collaboration with the rest of the IA management team, assist the Directors in the development and execution of a comprehensive risk-based global internal audit program through proactive involvement and research of ind