Financial Controller - Abbott Nutrition Singapore

About the role

Abbott Nutrition is looking for a Finance Controller to provide financial planning, control and stewardship for the Singapore Abbott Nutrition business. The role acts as a business partner so that all commercial activities and objectives are maximised and delivered.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure financial management and controls across the ANI division of the Singapore affiliate.
• Oversee financial control, financial planning, financial reporting, financial analysis and cash flow for the division.
• Help establish financial and business goals, strategies, tactics and priorities as part of the leadership team.
• Track and monitor actual sales and margin performance, prepare commentary and act on variances and operating issues.
• Manage and control department expenses and ensure month-end processes and accounting entries are accurate.
• Set up internal processes, procedures and controls that protect the integrity of financial reporting and forecasts.
• Prepare plans, review budget requests and critically assess assumptions.
• Support the commercial team with analytical support on KPIs and issues such as distributor contracts, tenders, pricing, gross-to-net and parallel imports.
• Take part in business process, margin and profit improvement initiatives, management reviews and the affiliate compliance committee.
• Review key customers and distributors, especially new accounts, and assess their creditworthiness.
• Ensure adherence to local and corporate financial policies and procedures, and coach finance analysts.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance or a related discipline.
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Minimum of 10 years of management experience.
• Ambitious, driven to achieve excellent standards and to seek continual improvement.
• Confident communicator and influencer who can build relationships and challenge management with credibility.
• Ability to balance hands-on work with high-level oversight.
• English language proficiency.