AbbVie Posted July 28, 2026

Senior Department Financial Specialist - Cybersecurity

North Chicago, IL Full-time
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About this opportunity

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology, and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at  www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on  LinkedIn,   Facebook ,  Instagram ,  X  and  YouTube.

Job Description

The Senior Department Financial Analyst will be responsible for enabling Information Security and Risk Management (ISRM) solutions delivery through effective execution of departmental procurement and budget management processes. This role will partner with key stakeholders, leadership, and cross-functional teams to provide consulting, support, and direction in areas associated with the planning, procurement, provisioning, and financial management of information security solutions. They are expected to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to ensure financial targets are met, drive cost optimization opportunities, and contribute to the improvement of operational practices and processes.

Responsibilities:

Partner with key stakeholders to understand specific business processes and objectives, supporting short and long-term strategic planning, solution discovery, and procurement needs.

Lead and refine procurement processes in collaboration with finance, procurement partners, and other key stakeholders, ensuring purchasing activities flow cleanly and support budgetary tracking and reporting.

Establish and define processes to ensure financial data is accurate across workbooks.

Manage the departmental budget and project spend, partnering closely with functional leaders and portfolio management partners to ensure we accurately plan and consistently execute against financial targets.

Collaborate with portfolio and project management partners to align project management processes to financial forecasting and reporting requirements.

Partner with corporate finance to drive operational excellence and standards for monthly and quarterly forecasts and LBE’s (Latest Best Estimates).

Support annual Capital Plan, and Long-Range Planning (LRP) activities, ensuring funding requests clearly support our defined strategic objectives.

Develop reporting for leadership and key stakeholders to enable effective financial governance and transparent communications.

Meet monthly with cross-functional partners to review active projects and proactively manage change orders, renewal timelines, and planned expenditures to ensure maximum transparency and alignment and drive effective forecasting.

Maintain compliance with all applicable AbbVie Corporate (e.g., Finance, Purchasing, OEC, Legal), and IT department policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in a business or financial field and 6 years’ experience OR Master's Degree and 5 years’ experience OR PhD and 0 years’ experience.

Respective years of demonstrated experience in corporate financial management including budgeting, forecasting, and contracting/procurement support.

Proven experience in budget management and forecasting for complex, multi-faceted organizations.

Experience operating within complex procurement processes to drive efficient purchasing and clear alignment with budgetary requirements.

Proven ability to establish and maintain high-quality relationships with all levels across the company and with external partners.

Ability to design impactful financial reporting for both technical and non-technical customers including executive audiences.

Experience working with enterprise financial systems and tools such as SAP.

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Demonstrated ability to articulate and negotiate projects and priorities across functions and/or organizations, proven experience in situations of conflict resolution, problem solving, and crisis management.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly and concisely present financial information to a variety of audiences, including executive leadership and stakeholders.

Sound business judgment, proven ability to influence without authority, and strong analytical thinking skills are critical to success in this position.

The ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, solve problems, scope financial requirements, and prioritize.

Experience modernizing and automating departmental budget and financial management processes.

Understanding of IT or Information Security concepts, terminology, and operations.

Experience supporting business or financial operations for an IT or Information Security department.

Experience with technical writing and process documentation.

Experience working with globally distributed stakeholders and customers.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this roleat  the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on manyfactors  including  geographic location, and we may ultimately  pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be  modified in the future. ​

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

This job is eligible to  participate in our short-term incentive programs.  ​

Note: No amount of pay is  considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned,  vested,  and determinable. The amount and availability of  any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a   particular employee  remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be  modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion,  consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Information Technology
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
North Chicago, IL
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Information Technology role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 592 comparable Senior Information Technology roles across 56 biopharma companies.

592Comparable roles tracked
549Currently active
56Companies hiring similar roles
31Countries represented

Salary context

74 of 592 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $96,500/yr – $183,500/yr
Highest disclosed · Dir/Sr. Dir - Lab Automation Engineer, Discovery Oncology · Lilly $180,000/yr – $297,000/yr
Peer group range $98,050 – $238,500 (median $178,500)

Where these roles are based

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India236
United States189
Spain42
Poland20
Philippines12
United Kingdom12

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Seniority mix

592 of 592 peers have a known seniority level

Senior406
Principal95
Associate Director91

Therapeutic area mix

4 of 592 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology3
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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