Associate Director Customs Valuation Compliance & Reporting

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVies 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 peoples 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 Associate Director, Customs Valuation Compliance & Reporting, is a critical compliance role that actively partners across the enterprise and leads the operations and strategic design of the end-to-end customs valuation and reconciliation process. Responsibilities include leading the financial planning and reporting of customs tariff impact to AbbVie's imports (primarily focused on the Americas region) by conducting relevant variance analyses, scenario modeling and developing executive-ready reports; leading customs valuation initiatives in collaboration with stakeholders from other departments; and ensuring accuracy and predictability of tariff costs and other customs reporting metrics.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection laws and regulations in the areas of customs valuation reporting
• Lead QA / data integrity work in partnership with key cross functional partners (e.g. Tax, Corporate Accounting, Operations Controller Team, Supply Chain)
• Lead scenario planning and modeling collaboratively with key stakeholders to identify tariff costs of various levels of the supply chain that will contribute to production planning decisions
• Develop opportunities to utilize technology and enhance existing processes related to declaring and reporting final customs values through the reconciliation process
• Develop and manage the program governance and controls for key trade program strategies for AbbVie
• Primary SME on the review of contracts to determine potential customs valuation considerations (e.g., royalties)
• Manage resource(s) supporting the existing customs valuation processes and strategies
• Participate in governance forums and interface with various levels of leadership
• Advise and support cross-functional activities as new tariff regulations are enacted

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting, CPA or MBA a plus
• Minimum [7+] years of leadership experience, including Operations / Supply Chain Finance
• Proficiency in SAP (S4/Hana) module expertise particularly in Finance and Controlling and Materials Management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint are essential
• Strong financial acumen, including cost accounting principles and financial analysis
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with proven ability to make data-driven decisions
• Demonstrated cross-functional leadership skills
• Superior organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to recognize opportunities to simplify processes and create efficiencies
• Highly adaptable to new information and shifting priorities; demonstrated ability to multitask
• Strong executive-ready communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or advanced degree
• International or global work experience

Key Leadership Competencies:

• Solid business judgment capable of driving a diverse organization to the right results with a focused, pragmatic approach
• Builds strong cross-functional relationships with business partners and geographically dispersed team members to enable higher performance
• Demonstrated "executive presence" and ability to represent team in a professional manner with Senior Leadership
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment; adaptable to last-minute changes in requirements or priorities
• Advanced analytical and process diagnostic skills and the ability to get into the details, while also understanding and driving the full team to achieve results in line with the "big picture" objectives
• Learns fast, grasps the essence and can change course quickly
• Ability to make solid decisions with minimal information
• Conflict resolution capabilities, particularly in finding common ground for win/win solutions in a matrixed environment
• Strong interpersonal skills - including written and oral communication skills
• Ability to deliver feedback, recognizing strong performance, and also recognizing when corrective action would benefit individual and group performance with kindness
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple priorities
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information

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 role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors 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 Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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