The Senior Department Financial Specialist 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 vendor relationship management. 

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

• Manage the functional and project capital/expenses, including Domain-specific enhancement budget management, consistently executing against financial targets. 

• Drive operational excellence and standards for monthly project expense LBE’s (Latest Best Estimates), annual Capital Plan and Long-Range Planning (LRP) activities. 

• Ensure resources are available to meet the long-range operational demands, including appropriate functional and project capital/expense budget and identification of opportunities for cost avoidance and cost reductions. 

• Monitor and report program and project cost performance; prepare monthly meeting presentations with cross-functional partners and assist in communicating status to leadership, governance teams and colleagues. Effectively leverage established PPM practices and tools (e.g., Clarity, Jira). 

• Establish and maintain strategic working relationships with key internal and external partners. 

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