JOB DESCRIPTION:
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
The IT Manager plays a critical role in managing IT infrastructure financial operations and portfolio governance for the BTS organization. This position ensures alignment between business objectives and technology investments through data-driven analysis, process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration.
Core Job Responsibilities
- Manage global BTS IT capital portfolio, including planning, forecasting, and financial reconciliation.
- Lead end-to-end lifecycle of IT infrastructure projects, including RCE creation, PO management, and asset closure globally.
- Develop and maintain executive dashboards and financial models using Power BI and Excel for LBE forecasting, KPI tracking, and portfolio health reporting.
- Partner with IT Finance to streamline monthly and quarterly forecasting processes and ensure alignment with strategic goals.
- Execute requirements gathering, process mapping, and documentation for cross-functional programs impacting multiple divisions.
- Administer SharePoint environments and design automated workflows, forms, and dashboards using Power Platform tools.
- Coordinate vendor engagement and procurement activities, including SOW execution and purchase order management.
- Support quarterly meetings with IT leaders and stakeholders to align BTS reporting and capital strategy.
- Champion process improvements and automation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and reporting accuracy.
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration, or another discipline relevant to the healthcare industry or equivalent experience.
- Overall 7+ years of industry experience with at least 3 years of previous financial management experience.
- Strong experience in Finance for creating financial models and budgeting. Experience building KPI models. Provides financial analysis support for key capital projects.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products, in particular Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- High-level understanding of a broad range of infrastructure technologies – hosting infrastructure equipment, datacenter equipment Servers, Networking, and Physical Infrastructure – with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical teams such as Finance.
Preferred Experience/Training
- 4-6 years of IT experience in a large or midsized multinational healthcare organization. IT expertise in one or more areas specific to the supported business process.
- Strong project management skills, including program/project management governance.
- Proficient in using software applications like SAP Ariba, SAP Symphony, etc.
- Strong analytical skills using Power BI and MS Excel.
- High level of communication skills, both oral and written
- Ability to work in a matrixed environment and understand business needs and support the organization with value-added analysis and insight
- Financial modeling and ability to navigate complex formulas
- Comfortable providing recommendations to senior leaders and executives
- Performs monthly reviews of the departmental financial performance vs. plan
- Automates and improves financial planning processes.
- Build successful partnerships with internal customers.
- Provide documentation for financial schedules.
- Provide recommendations for process improvements in reporting and analysis.
- 2 years of Abbott finance experience.
MISC:
- This is an onsite role located in Lake County locations. This is NOT a remote role/opportunity.
Apply Now
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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The base pay for this position is
$97,300.00 – $194,700.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:IT Services & Solutions Delivery
DIVISION:BTS Business Technology Services
LOCATION:United States > Abbott Park : AP14/A/B
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:Standard
TRAVEL:Yes, 10 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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What We Do
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
