Trainee (all genders) Finance Development Program - full-time - temporary contract (2 years)

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

At AbbVie, we offer you the resources and a global reach to empower your innovative mindset.   From day one, we’ve known it takes teamwork and collaboration to develop the scientific breakthroughs, innovative pipelines, and therapies that change millions of patients’ lives around the world. In short, we know it takes “you” to make those ground-breaking advancements happen. We take pride in serving and supporting our communities and protecting the environment, making a lasting impact that's felt within healthcare and beyond.

We are recruiting for an exciting opportunity to join AbbVie’s 2025 Finance Development Program (FDP).

This is a global accelerated leadership program for ambitious finance graduates, who want to work in a dynamic, innovative environment.

AbbVie’s Finance Development Program (FDP) consists of four rotations over two years to prepare you for financial management roles. The roles are crafted to help you develop exceptional functional and leadership traits by working on a wide range of projects, while providing exposure to different leaders in the company. This will develop you and put you on the fast track to future finance leadership opportunities at AbbVie.

You will have the opportunity to work within four different departments for two years, each for six months. During the first year, you will support both Operations Controlling in Ludwigshafen and Commercial Affiliate FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis) in Wiesbaden. In the second year, you will have the chance to explore two further functional areas within Europe, whereof one of them will be in our Finance Shared Service Center in Krakow, Poland. Based on business needs, the fourth rotation can be carried out in area functions such as Commercial Affiliate, Treasury, Regional Headquarter or Area Corporate Financial Planning in one of our European locations.

You will gain experience by working in a cross-functional matrix environment, building your business acumen, and participating in key training sessions. Additionally, each FDP trainee is assigned a senior leader mentor as an advocate and coach throughout your time in the development program. 

During the 2 years program, you will also participate in several international meetings virtually or in Europe (European Finance Director meeting, Alumni FDP meeting, Steering committee, coffee chat with senior leaders in Europe and in US, etc). 

At the end of the 4th rotation, you will travel for 2 weeks in Chicago area at AbbVie Headquarters to have an additional experience in one of our global function and to network with senior leadership and our global functions.

You can expect to complete four separate professional work assignments within roles such as: 

• Financial Accounting & Analysis
• Budgets, Plans Forecasting
• Financial Reporting & Controls
• Manufacturing Operations/Cost Accounting
• Treasury

Placements will be based on business needs and are subject to change. The position is limited to a maximum of 2 years with the objective after 2 years to find a role in one of European location.

• Successful completion of a master’s degree in a discipline related to finance and/or accounting, as well as strong academic performance in accounting coursework
• Willingness to do 2 six-month rotations outside your country
• Minimum of one internship in finance and accounting
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Exceptional interpersonal, leadership and project management skills, e.g., leadership in school or student organization
• Strong display of teamwork, adaptability, innovation, initiative, and integrity
• Ability to work in a collaborative team setting
• Proficient knowledge and experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Data Analytics
• Mobile post-program
• EU Passport required
• Fluent in English (required), fluent in German (preferred), and proficiency in other languages is beneficial

Start date: September 1, 2025

Nur gemeinsam können wir das Beste für Patienten erreichen. Daher setzen wir bei AbbVie auf Chancengleichheit, Vielfalt & Inklusion. Wir gestalten ein Arbeitsumfeld, in dem alle Mitarbeiter ihr Potenzial entfalten können – unabhängig von Geschlecht, Herkunft, Religion, sexueller Orientierung oder anderen Vielfaltsdimensionen. Doch für uns bedeutet Vielfalt mehr als nur offensichtliche Unterschiede zu berücksichtigen: Sie bezieht sich auch auf unterschiedliche Ausbildungshintergründe, Fachkenntnisse, Persönlichkeitstypen, Denkweisen und Lebenserfahrungen.