2025 Finance Intern

at AbbVie in North Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Company Description

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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

Finance Internship Program Overview:

As an AbbVie Finance Intern, you will participate in a paid, 10-12-week summer program, and work on meaningful assignments that have a real impact on our business and patients worldwide. Ideal candidates will combine technical and business knowledge with analytical strength and creative problem-solving. The internship assignments are structured within 4 functional areas of the business:

Commercial:

+ Commercial Finance provides global leadership, guidance, and financial support to AbbVie’s Commercial operations, including the Allergan Aesthetics business. This organization forecasts for our key brands in Immunology, Oncology, or Neuroscience and Eye Care. Commercial International Therapeutics helps to support our global operations and planning worldwide.

Operations:

+ Operations Finance provides leadership and guidance to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Purchasing and various other support functions related to financial planning and internal management reporting. The Finance team provides decision support services through analysis of key financial information, while driving operating margin improvement, maximizing tax advantaged product sourcing, and maintaining an assurance of supply.

Research & Development:

+ Supports AbbVie’s Research & Development (R&D) activities with primary focus on pipeline compounds in development, beginning from target and molecule discovery to human clinical study conduct to filing for regulatory approvals in markets around the world, and support of on-market products for new indications and regulatory commitments. R&D Finance is generally aligned around the stages of compound development and its related operating functions.

Corporate:

+ Accounting: The Accounting COE governs AbbVie’s global accounting function, establishing and monitoring global policy, procedures, and controls for One AbbVie.

+ Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A): FP&A drives business performance by serving as trusted advisors and partners who influence strategy, enable operation excellence, and maintain a strong controls environment.

+ Finance Shared Services: Finance Shared Services governs and supports AbbVie’s global, standardized, end-to-end, back-office processes, maintaining the operations and transactional business activities that enable the company to run.

+ Internal Audit: Internal Audit protects and enhances organizational value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice, and insight.

+ Investor Relations: The Investor Relations (IR) function is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing a comprehensive, strategic, and proactive investor relations program that optimizes the value of AbbVie’s stock. IR serves as a primary point of interface to introduce, position, and market the company to equity analysts and large institutional investors. IR disseminates key company information regarding AbbVie’s corporate strategy, financial performance, and product/pipeline performance to assist investors in making informed investment decisions. The IR team works closely with numerous functions within the company, including the Executive Leadership Team, Finance, Commercial, Legal, R&D, Public Affairs, Business Development, Government Affairs, etc.

+ Tax and Global Trade Compliance (GTC): Tax is a trusted business partner that enables our business by fulfilling tax legal obligations and through collaboration with key finance and operational functions. By managing the domestic and international tax profile, Tax delivers value to the company and shareholders.

+ Treasury: Treasury provides centralized and efficient global business support in the areas of banking, foreign exchange, financial risk management, investments and capital structure that ensures adequate liquidity for the company and its subsidiaries. In addition to the HQ location in Lake County, Treasury has regional centers in Singapore, the Netherlands, and Colombia.

AbbVie offers you an opportunity to work within one of the many finance areas financial sub-function areas, including:

+ Financial Analysis

+ Budgets, Plans and Forecasts

+ Reporting & Controls

+ Manufacturing Operations Accounting

The majority of Finance Interns will be placed in Lake County, IL, though there is a possibility of being placed within any U.S. AbbVie Placements will be based on?business needs and our ability to accommodate?individuals’ preferences, when possible?.

Throughout the summer, interns will acquire valuable skills, and be provided with professional development and networking opportunities that will leave a lasting impact. Interns are immersed in AbbVie culture, where we will create a sense of belonging through various social and philanthropy events, including participation in AbbVie’s Week of Possibilities. Interns are also encouraged to participate in our health and wellness program, AbbVie Vitality.

AbbVie strongly considers high-performing interns as candidates for the Finance Development Program (FDP). AbbVie’s FDP consists of four rotations over two years to prepare individuals for financial management roles. FDP roles are crafted to help individuals develop exceptional functional and leadership traits by working on a wide range of projects, while providing exposure to different leaders in the company.

These finance experiences will develop you and put you on the fast track to future finance leadership opportunities at AbbVie. Similar to the internship, AbbVie FDP rotations are structured within AbbVie’s 4 functional business areas.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

+ Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in finance and/or accounting, with an expected graduation date between December 2025 – June 2027.

+ Must be enrolled in school the semester following your internship with AbbVie.

+ Progress towards successfully completing at least three accounting courses (each with 3 credit hours) by the time of graduation, with one of the courses being focused on cost or managerial accounting.

+ Demonstrated utilization of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in academic and/or professional settings.

+ Demonstrated leadership experience within a school or student organization setting.

+ Must submit unofficial or official transcript at time of application.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Graduation date between December 2025 – June 2026 preferred.

+ Dual major or minor in a related field is a plus.

+ Exposure in utilizing systems and tools to visualize and present data in a meaningful way.

+ Exposure to Big Data to perform robust analytics and predictive modeling.

+ Completion of an accredited Excel or data visualization tool certificate program or course.

+ Ability to use analytical skills to innovatively solve problems.

+ Demonstrated ability to effectively manage projects within a work and/or academic environment, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of all stakeholders.

+ Proven track record of working collaboratively in teams, being adaptable, innovative, proactive, and maintaining high ethical standards.

+ Previous internship or related experience.

+ Cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher preferred

Additional Information

Benefits and Amenities

+ Competitive pay

+ Relocation support for eligible stu