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.

Qualifikationen

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