Financial Analyst - Ottawa, Canada - Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Laboratories

Verified Company

Ottawa, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life.

You will have access to:

Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity
This position works out of our Ottawa, Ontario location in the Point of Care, Diagnostics division.

We're empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life.

Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott's diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology. We are currently seeking a Financial Analyst.

In this position you will ensure appropriate integrity and reasonableness of financial data as well as compliance with Corporate and Divisional financial policies and procedures, with a profound understanding of US GAAP.

What You'll Do

Requests for Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures detailed forecasting for Facilities, IT, R&D
Distressed Inventory Reporting
Manufacturing Cost Accounting Close & Material Usage / Accounting Variance Analysis
Purchase Price Variance Analysis
Purchase Order Review & Approvals
Material Destruction Order Management
Stats Can & other government reporting
Detailed Cartridge Inventory Analysis & Reporting
Work closely with Planning, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality departments to provide detailed financial metrics and information
Other daily ad hoc requests

Required Qualifications

Minimum of 2 to 3 years related experience.
CPA an asset.
Knowledge of US GAAP is an asset.
Strong knowledge of Excel.
Perform responsibilities with minimum supervision.
Demonstrates a sense of urgency and timelines.
Sets high personal standards of performance.
Interpersonal and strong communication skills in order to communicate effectively with all levels of management.
Strong problemsolving ability.
Receptive to change and a team player.
Ability to prioritize and meet strict deadline requirements.

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.