Operations Finance Manager - Ottawa, Canada - Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Verified Company

Ottawa, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

What you will do:

Business Partnership & Leadership:

Develop strong business partnerships with Value Stream Leadership to assist in the decision making to achieve desired business results by positively driving accountability of key performance indicators.
Meet weekly with Value Stream Leadership to review key performance metrics and communicate to management risks or opportunities to the forecast based on trends in the operating results.
Develop a robust understanding of the cost composition of the value stream P&L to provide guidance to management on cost saving levers.
Work with the Value Stream team to help quantify cost savings projects and provide reporting tools to measure execution of year over year cost savings vs. target.
Partner with the value stream teams to develop the financial justification to support business cases for capital investments. Establish a regular meeting schedule with the team to monitor timely execution of capital projects and develop capital forecasts.
Actively participate in daily operations Gemba and Tier meetings on the shop floor. Shadow functional areas within the value stream (engineering, production supervisors, quality, set up personnel and direct labor) to gain a better understanding of the operations.
Analyze, interpret, and communicate the value stream's actual performance versus budgets/forecasts. Responsible for partnering with value stream leadership and Sr Regional Controller to develop the annual operating plan and monthly forecast.
Build, lead, mentor, and develop operations analysts, helping to creating a robust operations finance team
Lead critical initiatives across multiple functions and locations to improve operations profitability and achieve/outperform AOP goals
Support the development and implementation of outstanding manufacturing strategies that will create competitive advantage and improve customer experience

Financial Analysis & Reporting:

Drive standardization and clear financial reporting of site level metrics (i.e. scrap, freight, productivity savings, lead times, E&O, Inventory, overhead, labor management)
Report key variances and financial metrics to the value stream leaders daily
Using key financial metrics, ensure sound manufacturing execution and behaviors are applied by the plant operating teams
Develop robust process and scorecards to provide visibility to savings, restructuring costs, investments, and overall financial performance on execution of all operations initiatives

Planning and Forecasting:

For each value stream, oversee development of annual budget and periodic forecast requirements.
Identify business risks and mitigating opportunities during the quarter to enable the delivery of financial targets in the annual operating plan (AOP)
Ensure each value stream is driving effective prioritization and ROI achievement on investments (including headcount) required to deliver on critical operations strategies and Corporate funded initiatives

Accounting & Controls:

Ensure adherence to Divisional Approval Authority Matrix.
Perform monthly closing activities including journal entries, accruals, reporting and analysis, as needed
Applies Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and corporate accounting policy and seeks guidance from Director, Finance in complex situations

How you will get here:

Accounting/Finance Degree required
5+ years of progressive relevant work experience within a global organization.
3+ years of management experience
Great knowledge of US GAAP
Expertise in the following areas: operations accounting, financial reporting, internal control, financial planning and analysis, financial modeling, project management, and technical accounting knowledge, within a P&L accountable business.
Strong business and industry knowledge and a history of business partnering as well as the ability to develop and implement robust financial processes to drive effective decisions.
Proven history of working in cross functional / country teams and building organizational relationships with customers, peers and operating partners across functions & geographies

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

The ability to recruit, develop, and manage professional teams and provide constructive feedback through performance and development processes.
The ability to handle multiple assignments, work flexible hours and cope with the complexity of tracking and managing multiple, disparate moving parts.
The ability to identify and champion productivity improvements and create an atmosphere of continuous improvement through PPI.
Excellent skills with MS Excel and MS PowerPoint are required; experience with Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and SAP is preferred.
Desire for career advancement within Thermo Fisher Scientific
Travel requirement will in the range of 0% to 15%