Financial Analyst - Ottawa, Canada - Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Laboratories

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Ottawa, Canada

1 week ago

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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 location in the Abbott Rapid Diagnostics (ARDx) Division. Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world's greatest healthcare challenges.

As the Financial Analyst, you'll have the chance to perform various tasks required for month-end close to ensure accuracy and completeness of accounting records, post accurate and complete JVs within tight reporting deadline, and facilitate management review and decision making.

In addition, you will produce and comment on month-end reporting packages as required by local Senior Management vs.

various benchmarks, complete account reconciliations and provide back-up for accrual purposes as well as ensure accuracy of monthly P&L and Balance Sheet.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Work closely with Marketing to ensure that the division's liability is accurate and properly support;
Identify risks, assess assumptions, and propose recommendations and solutions to issues;
Support internal and external audit requests;
Prepare and present to Senior Management quarterly Balance Sheets accounts;
Maintain controls to assure the integrity of financial statements in compliance with GAAP;
Ensure adherence to Abbott accounting policies and procedures;
Prepare adhoc analysis: analyze and interpret data and make recommendations for commercial crossfunctional areas including Controller and General Manager;
Financial reviewer and key goto person to review marketing purchase commitments and ensure compliance with policies;
Work with third party vendors to review and track financial commitments with marketing;
Maintain data accuracy for various financial systems (SAP, etc.) to enable accurate financial analytics and commentaries submissions;
Lead special projects and analysis as required, report findings to controller.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance.
CPA designation or currently enrolled in the CPA professional program.
35 years of relevant experience.
Strong knowledge of Excel.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of Abbott ERP systems (SAP).
Strong leadership skills.
Performs responsibilities with minimum supervision.
Demonstrates a sense of urgency and timelines.
Interpersonal and strong communication skills to communicate effectively with all levels of management.
Strong problemsolving ability.
A broad business perspective.
Receptive to change and a team player.
Creative and innovative.
Ability to take key actions and demonstrate behavioral anchors that support all Abbott core competencies.
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.