Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Financial Analyst III and be part of an exceptionally dedicated finance team in Ottawa. This is your opportunity to work for a world-class leader in science, ranked #95 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list, with revenues exceeding $35 billion. Our diverse and globally present Finance functions offer significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives. Here, you’ll discover endless opportunities to grow a rewarding career!

How you will make an impact:

RSD Canada distributes scientific products in Canada and is looking for a dedicated Analyst to support financial goals.

What you will do:

Analyze transactional and operational data to identify anomalies, recommend accruals and reversals, ensuring accurate reporting.Develop, standardize, and improve analyses and reports to share business and financial insights, supporting monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting and budgeting processes.Build and update dashboards, PowerPoint presentations, and other business intelligence tools through data mining in various systems.Independently investigate data issues, ask pertinent questions, identify root causes, and collaborate with functional business partners to improve data quality.Collaborate with business partners to generate key assumptions for decision support, conducting ad hoc data analysis to identify business insights.Analyze the profitability of products and services, identify P&L drivers, risks, and opportunities, and drive actions.Translate business inputs into financial assumptions, building and maintaining forecast models to project future business trends, including revenue, new product launches, pricing, operating expenses, and CAPEX.Proactively adopt new systems and tools to improve analytics capability and accuracy.

Primary office located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

How you will get here:

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a Business-related field.

Experience

3+ years of relevant experience in finance.Prior experience in a large global company and highly matrixed organization.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Proficient user of systems such as SAP, Hyperion, Hyperion Planning, Power BI, Cognos, Excel, and PowerPoint.Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to summarize and present information concisely and effectively.Attention to detail, consistently delivering high-quality work, with the ability to learn quickly, meet deadlines, and multitask in a fast-paced environment.Good understanding of business processes and operations & financial controls, with the ability to identify control weaknesses and recommend mitigation actions.