Financial Analyst – Cardiac Arrhythmia and Heart Failure (Mississauga)

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

At Abbott, we're committed to helping you live your best possible life through the power of health. For more than 125 years, we've brought new products and technologies to the world – in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals – that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, 103,000 of us are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 160 countries we serve.

Status: Regular, Full Time

Position Overview:

Under the supervision of the Abbott CAHF Controller, this role ensures appropriate integrity and reasonableness of financial data as well as compliance with Corporate/Divisional financial policies and procedures, and profound understanding of GAPP. This role will be key in liaising with Sales and Marketing to assist in preparing the quarterly forecasts and preparing monthly reports.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and submit accurate and timely financial reporting that supports management’s decision making process
• Participate in the quarterly forecasting (LBE’s) processes
• Provide financial support to sales and marketing

• Sales analysis and commentary 
• LBE schedules preparation and submission by deadline
• Hyperion expenses input
• Sales and Marketing team support
• Support different projects and implementation
• Special projects as required

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance is required
• Accounting designation is required (CA, CGA, CMA)
• 2 to 4 years of previous experience in a similar role

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, Vlookup, Hlookup, etc) and financial applications i.e., Hyperion
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and timelines
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to communicate effectively with all levels of management
• Excellent English communications skills, written and spoken
• Receptive to change and a team player
• Ability to prioritize and to meet strict deadline requirements

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