Financial Analyst I
Bausch + Lomb is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people. They are seeking a Financial Analyst to process accounting activities, prepare month-end inventory entries, and support business goals through analysis and special projects.
Responsibilities
- Perform general accounting activities such as recording journal entries, analyzing financial variances, and preparing balance sheet reconciliations while ensuring that proper accounting policies are followed
- Prepare month-end inventory entries (in-transit inventory, obsolescence and excess inventory provisions, intercompany mark-up, purchase prices variances, etc.)
- Ensure intercompany balances related to inventory are reconciled/balanced monthly
- Account for deductions by product (surgical rebates, cash discounts, returns, trade spend, etc.)
- Participate in monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings, including analyzing trends/variances
- Record and follow up on monthly accruals
- Perform frequent uploads of all accounting records into the consolidation system during the month-end
- Record the reallocation of expenses by line of business
- Coordinate the collection of relevant documents for either the external or internal auditors
- Ensure the correct application of SOX controls in effect (Data extraction, report preparation, control validations, and gathering of documentation)
- Work closely with other departments (Ops, Sales, Supply chain) as well as outsourcing parties
- Prepare Statistics Canada reports
- Prepare and declare GST/HST/QST/etc. reports for all the appropriate government agencies
- Other relevant task
- Perform various analysis requested by supervisors
Skills
- CPA designation preferred or relevant work experience
- University degree in Finance or Accounting
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., Pivot tables, formulas: VLOOKUP, sumifs, concatenate, right/left, etc.)
- Knowledge of SAP is an asset
- Demonstrate strong organizational skills, engagement, versatility, thoroughness, and autonomy
- Strong communication skills (in writing and verbal)
- Must work efficiently in high-pressure situations
- Ability to work as a team
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