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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