Senior FP&A Analyst (Hybrid) - Ontario, Waterdown 2 Medicorum Place

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

*This is a hybrid-role with the expectation for the employee to be on-site at our Waterdown, ON office 1-2x/week

The Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis is responsible for the financial reporting and analysis for Canada, certain commercial business units and internal departments. This will include both standard and ad-hoc reporting relating to monthly divisional sales, P&L’s and departmental expenses.

Who we want:

• Data translators. Highly effective communicators who can transform data findings into recommendations to compose reports and executive level presentations.
• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.
• Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.

Functional Responsibilities:

• Manage minimum of 2 to 3 TOM divisions in portfolio, Canada Business Operations and Canada consolidated performance
• Perform detailed financial analysis and follow-up on commercial business unit monthly performance versus budget or forecast related to sales, gross-margin and price/volume/mix analysis
• Analyze and report on monthly departmental and cost center expense variances to budget or forecast.  Guide cost center managers in situations of over or under spend
• Prepare month end and projection commentary for Canada, Divisions and Group Reporting. Actively participate in monthly review calls
• Responsible for ad-hoc analysis and information requests from Canadian business unit leaders, Divisional leaders and Canada leadership team (CLT). Present findings at Group business review meetings
• Works collaboratively with business partners in preparation and distribution of standard business unit reports
• Lead the preparation of budgets, projections, and strategic plans for Stryker Canada and business units working closely with the business unit leaders. 
• Build business case for new headcount or incremental spend initiatives related to budget
• Actively participate in roll-up of PTQ and commission compensation plans to ensure aligned with budget targets and dollars
• Complete process deep dives to identify root cause and implement sustainable and appropriate corrective issues or processes
• Direct day-to-day activities and mentor the FP&A analyst to ensure appropriate cross-training and reporting accuracy and timeliness
• Work collaboratively with financial reporting team to develop the balance sheet and cashflow assumptions for budgets, forecasts and strategic plans.  Ensure alignment with assumptions and corporate timelines
• Assist with various inventory reporting analysis, including shrink and E&O
• Oversee loading of budget and projection information into Hyperion for income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and headcount reporting by Divisional and Corporate timelines. 
• Preparation of PowerPoint slide decks for business reviews, budget/forecast meetings, and any  ad-hoc meetings Collaboration with Divisional finance teams on reporting and ad-hoc requests. 
• Preparation of budgets for new acquisitions working closely with acquisition team to align with acquisition model and assumptions built for first 5 years.  Complete post-acquisition reporting on local acquisition performance against model
• Drives continuous improvement with respect to quality of financial information (timeliness, accuracy, clarity, transparency) as well as processes and procedures
• Special projects as assigned; such as cost reduction initiatives (CTG), E&O management, new financial reporting dashboards

What you need:

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business related field required
• CPA or MBA preferred
• Experience working with Oracle, Hyperion & Power BI preferred
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills (designing, building, and maintaining files) and attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills with a proven ability to handle multiple priorities and manage projects to a timely conclusion
• Ability to clearly present financial data to various levels of management and tell the “story”

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