Finance Analyst

Leica Biosystems’ mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is at the heart of our corporate culture. We’re a global leader in cancer diagnostics with the most comprehensive portfolio from biopsy to diagnosis. Our easy-to-use and consistently reliable offerings help improve workflow efficiency and diagnostic confidence. Our associates know that every moment matters when it comes to cancer diagnostics. When you come to work, you’re helping develop solutions that enable accurate diagnoses to turn anxiety into answers. Join our diverse, global team of talented people, and be inspired to grow every day.

Leica Biosystems is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

The Finance Analyst for Leica Biosystems is responsible for transforming financial figures into clear actionable dashboards and provide insights to support strategic decision making. This role will collaborate with cross functional teams to produce details analysis that reveals trends and identify improvement opportunities hence requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively with various departments.

**Location**: This position is part of the Finance Department located in **Mount Waverley** **and will be on-site.** At Leica Biosystems, our vision is to advance cancer diagnostics and improve lives.

You will be a part of the Finance team and report to the Site Controller responsible for financial planning & analysis, compliance controls & month end accounting, Inventory & costing and Financial systems support. If you thrive in a fast paced, supportive environment and want to work to build a world-class organization, read on.

**In this role, you will have the opportunity to**:

- ** Budgeting & Forecasting**: Support business functions in budgeting and forecasting activities by providing analysis of key metrics, ensuring clarity of outputs and actions
- ** Financial Analysis**: Analyze financial and operational data to provide actionable insights, monitor and evaluate financial performance against budget and forecasts.
- ** Business Partnership**: Collaborate with R&D project teams, Procurement & Operations Value stream managers on all expense management.
- ** Month End**: Support Financial month end accounting close activities: standing journals, FX Reval, accruals, Fixed assets, E&O and close cycles etc, including variance analysis. Maintain Balance Sheet accounts to ensure data integrity for reporting and audit obligations.
- ** Audit & Compliance**: Support the yearly audit engagements (Internal & External), including preparation and collection of all documents, updating audit portals and sample testing as required.
- ** Costing Support**: Manage inventory costings, BMC calculations and support the bi-annual standard costing process.

**The essential requirements of the job include**:

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field
- CPA/CA qualified with at least 5 years’ experience in financial management, planning and associated processes within a manufacturing and R&D environment
- The Finance Analyst will have experience of working in a complex environment with strong analytical skills and excellent stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in cost accounting in a manufacturing environment is highly regarded.
- Experience in large finance ERPs, ideally in SAP.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with a range of stakeholders across all levels and develop strong working relationships.

**Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements**:

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