Cost Controller

• Engineering Planning & Analytics

Work Schedule

• Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

• Office

About the Role

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Division/Site Specific Information

Position will sit onsite at the Whitby, Canada, site and will support the Drug Product Division (DPD) at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Discover Impactful Work

• Capital Expenditure program owner providing site and project budget forecasting, tracking, reporting & documentation control for all Capital activities
• Working with interdepartmental managers within Engineering, ensure goals, objectives and KPIs are met and consistent with the site's and corporate engineering's
• Work with vendors as needed to ensure proper transactions are taken under timely manner
• Initiate and develop cost-saving measures where opportunities exist within projects and/or department expenditures

A Day in the Life

• Complete oversight and ownership of ensuring Cap Ex AOP, budget, spend and forecast is accurate and up to date through timely reporting
• Working closely with other department managers/members within Engineering to allocate time and effort for proper data mining
• Hold standing meetings to develop routine and habits for timely review and interventions of project cash flows and apply appropriate measures to strategically pivot and continue to meet goals and objectives
• Develop and generate templates/tools to optimize output that brings more value to the team's overall performance regarding Cap Ex monetary performance

Capital Expenditure Administration

Manage and maintain capital expenditure budgeting, tracking, forecasting and reporting system by:

• Maintaining and updating the Cap Ex tracking sheets for all Capital activities
• Reporting on a monthly basis the current Cap Ex status & forecast for all capital activities to the Director of Engineering or delegate
• Assisting all users of the eCAR system and progress all Capital Appropriation Requests ensuring required documents and detail are included to support timely approvals
• Facilitate I/O generation and close out
• Establishing and maintaining Capital Project Budget tracking tables for each active capital Project
• Ensure reconciliation of Capital Project Budgets vs SAP
• Facilitating proper and timely close-out of completed capital activities
• Maintain repository for Capital Project Budget tracking tables for each active capital Internal Order number
• Executing Cap Ex spend/invoice investigations and clarifications
• Maintaining library of approved CARs
• Developing and maintaining the Cap Ex Control Process & Procedure
• Participating and or providing support for financial audits and ensure continual SOX audit readiness
• Overseeing and acting as back-up for Purchase Order (PO) creation and invoice processing for Cap Ex

Cost Centre Administration

• Maintain, analyze, and report Engineering cost centre budget activities on monthly basis for Engineering and Maintenance
• Oversee and act as back-up for PO creation and invoice processing for Cost Centres
• Oversee and act as back-up cheque requests as required
• Act as Engineering's liaison with the site's finance team to ensure best practices are applied to reflect most accurate information
• Communicate and coordinate with capital engineering corporate team for timely reporting and response to queries regarding Cap Ex AOP performance
• Select, develop, and evaluate staff to ensure the efficient operation of the function
• Works with and advises staff on administrative policies and procedures
• Promote a safe working environment, report potential hazards, and ensure all direct reports follow Environmental Health and Safety procedures
• Performs alternating or rotating shift work (as required)

Qualifications

Education

• College Diploma at minimum required
• University Degree is preferred
• Education related to business or finance is preferred

Experience

• 3 years' experience in financial management related to Cap Ex or the business within the industry required
• Experience with ERP applications associated with system reporting and/or updates to illustrate past and current statuses with the ability to forecast activities appropriately
• 1 year of direct exposure to engineering operations and execution

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Detail oriented and a focus on accuracy
• Works well with limited supervision
• Strong financial acumen
• Intermediate Level Microsoft Office applications
• Proficiency with the English language

Compensation

The salary range estimated for this position based in Canada is $69,400.00–$104,050.00.

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Equal Opportunity

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.