Accountant III

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

LOCATION/DIVISION SPECIFIC INFORMATION

We are seeking an Accountant III to join our team. The position is a hybrid role within the Clinical Trials Division of the Pharma Services Group of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., based in Rockville, MD - 14665 Rothgeb Drive.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

EXPERIENCE

• 5 plus years previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Previous financial accounting experience with strong technical accounting knowledge and application of financial principles.
• High level of proactivity to drive continuous improvement of processes and system utilization.
• Flexible and adaptable – with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks
• Excellent communication skills to interact at various levels inside and outside the organization
• Adaptable to utilization of ERP and/or database driven platforms.
• Demonstrates collaboration ethic
• Capable to understand sophisticated organizational structures and environments
• Proficient level of skill in Microsoft Excel

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and well-being of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to build a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand data and concept presented through spoken words and sentences.
• May interact with others, relating and collecting critical information. Interaction includes diverse groups.
• Works with mentorship or reliance on oral or written instructions from management. May require periods of driven concentration.
• Performs a wide range of variable tasks as instructed by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence.

• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand data and concept presented through spoken words and sentences.
• May interact with others, relating and collecting critical information. Interaction includes diverse groups.
• Works with mentorship or reliance on oral or written instructions from management. May require periods of driven concentration.
• Performs a wide range of variable tasks as instructed by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence