Accounting Manager

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is based in our Roskilde, Denmark site to join and support our skilled and experienced Finance team onsite. The Accounting Manager will report to the Senior Accounting Manager and be a part of the Finance team. The role itself has 4 direct reports, and its major areas of responsibility are Management responsibilities, salary checks & control and taxation. From time to time there will be a requirement to fill in for the Senior Accounting Manager.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant education within Finance (Bachelor in Accounting or similar)
• Management experience
• 5+ years of experience within accounting/ finance/controlling
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office products (especially excel)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Danish and English
• Good knowledge within internal control procedures
• Analytical skills and proactive
• Focus on deadlines and flexible to meet those
• Engaged, Self-motivated and high bias for action/ problem solving, persistent
• Positive attitude and Team-player
• Hyperion Financial Management experience or knowledge of similar systems would be advantageous

• Monthly/ quarterly/ yearly reporting
• Budget/ forecast / follow-up SG&A & R&D accounts, and ad-hoc support
• Balance sheet reviews
• HFM reporting (together with Financial Acc. Controller)
• Financial analysis
• Transfer Pricing – incl. support of other DK sites
• Control/ prepare material for external audits
• Overall responsible for our General Ledger - Maintain GL accounts and trial balance update/ monthly control of transactions
• Monthly financial entries and reconciliations related to salaries (vacation accrual, bonus, restructuring)
• Restructuring accrual reconciliation / reporting
• Driving finance projects – LEAN and continuous improvement
• Improvement (Kaizen/ PPI) projects - participate and support
• Ad Hoc Financial tasks