Director, Finance

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $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.

GROUP SUMMARY

The Biosciences Division (BID) serves more than 500,000 customers with more than 100,000 products in 180 countries. Most of the business comes from biotech, academic and government funded customers, with the rest of the business coming from the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries as well as from the industrial market. With more than 4,000 patents and over 770,000 scientific citations, BID is grounded in science!

EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or other relevant analytical background. CPA, Chartered Accountant, MBA or equivalent is a plus. 10+ years of multifaceted relevant work experience within a global organization. 5+ years of management experience.

This Finance Director position will be a critical member of both the Division and Business Unit leadership teams providing financial insight, analytics, reporting and strategic support to get results. In addition, the Finance Director role will provide valuable decision support, identify, and implement operational improvement opportunities and develop a strong finance team.

• Support the Vice President & General Manager and leadership team to set and deliver the business plan and meet key operating & financial goals
• Strategic thought partner to the business with a focus on driving growth and value creation
• Lead and mentor the local finance teams and operating partners to develop enhanced skills and elevated eye for business
• Partner with colleagues across the business unit and Division to drive both business and functional operational improvements and efficiency projects
• Lead the core operating mechanisms, including the Annual Operating Plan process, Quarterly & Monthly Business Reviews and forecasts in collaboration with the leadership team, functional teams, and finance managers
• Ensure businesses meet the monthly corporate reporting calendar and align with local accounting standards and US GAAP
• Provide performance reporting tools and metrics plus analyses and recommendations to optimize business results
• Partner with commercial colleagues to develop and model large customer deals. Drive and ensure contract compliance
• Develop analytical models and tools to drive growth initiatives and improve business decisions
• Maintain strong internal controls to safeguard company assets