Financial Analyst II

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business related field

EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years relevant experience in finance
• Prior experience in a large global company and highly matrixed organization

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Proficient user of excel; SAP, Hyperion, Oracle, Power BI, Cognos is a plus
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, able to summarize and present information in a concise and effective manner
• Attention to detail and consistently delivering high quality work. Ability to learn quickly, meet deadlines and multi-task in deadline driven environment
• Good understanding of business processes and operations & financial controls, able to identify control weaknesses in existing process and recommend mitigation actions

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Analyze transactional / operational data, identify anomalies, recommend accruals / reversals to ensure accurate reporting
• Support monthly /quarterly /annual forecasting and budgeting process (i.e. support MBR, QBR, AOP, etc.)
• Develop, standardize, and improve regular analyses and processes
• Independently investigate data issues and/or information given, conduct ad hoc request to identify insights and observations
• Report and analyze Daily Sales and manage the whole process including forecasting and budgeting
• Report and analyze SG&A cost, identify drivers and collaborate with functional business partners to understand risks and opportunities, improve data quality and drive actions
• Manage settlement with suppliers to ensure accurate bookings in Balance sheet and P&L
• Proactively learn and adopt new systems and tools to improve analytics capability and accuracy
  Primary office at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; fully on site.