JOB DESCRIPTION

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Finance teams support business decisions and drive our Mission as a trusted industry leader. Finance functions include Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, and more, offering diverse global career paths.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

GSD or equivalent experience is a business within the Life Sciences Group, which offers tools to help customers in the Genetic Sciences industry. Seeking a Finance Manager who will provide finance and business partnering leadership to the GSD FP&A team. This role will be a key contributor to the month end close process and provide mentorship and leadership to five distinct business unit FP&A teams. In addition, the position holder will provide valuable decision support, identify, and implement operational improvement opportunities and help to develop and maintain strong month end close processes.

EDUCATION

• An undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in Business, Finance, or Accounting is required

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 5-7+ years of business and Finance experience
• Experience in analysing and building a P&L statement
• Prior experience in a large global company and highly matrixed organization
• Proficient at understanding and proactively communicating the financial implications of business decisions and dynamics

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• An ideal candidate will have excellent academic credentials and strong finance abilities
• Proven understanding of Excel (i.e., financial models and analysis), IBM Cognos or EDW equivalent, PowerPoint, and Hyperion is preferred
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills
• Proven business partner and influencer
  At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 90,000 outstanding minds has an unusual story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

• Primary contributor to AOP / QBR / STRAP/ MBR, in a matrixed financial forecast
• Monitor and analyze financial data, including monthly and quarterly reporting on revenue, gross margin, and accounts receivable.
• Lead data analysis for the business, using complex data and problem solving
• Analyze financial and business performance against key business metrics and identify pertinent financial highlights, enabling understanding of progress against strategic business plans
• Understands and deploys the best tools / methods to optimally communicate complex data and topics
• Develops high quality effective presentations (i.e. engaging, motivating, concise, well-prep)
• Identify, communicate, and lead risk & opportunities
• 1 Direct Report