Sr. Finance Analyst

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.
The Sr. Finance Analyst contributes to the achievement of financial and business objectives through accurate and timely financial analysis and reporting for complex projects/assignments. This position will be an integral part of the Clinical Research Group (CRG) Admin division of CRG’s finance team. The scope of responsibilities includes planning, analysis & reporting to achieve financial goals and initiatives to support a growing organization!

POSITION SUMMARY: HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT?

Reporting to the Sr. Finance Manager, CRG Admin, this position offers an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to work cross-functionally with SG&A functions, commercial finance, and finance to resolve issues related to any of the following: revenue, costs, financial reporting, financial tools and processes. This position offers the candidate exposure to senior leadership and a diverse workload with the objective of driving improved business performance globally.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years).
  In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Project leadership and consultancy skills with ability to function as an effective and respected partner to internal clients
• Advanced knowledge of accounting/financial principles and best practices, for roles with more accounting focus a professional accounting qualification
• Ability to apply advanced knowledge, skills, and expertise to analysis
• Good business acumen with ability to understand complex organizational structures and environments
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
• Advanced level of skill in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and presentation of data, for roles with more technical focus previous experience with SharePoint / VBA / SQL / Power BI / RPA (comparable to 2+ years) will be an advantage
• Ability to work with ambiguity and complexity
• Demonstrated executive presence and good presentation skills
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organization

SUMMARIZED PURPOSE:

• Provide robust, consistent and data driven reporting/analytics to business partners/senior leaders
• Perform variance analysis for assigned projects, create trackers, financial tools, dashboards and provide technical solutions by manipulating large datasets and compiling data.
• Deliver accurate monthly forecasts and financial guidance to management and other staff.
• Support the planning, preparation, and execution of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) budget process for assigned functions.
• Track, maintain and/or interpret financial information and budgets; and/or take part in reviewing and development of financial reports, tools, systems, policies and processes in support of financial management process and improved efficiency.
• Provide decision-making support to management in achieving benchmark plans and/or financial processes and tools. Interact with leadership through the presentation of tools, models, data analysis, and dashboards.
• Support ad-hoc site, business unit, division, group, and corporate requests as needed.
• Make recommendations for process improvements and participate in special projects as assigned.

We value the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.
• Long, varied hours may be required