Sr Manager, 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 efficiency in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

Laboratory Products Equipment (LPE) is a $700M+ business within the Laboratory Products Group (LPG), which offers a broad set of differentiated consumable products primarily serving Biotech, Pharma, Healthcare, Diagnostic and Academic markets. LPE is a global business with 4,000 employees, 8 manufacturing sites and numerous distribution hubs, supported by a global finance team. The business has significant exposure to high growth markets and is focused on providing fit for purpose solutions to our customers!
Seeking a Finance leader who will drive financial insights and accountability for the $250M Liquid Handling Solutions (LHS) business. This role has overall stewardship of the financial scorecard inclusive of LHS business segment P&L in partnership with the Senior Finance Director of LPE and the VP/ GM of the LHS business. This role is expected to identify and drive profitable growth opportunities through the levers of portfolio segmentation, gross margin, OPEX management and CAPEX for the LHS businesses.

EDUCATION:

• An undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting is required
• An MBA or CPA is desired

EXPERIENCE:

• An ideal candidate will possess excellent academic credentials and a strong proficiency in financial analysis
• Experience working in a global, matrixed environment preferred!
• Experience in the Life Sciences industry is desired
• Strong expertise of Excel (i.e., financial models and analysis), Hyperion (CMR, HFM), PowerBI, Cognos (equivalent) and PowerPoint preferred
• 5 plus year in finance

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• The successful candidate is highly ethical and thrives in a collaborative environment
• They have excellent proactive communication capabilities, identifying and addressing issues via candid dialogue
• Track record of developing high levels of credibility and forging proven and positive professional relationships with subordinates, peers and upper management and can operate effectively in a matrix reporting structure
• Strong understanding of the interdependencies of the customer fulfilment, inventory, and manufacturing volumes
• Possess strong leadership and team building skills
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Self-motivated with high bias for action and accountability
• High level of energy; can bring a passion to excel. Able to energize and influence a wide spectrum of people, including senior financial and operations professionals
• Ability to balance priorities and thrive in a sophisticated global business environment
• Drives a culture of accountability
• Candidate should expect travel of 5%-10%

• Partner with VP/GM LHS business in driving margin expansion through more profitable product mix and accretive revenue growth
• Partner with functional leaders on investments, spend analysis, forecasting and planning
• Continue to innovate and evolve business reporting providing insight to LPE leadership and the LHS segment teams supporting profitable revenue growth
• Partner with R&D and PMO leadership on project/investment prioritization ensuring alignment with strategic priorities
• Drive AOP/QBR/STRAP/financial forecast in a matrixed organization, ensure financial decisions support company’s STRAP/AOP and current market environment