Director, Finance - MCS

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Director, Finance MCS

How you will make a difference:

The Measurement Control and Sample Identification (MCS) business unit manufactures and sells high-performance radiation detection and identification instrumentation used to detect, measure and analyze radiation as well as molecular spectroscopy which enables customers to shorten discovery paths, efficiently turn data into answers, and ensure products meet quality standards with industry-leading analytical instruments in vibrational and UV-visible spectroscopy. The MCS business has approximately 900 colleagues worldwide, 7 manufacturing sites and revenues of $600 million.

We are seeking a Finance Director who will provide financial leadership to our three sub-business units, Field and Safety Instruments (FSI), Vibrational Spectroscopy (Vib) and UV-visible (UVNN) leaders. This role leads a team of four colleagues and works closely with the operations finance and leadership teams of seven manufacturing sites located in North America, Europe and Asia. This role will ensure strong financial controls, compliance, and timely and accurate financial reporting, consistent with USGAAP and local reporting requirements. The Director will provide leadership to a strong finance team, setting standards of expectation and ensuring strong growth and development for colleagues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the FSI, VIB and UVNN Business Leaders to offer business and financial strategy mentorship aimed at boosting bookings/revenue growth with efficient margin.
• Partner with the Ops Finance and Commercial Finance teams to improve business results and ensure the business strategy is aligned.
• Enable reporting and business review processes that support both the sub-Business Units and Business Unit leadership working towards their financial objectives.
• Lead AOP / QBR / STRAP initiatives, ensuring financial decisions support division and group STRAP / AOP and current market environment.
• Develop and lead analytical methods for exploratory and explanatory business insights.
• Lead financial modeling for key investment and STRAP objectives.
• Accelerate decision making by developing and applying visualization tools.
• Recommend financial risk management strategies. Perform market impact analysis. Demonstrate knowledge of key profit drivers.
• Drive a culture and engagement through role modeling inclusive leadership behaviors.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a Business related field required; CPA, CMA, MBA strongly desired with a minimum of 8 years of experience.
• Excellent problem-solving skills; ability to step back, analyze the overall business impact and synthesize the messaging.
• Strong and persuasive communicator: essential to have credibility within a dynamic, exciting environment and in the context of providing outstanding business partnering support.
• Ability to excel in a highly matrixed environment and to be comfortable with ambiguity is a must.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to discern key priorities for the team.
• Self-motivated; bias for action.
• Up to 25% travel potential.

Benefits:

• “We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company pension, and a range of employee benefits!
• Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.”

EEO/Reasonable Accommodation:

• We accommodate individuals with disabilities during the application, interview, job performance, and employment benefits. Contact us for accommodations.