Sr. Financial Analyst

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Sr. Financial Analyst – Corporate Functions

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 sophisticated analytical challenges, improving efficiency in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them.

The Sr. Financial Analyst works closely with Senior leadership teams as a business partner providing guidance in support of financial and operational goals. This role requires collaboration with business and Finance colleagues across global sites to help drive the organization’s success.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day finance support and context to multiple corporate teams in managing operating budgets
• Carry out financial close activities, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of transactions, and identify key variances drivers
• Own forecasting process for operating expenses and headcount, providing updated spend visibility for senior management
• Lead and drive end-to-end processes for AOP (Annual Operating Plan) build
• Collaborate with senior leadership to assess the financial impact of central initiatives that may be related to significant investments or reorganizations
• Ensure the proper accounting treatment of invoices in accordance with GAAP standards and review agreements in support of external spending
• Demonstrate a strong ability to dig into details, thoroughly analyze complex information, and proficiency in handling and working through ambiguity
• Drive compliance to policy and Finance approval workflows for requisitions
• Perform financial analysis in support of workforce planning
• Support ongoing development of financial systems, leveraging Hyperion Planning (PLN) for financial reporting and planning

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance and related work experience with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Income Statement and Balance Sheet and demonstrated career progression. MBA and/or CMA / CPA / CFA preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in a finance role providing financial analysis to drive key business decisions in multinational matrixed organization
• Strong collaboration skills working with global teams, driving accountability and process improvements
• Excellent knowledge of Hyperion/HFM or equivalent, advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Strong business acumen as well as the ability to make logical assumptions, identify trends, incorporate external and internal information, and effectively benchmark results against appropriate baselines
• Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills
• Self-starter with strong sense of accountability and ownership
• Willingness to dive into details to find answers and solve problems
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior management, excellent verbal / written communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to easily move between strategic discussions and tactical finance topics/execution, as well as working with ambiguity and new concepts

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards