Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

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.

Summarized Purpose:

Contributes to the achievement of financial and business objectives through accurate and timely financial analysis and reporting for complex projects/assignments. Works cross-functionally with operations, commercial finance, and finance to resolve issues related to any of the following: revenue, costs, contract values, billing, balance sheet management, financial reporting, financial tools and processes.

Key responsibilities:

• Perform monthly closing activities including journal entries, accruals, reporting and analysis

• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, company policy, approval authority matrix and standard operating procedure; recommends changes to strengthen control environment

• Recognize revenue in LIMS system and provide revenue recognition support to other team members

• Prepares or assists in the preparation of balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial report

• Lead regular Balance Sheet Analysis which includes but not limited to unbilled/deferred schedule review and analysis and work with related parties to make sure timely billing

• Provides decision-making support to management in assessing and minimizing the risk on revenue and gross profit and/or balances associated with assigned balance sheet accounts and/or financial processes and tools.

• Evaluate efficiency /effectiveness of accounting processes and make recommendation to automate or optimize

• Lead internal control projects as assigned or developed and provide training to others

• Support internal and external audit requirements

• Adapt to industry trends, adopt best practices, and embrace emerging technologies to lead creative solutions for continuous improvement

Keys to Success

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

• Sophisticated knowledge of accounting/financial principles and best practices, for roles with more accounting focus a professional accounting qualification – ACCA / CPA / CIMA or equivalent will be an advantage

• Ability to apply sophisticated knowledge, skills, and expertise to analysis

• Good business acumen with ability to understand sophisticated interpersonal structures and environments

• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills

• Sophisticated 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

• Proven executive presence and good presentation skills

• Ability to influence at all levels of the organization

• Demonstrated knowledge of ERP systems (Oracle)

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, 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!

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.