Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
We are the Clinical Trials Division (CTD): We Supply the Hope that Changes Lives
CTD partners with pharmaceutical and biotech customers around the world to ensure the right patients receive the right therapies, at the right doses, at the right time—a concept we embrace internally as “There is a Patient Waiting.”
Our unique blend of services includes project management, packaging, distribution, transportation management and specialty logistics, ancillary supply management, clinical supply optimization, bio-repository storage, and more. With over 4,000 employees across 15+ countries, our teams work every day knowing that what they do truly matters.
How you will make an impact
The CTD LATAM Finance team is seeking a Finance Manager to provide financial leadership and strategic business partnering support to our Mexico business. This role combines controllership and business partnering responsibilities, working closely with the General Manager and operational leaders across the site.
The Finance Manager will play a critical role in delivering actionable financial insights, supporting decision-making, and identifying opportunities to improve operational performance. Additionally, this role will drive financial discipline, ensure compliance, and build and develop a high-performing finance team.
What you will do
- Lead the monthly close process in close partnership with local third-party accounting firm, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial information from account reconciliation through reporting.
- Partner closely with the General Manager and Operations team to prepare monthly business reviews, delivering analytical insights and actionable plans to drive performance.
- Coordinate the monthly billing cycle in partnership with Operations and Intercompany teams, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with business requirements.
- Manage the monthly forecasting process, identifying, communicating, and driving actions on risks and opportunities.
- Lead the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), providing financial insights, challenging assumptions, and ensuring alignment with business strategy.
- Partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure high service levels and accuracy across payments, cash management, and tax-related processes.
- Serve as a point of reference for data integrity, driving process improvements and automation through the effective use of tools.
Requirements
- 7+ years of relevant experience in a complex, multinational, multi-site environment
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- Work Experience w/ a Big 4 is a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Demonstrated experience driving process improvements and automation, leveraging tools to enhance efficiency and data accuracy; advanced Excel skills are required
- Strong attention to detail and high level of process rigor
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver consistent, accurate, and reliable work in a fast-paced environment
Skills Required
- 7+ years of relevant experience in a complex, multinational, multi-site environment
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- Work experience with a Big 4 (preferred)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Demonstrated experience driving process improvements and automation
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong attention to detail and high level of process rigor
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver consistent, accurate work in a fast-paced environment
Thermo Fisher Scientific Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thermo Fisher Scientific and has not been reviewed or approved by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a strong company 401(k) match and an employee stock purchase plan that add meaningful long‑term value. Feedback suggests these features stand out among core financial benefits even when base pay feels average.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple national medical options alongside dental and vision, with company‑paid life and disability coverage. This breadth is considered a solid foundation even if some costs may not be the lowest among peers.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave, backup care, adoption assistance, and specialized family resources are available. Feedback suggests these supports are a notable plus for colleagues managing family and caregiving needs.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Insights
What We Do
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 productivity 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 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.
Why Work With Us
You will join a company which every colleague has the opportunity to create possibilities, for oneself, for our customers and patients. There is no more exciting place to be than at the forefront of solving problems which help improve lives around the world. As a company, we are committed to supporting your career aspirations and your journey.
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