Finance Manager, Operations

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Position Summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific's Single Use Division is hiring a Finance Manager, Operations. This role reports to the Director, Finance Operations, and supports the VP of Operations and their team members. SUD Operations has 9 manufacturing locations and supports 3 separate business units. This role has one direct report.

• Lead division close and forecast process; consolidate site results and outlook into a network view of OCOGS
• Provide financial oversite and leadership to SUD operations leadership team, partnering with site leaders, supply chain, quality, HR, and engineering to drive process improvements, costs understanding, and margin enhancement 
• Supervise and develop a financial analyst, enabling them to contribute and grow in the organization
• Partner with multiple functions to assess and strategize on network optimization to improve product and total business profitability
• Ad-Hoc support of BU finance leaders
• Drive annual operating plan (AOP) process with the operations team to develop site and total budget with efficiency and costs targets
• Leader of divisions CAPEX forecast, prioritization, and governance process. Aligning BU leaders, operations and R&D.
• Provide finance support and oversight for supplemental metrics such as efficiency, leakage, inventory, E&O, backorder, etc.
• Perform financial evaluation of capital expenditures to ensure profitable business decisions
• Proactively lead analytics to drive margin expansion.
• Partner with cost accounting and global accounting teams to ensure compliance and optimized processes

How you will get here:

Education:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field

Experience:

• 4+ years related work experience
• Prior experience in a large global and highly matrixed organization, preferably within manufacturing or supply chain

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Demonstrated understanding of Excel (i.e., financial models and analysis), enterprise-wide ERP systems (intuitive, Oracle R12), Hyperion Planning
• Strong Communication skills throughout the organization; presenting up and around the organization
• Experience with cost accounting, close process, variance analysis and reporting, and forecasting assumptions and creation
• Organized multitasker: workload prioritization, able to meet tight deadlines while achieving results, especially in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Consistent track record to simplify and streamline finance processes
• Highly analytical with strong business insight
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills
•  Proven business partner and influencer of outcomes. Ability to address sophisticated problems with tact and resolve

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