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OfficeJob Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
Description: The Indirect Tax Analyst supports global non-income tax compliance and reporting, including sales and use tax, GST/HST/PST, property tax, unclaimed property, and business licensing. This role partners with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate and timely filings while maintaining compliance with applicable tax laws and regulations. This position contributes to minimizing tax risk and supporting business operations across multiple jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities
- Must be on-site at our Campbells Run, Pittsburgh, PA location at a minimum of 4 days per week
- Prepare, analyze, and validate sales and use tax data; ensure accurate and timely filing of returns across multiple jurisdictions
- Review, process, and maintain customer exemption certificates within tax systems, ensuring completeness and accuracy
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external customers to obtain required tax documentation and resolve exemption-related inquiries
- Evaluate and approve refund requests in accordance with exemption eligibility, statute of limitations, and account status
- Prepare property and real estate tax filings, including supporting workpapers and documentation
- Manage unclaimed property filings, annual reports, and business license requirements to ensure full compliance
- Monitor compliance calendars and proactively track filing deadlines to ensure timely submission of all indirect tax obligations
- Support indirect tax audits by gathering documentation, responding to auditor requests, and assisting in the defense of company positions
- Prepare and review account reconciliations related to indirect tax accounts
- Review accounts payable invoices to determine use tax applicability and provide technical guidance to business partners
- Perform administrative support activities, including processing W-9 requests and managing departmental correspondence
- Partner with other tax functions and cross-functional teams to support ongoing initiatives and continuous improvement efforts
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent work experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate across functions
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent work experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate across functions
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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