Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are essential to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop unique career experiences and perspectives. Ranked #106 on the 2025 Fortune 500 list and with revenues of over $44 billion, you’ll discover endless opportunities to grow a rewarding career as part of the world leader serving science.
How you will make an impact:
The Senior Manager, Finance Projects role will lead and collaborate on Cost Accounting and Operations Finance projects within the global finance projects team. Initially, this leadership role will lead the Cost Accounting workstream to divest the Microbiology Division (MBD), with a focus on S/4 Hana ERP transformation. This role will collaborate with stakeholders in Finance, IT, Operations, and Product Data Management. Key project deliverables include enforcing global governance standards, ensuring standard costing excellence, driving best practice data governance standards across a complex, multi-plant matrixed environment, and enabling accurate OCOGS reporting. After project completion this role will lead and collaborate on LSG, BPG, SDG, and/or AIG projects, but may also provide support to other Thermo Fisher Groups. This role will engage with finance leadership at group and division levels to ensure seamless execution of company, group, divisional and functional projects. This position will report to the Director, Finance Projects.
What you will do:
Manage and develop a team of 2 direct reports to ensure we develop strategic partnerships as well as providing clear career paths for all team members
Support business migration and transition into core company ERPs (e.g. SAP S/4 Hana and E1), with specific emphasis on migration to the manufacturing module
Influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across global teams to ensure successful execution of transformation objectives
Provide updates to senior management with focus on decisions, issues, and risks
Lead project related change management including communication and training.
Identify and ensure that business requirements are met within a project
Perform data validation and controls testing to ensure automated processes maintain accuracy, completeness, and compliance. Troubleshoot and resolve issues during setup, testing, and go-live, and post go-live.
Challenge the status quo, proactively identify and implement opportunities to leverage AI and automation, and/or collaborate with cross-functional partners (e.g. IT, COEs) to standardize processes, drive process improvements, and drive system enhancements.
Assess and implement opportunities to use AI / machine learning / generative AI tools to improve reporting efficiency, anomaly detection, root-cause analysis, and insight generation.
Support ad-hoc internal, group, and corporate requests as needed.
How you will get here:
Education Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business related field Experience
8+ years relevant experience in finance
Demonstrates and drives the Thermo Fisher values – Integrity, Intensity, Involvement and Innovation (The Four I’s)
Strong, hands-on expertise with SAP (ECC, S/4) costing modules.
Cost Accounting and/or Operations Finance experience with knowledge of key accounting principles and financial reporting
Experience working in a global, matrixed environment preferred
Strong team building skills and ability to work with a diverse group of customers in a global-matrixed environment
Proven track record in attracting, recruiting, developing and retaining high-potential talent
Self-motivated; bias for action
Travel requirements
Less than 25% domestic/international travel required
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business
- 8+ years relevant experience in finance
- Strong, hands-on expertise with SAP (ECC, S/4) costing modules
- Cost Accounting and/or Operations Finance experience with knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting
- Experience working in a global, matrixed environment
- Strong team building skills and ability to work with a diverse, global matrixed group
- Proven track record in attracting, recruiting, developing and retaining high-potential talent
- Demonstrates and drives company values (Integrity, Intensity, Involvement, Innovation)
- Self-motivated with a bias for action
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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