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Work Schedule
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Job Description
Thermo Fisher Scientific offers an exciting opportunity for a Senior Finance Manager, FP&A to join the Pharma Services Group (PSG) and play a key role in driving business performance through strategic financial leadership and partnership. This highly visible role will partner closely with Commercial, Division/Group Finance, and Operational leaders to improve visibility into sales, revenue, pipeline, customer performance, and forecasting, while translating complex financial information into clear, cohesive narratives and actionable insights for senior leadership. The role will also lead and develop a team of three analysts, including an FLDP, providing an opportunity to build talent and strengthen the FP&A organization within a growing and dynamic business.
Key Responsibilities:
Commercial Performance & Business Partnership
- Serve as a primary partner to the commercial leadership (Sales, Marketing, Accounts, and Sales Operations) to support global sales of ~$8B
- Partner with divisional commercial finance to improve forecasting accuracy, pipeline visibility, sales productivity, and commercial execution
- Bridge communications and deliverables across commercial sales & finance team, with PSG Group finance team; calendar setting, leading internal preparation alignment sessions
- Influence across a highly matrixed global organization while building trusted partnerships with Commercial, FP&A, Marketing, Accounts, and Group to connect financial outcomes to commercial and operational drivers
- Partner with our Center of Excellence in Bulgaria to support key workstreams, establish repeatable processes, and create clear operating cadences that improve efficiency and consistency
- Support Strategic Accounts annual growth planning
- Partner with Group finance and Comm Operations with strategic projects, including assessing rebate strategy, special credit application and annual revenue requirements across PSG
Planning, Reporting & Process Excellence
- Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial planning processes across assigned commercial functions (MBR, QBR, AOP, STRAP)
- Establish repeatable executive level reporting across customer segments, such as Biotech regions, Selling teams, and Strategic clients
- Drive continuous improvement in forecasting, commercial reporting, financial governance, and management of operating rhythms. Maintain and enhance Power BI dashboards to provide real-time visibility into business and financial performance
- Develop standardized KPI reporting and executive dashboards supporting predictive commercial decision making
- Build commercial finance capabilities through stronger business acumen, financial modelling, storytelling, and analytical skills
People, Culture & Leadership
- Manage, develop and mentor a team of three direct reports (including FLDP), set clear goals, drive accountability and provide day to day support to champion a culture accountability, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Support individual development plan and career progression discussions
- Coordinate and lead commercial transformation opportunities in conjunction with COE teams
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field
- 8+ years of progressive finance or FP&A experience, preferably within a highly matrixed, multi-site organization
- Demonstrated experience partnering with and supporting senior leadership
- Proven ability to synthesize complex financial and business information into clear, executive-level recommendations
- Experience leading through ambiguity and driving organizational change
- Strong communication, influencing, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Self-motivated with a strong bias for action and demonstrated ability to take ownership and drive results
Key Competencies
- Strategic Problem Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to step back, assess the broader business context, and understand overall business impact
- Financial & Analytical Acumen: Strong analytical capabilities with expertise in Excel, financial reporting, and planning tools; experience with systems such as SFDC and Hyperion Planning
- Execution & Results Orientation: Consistent track record of delivering exceptional results while effectively managing multiple priorities, meeting deadlines, and maintaining accurate and reliable work
- Communication & Influence: Ability to translate financial and operational insights into clear, compelling messages and influence stakeholders across functions and organizational levels
- Adaptability & Change Leadership: Comfortable operating in ambiguity, navigating a complex matrixed environment, and helping drive organizational change
- Values & Leadership: Demonstrates strong personal and business values aligned with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 4I’s: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field
- 8+ years of progressive finance or FP&A experience
- Experience in a highly matrixed, multi-site organization
- Experience partnering with and supporting senior leadership
- Ability to synthesize complex financial and business information into executive-level recommendations
- Experience leading through ambiguity and driving organizational change
- Strong communication, influencing, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Self-motivated, action-oriented, and able to take ownership and drive results
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Strong analytical capabilities with expertise in Excel, financial reporting, and planning tools
- Experience with SFDC and Hyperion Planning
- Track record of delivering results while managing multiple priorities and deadlines
- Ability to translate financial and operational insights into clear messages and influence stakeholders
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and navigating a complex matrixed 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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