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Job Description
In this highly collaborative and visible position in the Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Division (CMD), you will provide global financial leadership for overall FP&A reporting and analytics. You will interpret and gain actionable insights from results and forecasts, provide key business and financial mentorship to the organization, and drive alignment and actions that improve CMD business performance.
The ideal candidate is someone who has a track record to solve problems, improve process efficiency, champion cultural transformation, and build interpersonal trust and partnerships.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Partner with the Operations and broader CMD cross-functional teams on global reporting and analytics.
- Lead all key financial processes including the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), long range strategic plan (STRAP), month-end/quarter-end close cycles, and other recurring management reporting cadences.
- Assess financial and business performance using relevant data and pinpointing important financial highlights, providing insight into progress towards goals.
- Identify, communicate, and lead risk & opportunity reviews.
- Identify and implement systemic, scalable solutions to optimize Operations Finance processes for speed, agility and insights.
- Ensure compliance and accounting-controllership are integrated into business decisions, in line with company policies, US GAAP, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Who we are looking for:
Education:
- An undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting or related field; MBA desired, though not required.
Experience:
- A minimum of 8 years of growing responsibility in finance business partnership, inclusive of Manufacturing and/or Supply Chain finance experience.
- Consistent record delivering outstanding results and getting results beyond the finance function.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Outstanding analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
- Confident and mature manager and business partner.
- Strong interpersonal skills, both spoken and written, with all levels of management.
- Ability to effectively lead and implement ideas in a matrix environment and across functional and global business reporting structures.
- Must possess a strong set of personal and business values aligned with our 4i values.
- Big picture and forward thinker capable of translating strategy into actionable and measurable initiatives.
- High results orientation, bias for action.
- Strong systems experience with SAP, Hyperion, and digital tools (ie. PowerBI, ChatGPT / AI).
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally ~10%.
What’s in it for you:
We offer competitive remuneration, an annual incentive plan bonus scheme and a wide range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.
Skills Required
- Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- Minimum of 8 years of increasing responsibility in finance business partnership
- Manufacturing and/or Supply Chain finance experience
- Strong experience with SAP, Hyperion, and digital tools such as Power BI and ChatGPT/AI
- MBA
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 10%
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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