Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important 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 outstanding career experiences and perspectives.
How you will make an impact:
The Analytical Instruments Group (AIG) is comprised of businesses that partner with our customers across the life sciences and laboratory workflows. This role is part of the Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry Division (CMD) within AIG.
The FP&A Senior Manager supports Senior Director Commercial Finance for Thermo Fisher’s CMD business. The role is responsible for managing the FPA Deliverables for Global Commercial and will lead an FP&A team along with critical dotted line reporting structures. This role will improve analytics and ensure strong financial controls and timely and accurate financial reporting. In addition, the position holder will provide valuable decision support, identify, and implement operational improvement opportunities and develop a strong finance team.
What you will do:
• Provide day-to-day finance leadership for Commercial FP&A, Deal Desk and business partnership for the division’s operating teams to drive business performance
• Drive monthly forecasting, annual operating plan, and future planning (AOP / STRAP), Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR), in a matrixed environment, ensuring financial decisions support company goals and current market conditions.
• Monitor and analyze financials, including leading monthly and quarterly reporting (e.g. revenue, bookings, OPEX, KPI's, CAPEX)
• Analyze financial and business performance against key business metrics and identify pertinent financial highlights, enabling understanding of progress against strategic business plans
• Utilize data visualization tools and AI-enabled analytics to improve FPA and Deal Desk processes, identify growth opportunities, and generate actionable insights
• Develops high quality effective presentations (i.e. engaging, motivating, concise, well-prep) with forward-looking insights that connect market trends, financial performance, and business strategy.
• Continuously drive operational improvements (PPI) in Commercial Finance and Deal Desk processes
• Build and develop a high performing team
How you will get here:
Requirements
• Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in progressive finance, including financial planning & analysis, reporting and analytics
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
• An ideal candidate will possess excellent academic credentials and strong finance skills
• Advanced analytical modelling and storytelling skills, with strong experience in Excel, Power BI, AI-enabled analytics
• Prior experience in a large global company and highly matrixed organization
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills
• Proven business partner and influencer
Travel requirements
• 10% domestic/international travel required
Skills Required
- Advanced degree plus 6 years of progressive finance experience, or bachelor's degree plus 8 years of progressive finance experience
- Experience in financial planning and analysis, reporting, and analytics
- Advanced analytical modeling and financial storytelling skills
- Strong experience with Excel
- Strong experience with Power BI
- Experience with AI-enabled analytics
- Prior experience in a large global company and highly matrixed organization
- Proficient verbal and written communication skills
- Proven business partnership and influencing skills
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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