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Financial Analyst - Commercial Finance

Job in Basingstoke, Hampshire County, RG21, England, UK
Listing for: Thermo Fisher
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-11
Job specializations:
  • Finance & Banking
    Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting
  • Business
    Financial Analyst
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $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, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them.

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 Microbiology Division within the Speciality Diagnostics Group, offers products for the rapid identification and targeted treatment for disease, food safety and to improve the quality and efficiency within pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

To support our continued growth in Europe, we are seeking a driven and analytical Financial Analyst to join our EU Commercial Finance team. You will act as a key Finance Business Partner, delivering financial insight that supports forecasting, pricing and strategic decisions. You will own and enhance reporting processes, support critical business cycles and ensure commercial decisions are grounded in strong financial analysis.

Your work will directly contribute to maximising revenue, margin, and operational effectiveness across the MBD portfolio.

What you will do
  • Develop and deliver insight-driven reporting that enables faster, more informed decisions across Sales
  • Support monthly & quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting process (i.e. support M , Q , AOP, etc.)
  • Translate business inputs into financial assumptions, build and maintain revenue forecast models to project future business trends, results, etc
  • Provide support on new business quotes & tenders, and existing business renewals to ensure optimum pricing & margins in line with MBD strategy and a solid financial business case
  • Build strong relationships with Sales, Pricing, Marketing, Supply Chain and Customer Care to ensure financial alignment with Commercial Strategy
  • Analyse revenue and margin trends to support accurate month-end results, including recommending accruals, reversals, and adjustments
  • Investigate anomalies across transactional and financial data, identify root causes, and work cross-functionally to improve data integrity
  • Strengthen commercial process controls by identifying gaps and proposing actionable improvements
  • Proactively learn and adopt new systems and tools to improve analytics capability and accuracy
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
  • Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of financial analysis experience, preferably in a large global company and highly matrixed organization
  • Strong analytical capability with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations
  • Proficient user of systems (i.e. Excel, SAP, Power BI, Cognos, PowerPoint, Hyperion)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to deliver clear, concise messages to senior stakeholders
  • Strong attention to detail with a commitment to high-quality output
  • Ability to work independently, prioritise across multiple deadlines, and thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • Curious, proactive mindset with a strong sense of ownership and willingness to challenge the status quo
  • Solid understanding of business processes and financial controls, with the ability to identify control weaknesses and propose mitigation actions.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 120,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission-enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Apply today!

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