Sr. Financial Analyst

Job Opportunity

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work. Surrounded by collaborative colleagues, you’ll have the support and opportunities that only a global leader can give you. Our respected, growing organization has an outstanding strategy for the near term and beyond. Take your place on our strong team, and help us make significant contributions to the world.

• Partner with Operations daily, attending stand ups and monthly meetings.
• Establish and improve performance metrics to assist with business evaluation and decision-making. Ensure the accurate compilation, timely reporting, and analysis of data.
• Participate in monthend closing including journal entry preparation and variance analysis.
• Support monthly expense and headcount management. Partner with GBS teams to ensure results are accurate and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Conduct customer centric reporting and analysis
• Lead various Operations finance projects
• Perform special projects and ad-hoc financial reporting as required.

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics or other relevant area

At least 3 years of direct experience in financial analysis and reporting preferably within a large, matrixed organization

• Proven ability to make logical assumptions, incorporate external and internal information, and effectively benchmark results against appropriate baselines
• Possess advanced analytical capabilities with proven financial modeling skills using MS Excel, PowerPoint and Oracle
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Ability to develop high levels of credibility and forge strong professional relationships with peers and senior management
• Demonstrated continuous improvement with a successful track record of optimizing processes
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and implement them successfully
• Self-motivated with a bias for action
• Commitment to continued learning, show career progression and seek opportunities to stretch capabilities.
• Possess high level of integrity and ethics
• Teamwork-oriented with collaborative style