Associate Director, ASD FP&A

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At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important partners to our business and functional teams, enabling 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.

The Analytical Services Division is within the Clinical Research Group, supporting a broad portfolio of services across multiple business units and functional areas. The ASD FP&A team plays a critical role in supporting forecast accuracy, business reviews, month-end close, annual operating plan, financial commitments, and leadership decision-making.

We are seeking an Associate Director, ASD FP&A who will provide FP&A leadership, business partnership, and financial planning support across ASD. This role will partner closely with division finance leadership, business unit finance teams, commercial, operations, HR, TA, sourcing, productivity, and group FP&A stakeholders. The role will support and help lead core financial rhythms including AOP, forecast cycles, month-end close, Revenue and EBITA flash reporting, M , Q , bridge and margin walk analysis, productivity/PPI reporting, working capital, cash flow, and ad hoc leadership requests.

This position is highly visible and deadline-driven. The successful candidate will bring strong financial acumen, excellent communication skills, process discipline, and the ability to translate complex financial data into clear business insights, recommendations, and executive-ready deliverables.

• Lead and support key FP&A processes including AOP, STRAP, Q , M , monthly forecast cycles, and month-end close deliverables.
• Coordinate monthly and quarterly reporting across revenue, EBITA, gross margin, OPEX, productivity, sourcing, restructuring, working capital, FCF, headcount, and other key business metrics.
• Own or support Revenue and EBITA flash reporting, bridge submissions, margin walk analysis, one-time item tracking, and forecast commentary.
• Partner with BU finance teams and functional stakeholders to gather inputs, validate assumptions, resolve variances, and ensure timely completion of recurring deliverables.
• Prepare, review, and influence executive-level financial presentations for M , Q , AOP, forecast reviews, and other leadership forums.
• Analyze financial and business performance against plan, forecast, prior year, and key operating metrics to identify risks, opportunities, and meaningful business drivers.
• Support EPM, Rev Plan, CMR, and related system processes, including troubleshooting, data validation, forecast loads, and reporting tie-outs.
• Develop clear, concise commentary and financial narratives that help leaders understand performance, risks, opportunities, and required actions.
• Drive process improvement, automation, standardization, and stronger controls across recurring FP&A deliverables.
• Partner cross-functionally with commercial, operations, HR, TA, sourcing, productivity, and finance teams to ensure financial plans and reporting reflect current business realities.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and coaching to analysts or other team members supporting ASD FP&A deliverables.
• Maintain strong documentation, source-file discipline, and repeatable processes to support continuity, accuracy, and scalability.

• Advanced degree plus 6 years of experience, or bachelor's degree plus 8 years of…