Accountant III

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Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)  Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. The  Accountant III  role is an outstanding opportunity to contribute significantly to establishing the new accounting organization that was formed after a recent acquisition. This role ensures the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the Filtration and Separation (FSD) division within the Bio Production Group (BPG) of Thermo Fisher Scientific.

The Accountant III is responsible for performing core general accounting activities with a strong focus on preparing and posting journal entries and completing timely, accurate account reconciliations. This role plays a key part in ensuring the integrity of the general ledger and supporting accurate financial reporting during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.

This position supports a recently acquired business where certain ledgers and processes are still maintained on the seller’s systems. The ideal candidate is comfortable operating in a non-standard, transitional environment, managing manual processes, and coordinating across systems while maintaining strong accounting discipline and controls.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, deadline-driven, and comfortable working in a structured close environment while collaborating closely with senior accountants, finance leadership, and cross-functional partners.

How you will make an impact:

What you will do:

Primary Responsibilities
Prepare journal entries into 4 conveyed entities and across 20 comingled entities via Blackline Journals.
Load and reconcile supplemental schedules and roll forwards used to support account balances into HFM.
Identify and resolve posting errors, misclassifications, and discrepancies in a timely manner
Ensure reconciliations are complete, accurate, and comply with internal control requirements.  Support remediation of aged or complex reconciling items.
Support external and internal audits by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and documentation
Establish and execute accrual and amortization processes as new entities transition into new and existing ERP
Support ad-hoc internal, group, and corporate requests as needed
Challenge current processes to identify improvement opportunities

How you will get here:

Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting (preferred), with 3+ years of progressive accounting experience
Strong expertise in General Ledger (GL) accounting and month-end close processes, preferably within a large, complex organizational environment

Experience with large-scale ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or Net Suite

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, accruals, amortizations, and reconciliations.
Experience preparing and posting journal entries in a close-driven environment.
Experience using Black Line for journal entries, task management, and close coordination.
Demonstrated analytical skills to solve complex problems and address a variety of variables in situations with limited standardization
Strong organizational skills to effectively balance priorities, handle workload, and complete projects on time
Highly organized and diligent, with refined time management abilities
Self-motivated and capable of working independently with minimal direction
Experience supporting acquisitions, carve-outs, or transitional service agreement (TSA) environments.
Experience working with non-standard ledgers, manual journal entries, or interim accounting processes.
Prior involvement in ERP implementations or ledger migrations.
Exposure to SOX or regulated environment

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