Financial Analyst III
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

The Financial Analyst III position works closely with the Sr. Director, Finance FP&A in supporting the planning, analyzing, forecasting and budgeting for the Laboratory Chemicals Division.

This role can be located in US- Paramus, NJ, US - Tewksbury, MA, or US - Pittsburgh, PA.

Responsibilities:

• Support consolidation of long-term planning, annual budgeting, and monthly forecast processes; work closely with business unit, functional and finance leads.

• Assist in design and preparation of regular monthly / quarterly business review presentations for senior management.

• Prepare detailed analysis of monthly expense trend data to support accurate financial reporting and reliable forecasting of expenses for Opex (IT / Marketing / Finance / HR functions).

• Drive a continuous improvement approach with a focus on automation and operational improvements on key FP&A processes (improved FX modeling, PowerBI commercial dashboard, SPoT data management for divisional analytics).

• Drive diversity and inclusion and be a valuable contributor in promoting the core set of values in the organization: integrity, intensity, innovation, and involvement.

• Possess initiative, passion, intellectual curiosity, a positive demeanor.

• Support other initiatives, special projects, requests, and ad-hoc financial analysis

Key Proficiencies:

Excellent problem-solving skills with attention to detail; ability to step back and analyze the overall business impact and help to develop solutions to broad business issues and analyze variances and trends

• Excellent financial modeling skills
  
• Expert knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and financial systems (Hyperion Planning and Power BI preferred)
  
• Ability to handle several tasks and projects
  
• Natural bias towards continuous improvement
  
• Ability to navigate in the matrix organization and influence business partners to get result
  
• Confidence to work well with all levels of the organization
  

Education/ Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and/or MBA in Accounting or Finance

• Requires a minimum of three years of shown experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and handling costs in a matrixed organization

• Proven track record of achieving desired results without direct report authority

• Experience in a global manufacturing organization is desired

Company Benefits:

This position will be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• Competitive paid time off (PTO), paid holidays annually, paid parental leave, accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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