Financial Analyst III

Job Description

Financial Analyst III

Tewksbury, MA

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are essential to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. You will be a part of the team that values performance, quality, and innovation. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals by managers and inspiring coworkers. With revenues of $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

How You Will Make An Impact:

An exciting opportunity exists for a Financial Analyst to play a key role in supporting the FP&A efforts of the ~$480M Production Process & Analytics business unit within the Chemical Analysis Division. As part of the finance team, you will be focused on both FP&A activities and the creation & implementation of FP&A processes to better manage the drivers of P&L and overall performance. This role reports to the Senior Finance Manager, FP&A, and partners with the BU team.

What You Will Do:

• Support Finance Director, PPA, and BU Leadership to improve business performance and operational awareness by analyzing results, monitoring variances, and recommending quantifiable actions to leadership

• Develop, standardize, and improve regular analyses and reports to share business and financial insights, and support monthly /quarterly /annual forecasting and budgeting process (i.e., support MBR, QBR, AOP, STRAP)

• Collaborate with BU and Division Partners to provide financial information & analysis to support preparation of performance dashboards, scorecards, etc.

• Drive continuous improvement in reporting, forecasting, and budgeting activities along with driving adoption of Project Nucleus tools and PLN

• Support translation of business inputs into financial assumptions, build and maintain forecast models to project future business trends, results, and covering areas including revenue, new product launch, pricing, operating expense, CAPEX

• Analyze transactional / operational data, identify anomalies, recommend accruals / reversals to ensure accurate reporting

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field

• 3 years experience in Finance

• Prior experience in a large global company and highly matrixed organization

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Proven understanding of Excel (i.e., financial models and analysis)

• Proficient user of systems (Power BI, Hyperion Planning, etc.)

• Effective verbal and written communication skills, ability to summarize and present information concisely

• Proven business partner

• Self-motivated, high level of flexibility and strong work ethic with the goal to get the job done

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 130,000 extraordinary minds have a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation, and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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