Sr. Financial Analyst

Work Schedule

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Job Description

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

How you will make an impact:

Country FP&A is a consolidation role for the whole company reporting.

Seeking an Analyst who will be an integral part of the corporate finance team to support the delivery of our near-term and long-term financial objectives. The scope of responsibilities includes all FP&A planning, analysis & reporting to complete financial goals and initiatives to support a growing organization.

What you will do:

• Analyze transactional data, identify anomalies, and recommend accruals/reversals to ensure accurate closing and reporting
• Develop, standardize, and improve regular analyses and reports to share business, and support the monthly /quarterly /annual forecasting and budgeting process (i.e. support MBR, QBR, AOP, etc.)
• Build and update dashboards, PowerPoint, and other business intelligence tools by data mining in various systems
• Independently investigate data issues or information given, ask pertinent questions, and identify root causes, collaborate with finance business partners and system support to improve data quality
• Work closely with functional business partners to forecast operating expenses and identify P&L drivers to identify risks and opportunities, and drive actions
• Proactively learn and adopt new systems and AI tools to improve analytics capability and accuracy
• Country-level cost center data governance, including internal system data maintenance, creation, etc.

Requirements

• 5 years of financial analysis experience, preferably in a large global company and a highly matrixed organization

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Proficient user of systems (i.e. SAP, Hyperion, Hyperion planning, Power BI, Cognos, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.); familiarity with AI usage is a plus

• Effective verbal and written communication skills, able to summarize and present information in a concise and effective manner

• Attention to detail and consistently delivering high-quality work. Ability to learn quickly, meet deadlines, and multitask in a deadline-driven environment

• Good understanding of business processes and operations & financial controls, able to identify control weaknesses in existing processes and recommend mitigation actions

Travel requirements

• 0% domestic/international travel required