Job Description

Financial Analyst III - Laboratory Plastics Essentials

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. 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 unique career experiences and perspectives. Ranked #95 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list and with revenues of more than $35 billion, you’ll discover endless opportunities to grow a rewarding career as part of the world leader serving science.

How you will make an impact:

Laboratory Plastics Essentials (LPE) is a $1.0B business within the Laboratory Products Division (LPD), which offers a broad set of differentiated consumable products primarily serving Biotech, Pharma, Healthcare, Diagnostic and Academic markets. LPE is a global business with 5,000 employees, 12 manufacturing sites and numerous distribution hubs, supported by a global finance team. The business has significant exposure to high growth markets and is focused on providing fit for purpose solutions to our customers.

As a member of the Laboratory Plastics Essentials Finance team, the Financial Analyst III will play a key role partnering with the LHS and LCS businesses to drive profitable growth. We are passionate about cross-functional teamwork to establish and achieve quarterly and annual performance targets, building and presenting financial models/scorecards/reports, providing impactful insights that support our leaders on strategic business decisions!

What you will do:

• Analyze financial and business performance. Identify financial highlights that will enable understanding of progress against plans.

• Support reviews of monthly and quarterly results with segment business team leaders, providing insights on financial performance and forecast recommendations.

• Collaborate with sites, regional, and divisional finance teams to understand and explain P&L results.

• Continue to innovate and evolve business reporting providing insight to LPE leadership and the BU Segment teams supporting profitable revenue growth.

• Coordinate financial reporting & forecasting process for consolidated segments inclusive of P&L reporting, revenue, margin, operating expenses and foreign exchange impacts.

• Using PowerBI & Excel, develop dashboards, tools, and metrics to analyze results, track performance against planned objectives and support leadership decision-making.

• Collaborate cross functionally to drive finance project coordination and resolution in partnership with IT, finance & leadership teams.

• Assist with the preparation of finance and business presentations, including monthly and quarterly business reviews

• Continuous improvement of reporting using automation tools and processes to drive productivity and efficiency

• Support Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Strategic Plan (STRAP) activities, working across business functions (R&D, regional Commercial teams, and Operations) to drive alignment on financial targets.

Education/Experience:

University Degree in Business, Accounting, Economics or Finance required, MBA or advanced degree in Finance preferred.

• Preferred 5+ years experience in Accounting or Finance roles with proven with the ability to progress in multinational matrixed organization.

Experience:

• An ideal candidate will possess excellent academic credentials and a strong aptitude in financial analysis
• Experience working in a global, matrixed environment preferred
• Experience in the Life Sciences industry is desired
• Strong knowledge of Excel (i.e., financial models and analysis), Hyperion (CMR, HFM), PowerBI, Cognos (or equivalent) and PowerPoint is preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• The successful candidate is personable, highly ethical and thrives in a collaborative environment
• Proactive communication capabilities, identifying and addressing issues via candid dialogue
• Understanding of GAAP and ability to perform financial statement analysis.
• Excellent knowledge of Hyperion or equivalent multidimensional database, sophisticated Microsoft Excel and PowerBI skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, experience collaborating with global teams to tackle problems, drive accountability, and lead improvement efforts
• Ability to make logical assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, and highlight performance drivers/trends
• Embodies Thermo Fisher Scientific values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.