Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

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. Ranked #95 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list and with revenues of more than $40 billion, you’ll discover endless opportunities to grow a rewarding career as part of the world leader serving science. 

 

How Will You Make An Impact? 

 

The Senior Financial Analyst will serve as the subject matter expert of our enterprise planning applications and partner with a diverse set of finance teams to facilitate, improve, and support the planning, forecasting, and reporting processes for the Life Sciences finance teams (LSG and BPG). The ideal candidate has a mix of functional FP&A experience along with a strong foundational and technical understanding of the planning process with excellent communication and project management skills. 

 

A Day in the Life: 

Support the divisional and regional finance teams during the annual operating plan (AOP) and monthly forecast processes. 

Ensure accurate and timely execution of AOP and forecast by closely partnering with the FP&A and IT teams to identify and resolve blockers.   

Lead reconciliation process for AOP and Forecast across financial systems. 

Champion user competency and adoption of planning through training, onboarding and user engagement consistently across finance. 

Drive successful execution of PLN projects by participating as an SME and tester to ensure that functionality meets user requirements and doesn’t impact existing system functionality. 

Maintain group led divisional allocation processes across systems. 

 

Keys to Success: 

 

Education 

Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management or related fields. 

 

Experience 

5+ years in Finance, Accounting, or IT at a large company 

Experience within a large multinational company is helpful. 

Hyperion Planning (EPBCS/PBCS) experience strongly preferred. Experience with other EPM tools considered a plus; Power user of Excel, proficient in MS Office Word, PowerPoint and PowerBI. 

 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 

 

Deep understanding of the budgeting/forecasting process and associated key performance indicators 

Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements while working as a liaison between business and technical teams 

Organized, meticulous, self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and accuracy that delivers results in a fast-paced environment 

Effective verbal & written communication across all levels of the organization 

Customer-centric, focused on providing proactive systems solutions to drive business performance 

Experience with Python or other coding languages considered a plus 

Natural bias towards continuous improvement. Exposure to PPI/Kaizen methodologies is considered an advantage 

 

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $103,100.00–$135,000.00.

This position may also 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 and their families 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 family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver 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

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards