Finance Analyst III

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Tewksbury, MA

22h • Onsite

About The Position

The Analyst III, FP&A is a key member of the Chemical Analysis Division (CAD) FP&A team, supporting core financial reporting, planning, and analysis processes across the division. This role is responsible for owning a set of recurring financial processes that are critical to the monthly, quarterly, and annual operating rhythm of the business, while partnering closely with the Sr. Finance Manager and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver timely, accurate, and actionable financial information. This position provides direct exposure to key finance and business leaders at the Business Unit, Division, and Group levels, including the Division Finance leader, and offers meaningful opportunity to add value through both core process ownership and broader business support. The Analyst III will play an important role in supporting key deliverables including MBR, QBR, AOP, and STRAP, while helping ensure alignment between Business Unit reporting, Division-level consolidation, and management reporting outputs. In addition to process ownership, this role offers the opportunity to drive automation, improve reporting tools and templates, and contribute to analyses that support better business insight and decision making. Over time, there is opportunity for the role to expand in scope and take on more strategic and value-added responsibilities as the individual builds capability, credibility, and business knowledge. The successful candidate will bring strong analytical capability, attention to detail, systems aptitude, and the ability to operate effectively in a routine, process-driven environment while remaining flexible and adaptable as priorities evolve.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in FP&A, finance, accounting, or related analytical roles
• Experience supporting financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis in a business-facing or corporate finance environment
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling skills, with close attention to detail
• Experience working with financial systems and large data sets, including reconciling and validating information across multiple sources
• High proficiency Excel skills
• Experience with financial planning and reporting tools such as HFM, Hyperion, PLN, or similar systems preferred
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to manage recurring processes with discipline and accuracy while remaining flexible in response to changing priorities
• Experience in a global, matrixed, or multi-business environment preferred
• Highly organized and dependable, with strong ownership of recurring deliverables
• Comfortable operating in a routine, process-driven environment while adapting to changing timelines, requests, and priorities
• Detail-oriented and disciplined, with a strong focus on accuracy and completeness
• Collaborative and effective in working with Business Unit finance teams, Division finance, and senior stakeholders
• Proactive in identifying process gaps and opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate manual work
• Willing to dig into issues, resolve inconsistencies, and improve output quality over time
• Interested in growing beyond process execution into broader business support and more strategic finance contribution
• Demonstrates sound judgment, accountability, and a strong work ethic aligned with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 4I Values: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement

Nice To Haves

• Experience with financial planning and reporting tools such as HFM, Hyperion, PLN, or similar systems preferred
• Experience in a global, matrixed, or multi-business environment preferred

Responsibilities

• Own recurring FP&A processes and deliverables, including: Template creation and maintenance for Business Unit MBR and QBR submissions System tie-out at the Business Unit and Division level for P&L and supplemental accounts FX impact reporting and related analysis Divisional headcount reporting CAPEX roll-up and consolidation
• Support key CAD financial deliverables, including MBR, QBR, AOP, and STRAP, through preparation, consolidation, validation, and analysis of required financial information
• Partner with Business Unit finance teams to ensure accurate and timely month-end and quarter-end financial loads for each P&L
• Help identify, troubleshoot, and resolve reporting or data alignment issues across systems, templates, and management reporting outputs
• Drive automation and process improvement efforts for recurring templates, files, and reporting tools, with a focus on improving efficiency, consistency, and usability
• Support ad hoc analysis and projects that generate business insight, including revenue performance trend analysis, Executive Financials file automation, and scorecard automation
• Build and maintain reporting files, trackers, and supporting documentation to improve process reliability, repeatability, and continuity
• Partner effectively across Business Unit and Division finance teams to meet deadlines and maintain a high standard of accuracy and responsiveness
• Contribute to a strong operating cadence by delivering high-quality work on time and adapting effectively to shifting priorities and business needs
• Support special projects and ad hoc requests as needed

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees