Finance Director, Life Sciences Group - Global Operations
About The Position
The Finance Director supports Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Life Sciences Group, including operations ecosystem support for the Bioproduction Group. The role drives and manages key global business operating mechanisms, including the annual operating plan, monthly financial reporting and forecasting, capital and inventory forecasting, and data insight and foresight. The director partners with leadership teams to develop actions and recommendations that help the business achieve its financial objectives and execute short- and long-term goals. The position provides leadership to an organization of up to nine people, including three direct senior manager roles. It is responsible for developing and coordinating operating reviews, budgeting and forecasting, capital request processes, divisional management reporting, and analysis of operational activities and their financial impact. The role also drives improvements to business-supporting and management tools, processes, and performance indicators.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
- At least 7 years of professional experience in finance or accounting.
- Ability to navigate and influence in a matrix organization.
- Strong leadership and problem-solving skills, with a team-first mentality.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interpret and summarize financial analysis clearly, concisely, and accurately.
- Strong business acumen and confidence interacting with all organizational levels.
- Desire to formulate and drive process improvements, with confidence to challenge the status quo.
- Technical ability to navigate the interplay between financial systems.
- Strong technical and analytical skills to influence strategic business decisions.
Nice To Haves
- CPA and/or MBA.
- Cost accounting or consolidations experience.
- Experience with systems such as EDW, Hyperion Planning, or CMR.
- Knowledge of PowerBI or other business intelligence tools.
Responsibilities
- Lead an organization of up to nine people, including three direct senior manager roles, through organizational change, staff development and empowerment, relationship building, team development, and engagement.
- Develop and coordinate monthly operating reviews with division operations teams and shared operational support functions, including standardized templates and key metrics.
- Partner with Group Finance to develop OCOGs, inventory, and CAPEX reporting that supports the organizational leadership structure and clarifies divisional profitability and cash flows.
- Prepare and coordinate capital requests and financial justifications, including spending tracking and forecasting.
- Lead annual budgeting and monthly forecast coordination and reporting for Operations in partnership with group, division, shared operations, and finance leaders.
- Prepare and coordinate division-level management reporting and analysis, including monthly and quarterly bridges.
- Work with group-level PPI resources to validate and report project value capture, analyze links between operational activities and financial impact, and recommend actionable improvements.
- Initiate improvements to business-supporting and business-management tools, including systems, procedures, instructions, formats, and performance indicators.
Benefits
- Competitive remuneration.
- Variable annual bonus eligibility based on company, team, and/or individual performance results, in accordance with company policy.
- 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 of paid time off and 10 paid holidays annually.
- Paid parental leave, including 3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave.
- Accident and life insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan offering eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.
- Career growth and development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
