Operations Finance Analyst
About The Position
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. DESCRIPTION: Join Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Financial Analyst I, where you'll contribute to financial excellence and business growth. In this role, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver financial analysis and actionable insights that support strategic decision-making. Working closely with Finance teams, Operations, and business partners, you'll provide critical financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting support, financial performance analysis, and compliance oversight. You'll also have opportunities to enhance reporting processes, drive automation initiatives, strengthen internal controls, and contribute to the company's continued growth through accurate financial analysis and data driven decision making.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ability to work effectively with large datasets
- Foundational understanding of accounting principles and financial concepts
- Strong presentation skills with the ability to communicate financial information and insights clearly to diverse audiences
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams
- Ability and willingness to learn new technologies, systems, and processes
- Demonstrated commitment to integrity and professional ethics
Nice To Haves
- Degree concentration in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline
- Internship, academic, or professional exposure to financial analysis, accounting, or corporate finance
- Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle
- Knowledge of month-end close processes, account reconciliations, and journal entry preparation
- Familiarity with SOX compliance, internal controls, or financial control frameworks
- Experience with financial reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI or Hyperion
- Exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance analysis
- Interest or experience in process improvement, reporting automation, or data analytics
- Strong customer-focused mindset and ability to build effective stakeholder relationships
- Professional accounting qualification or progress toward a qualification such as CPA, ACCA, or CIMA is a plus
Responsibilities
- Deliver financial analysis and actionable insights that support strategic decision-making.
- Provide critical financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting support.
- Provide financial performance analysis.
- Provide compliance oversight.
- Enhance reporting processes.
- Drive automation initiatives.
- Strengthen internal controls.
- Contribute to the company's continued growth through accurate financial analysis and data driven decision making.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
