Senior Finance Manager
About The Position
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 #106 on the 2025 Fortune 500 list and with revenues of over $44 billion, you’ll discover endless opportunities to grow a rewarding career as part of the world leader serving science.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business related field
- 8+ years relevant experience in finance
- Demonstrates and drives the Thermo Fisher values – Integrity, Intensity, Involvement and Innovation (The Four I’s)
- Strong, hands-on expertise with SAP (ECC, S/4) costing modules.
- Cost Accounting and/or Operations Finance experience with knowledge of key accounting principles and financial reporting
- Strong team building skills and ability to work with a diverse group of customers in a global-matrixed environment
- Proven track record in attracting, recruiting, developing and retaining high-potential talent
- Self-motivated; bias for action
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a global, matrixed environment preferred
Responsibilities
- Manage and develop a team of 2 direct reports to ensure we develop strategic partnerships as well as providing clear career paths for all team members
- Support business migration and transition into core company ERPs (e.g. SAP S/4 Hana and E1), with specific emphasis on migration to the manufacturing module
- Influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across global teams to ensure successful execution of transformation objectives
- Provide updates to senior management with focus on decisions, issues, and risks
- Lead project related change management including communication and training.
- Identify and ensure that business requirements are met within a project
- Perform data validation and controls testing to ensure automated processes maintain accuracy, completeness, and compliance. Troubleshoot and resolve issues during setup, testing, and go-live, and post go-live.
- Challenge the status quo, proactively identify and implement opportunities to leverage AI and automation, and/or collaborate with cross-functional partners (e.g. IT, COEs) to standardize processes, drive process improvements, and drive system enhancements.
- Assess and implement opportunities to use AI / machine learning / generative AI tools to improve reporting efficiency, anomaly detection, root-cause analysis, and insight generation.
- Support ad-hoc internal, group, and corporate 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
