Sr Financial Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis
About The Position
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, Finance partners with the business to understand performance, provide insights, and support decisions that advance the company’s mission. This Senior Financial Analyst will support the Asset Management Services business within Instrument and Enterprise Services. The business operates globally, and the role has primary financial responsibility for Europe as well as responsibilities across the broader global organization. The position is preferably based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; candidates in Waltham, Massachusetts may also be considered. The analyst owns key financial reporting, forecasting, planning, and performance analysis, delivering accurate, timely, and useful financial insights. The role requires developing an understanding of commercial and operational business drivers, identifying risks and opportunities, and translating financial performance into actions. The analyst works across Finance, Commercial, Operations, and Accounting to support financial discipline, accountability, and informed business decisions. The role offers exposure to an international business and opportunities to develop financial and business-partnering experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of relevant Finance experience.
- Strong financial and analytical skills, including forecasting, budgeting, reporting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
- Experience with enterprise resource planning systems, financial reporting or planning tools, and Microsoft Excel.
- Strong communication and business partnering skills, including the ability to explain financial analysis clearly and build relationships across functions and geographies.
- Demonstrated curiosity, ownership, and accountability, with confidence to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and deliver high-quality work.
Nice To Haves
- Finance experience in financial planning and analysis, commercial finance, or business finance.
- Experience with SAP, Hyperion Planning, Power BI, Cognos, or similar platforms.
Responsibilities
- Own key financial reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis, ensuring financial information is accurate, high-quality, and timely.
- Analyze performance against forecast, plan, and prior periods to identify business drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Partner with Commercial and Operations teams to understand revenue, profitability, expenses, business pacing, and other performance drivers.
- Translate financial and operational data into clear insights about results, causes, and appropriate next steps.
- Highlight performance gaps, appropriately challenge assumptions, and help business partners follow through on agreed financial commitments and actions.
- Support monthly forecasting, annual planning, and long-term planning, ensuring assumptions are understood and supported.
- Partner with Accounting during monthly close to maintain the integrity of financial results, investigate unusual items, support accruals, and resolve reporting issues.
- Build financial models and provide analysis for pricing, expenses, headcount, investments, and other business decisions.
- Identify opportunities to simplify and automate reporting, forecasting, and analytical processes.
Benefits
- 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 of paid time off (PTO) and 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.
- Competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan.
- Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with eligible colleagues able to purchase company stock at a discount.
- Potential eligibility for a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
