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Finance Manager

ThermoFisher Scientific • Plainville, MA • 2d ago

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide colleagues with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. This position will be an integral part of Thermo Fisher Scientific's Viral Vector Services finance team, supporting the delivery of our near and long-term financial objectives within the Drug Substance Division.

Location/Division Specific Information

Primary office location is in Plainville, MA.

Discover Impactful Work:

The Finance Manager performs complex financial analyses and creates accurate, concise, and timely reports and tools to support leadership in the decision-making process.

A Day in the Life:

Develop, standardize, and improve regular analyses and reports to share business and financial insights for the Viral Vector Services (VVS) business via ERP systems, dashboards and other business intelligence tools.

Collaborate with the Supply Chain and operations teams to support in a multitude of areas such as inventory management, spend analysis, customer reconciliations and other ad-hoc requests.

Lead in the review and calculation of cost savings initiatives developed by various functional teams (Facilities, Manufacturing, Engineering) and assist in the tracking of inventory related flux and spend.

Support in month-end and quarter-end activities to analyze transactional and operational data, identify anomalies, and prepare journal entries to ensure accurate financial reporting.

Independently investigate data issues and/or information given, ask pertinent questions and identify root causes, and collaborate with functional business partners.

Collaborate with business partners to generate key assumptions and drivers for decision support, independently conduct ad hoc data analysis to identify business insights and observations.

Support in the development and refinement of the annual operating plan (AOP), and other short and long-term financial packages for the Plainville site and the VVS Business Unit.

Keys to Success

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification with an emphasis in Business, Finance or Accounting is desired

Experience

5+ years' experience of business, accounting, and/or finance experience required.

Prior experience in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred.

Prior experience within a global business and a matrixed organization preferred.

Prior experience explaining financial data to a non-financial audience preferred.

Prior experience with continuous improvement systems a plus (PPI/Lean/Six Sigma)

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Strong financial skills and the ability to communicate financials adroitly

Professional proficiency in English language, both spoken and written. understand of

Knowledgeable in SAP, HFM/Hyperion, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI) are strongly preferred

Prior experience working with SQL and/or Python are a plus, but not required

Capable of making sharp logical conclusions, spotting trends, clarifying variances, and implementing operational improvements.

Self-motivated and entrepreneurial problem solver with excellent financial savvy and drive

Partner effectively with a globally diverse set of collaborators

Continuous improvement mentality and focus, with an ability to track productivity projects across the site through a financial lens.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and well-being of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.

Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.

Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.

Able to prioritize and lead multiple simultaneous projects or activities.

May require as-needed travel (0-10%)

The salary will be commensurate with experience/qualifications. This position will also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. Actual compensation will be confirmed in writing at the time of offer.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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