**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 our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.   For our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Department, we are currently hiring: **(Assoc) Financial Analyst – Centralized Solutions** The (Assoc) Financial Analyst – Centralized Solutions within the FP&A Department works with Finance, Commercial, and Operations leaders to develop data-driven solutions by using Excel, Power BI, SQL, and other BI and automation tools and programming languages. The successful candidate will focus on bringing efficiency and optimization in support of the financial and business objectives. This role provides technical analysis, development and runs the project management, deployment, testing, validation, performance, operations, continuous support and improvement of Finance dashboards, quote books, calculators, and automated processes. **Responsibilities:** **Develops tools, systems, and dashboards that surface data-driven insights quickly and accurately** **Owns, maintains, and reworks the designed tools during their lifecycle; participates in new systems/tools integration and/or existing ones’ migration, based on changing needs** **Examines system dependencies and disconnects, stays up to date with process changes, proactively proposes tool updates, and raises concerns to leadership.** **Manages and executes reporting tasks, while ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of data delivery** **Actively collaborates with process SMEs and other functions, participating in working groups and meetings.** **Creates and maintains project and development documentation** **Education and Experience:** **Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification** **Previous Finance or IT-related experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to at least 2 years) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience** **Knowledge, Skills, Abilities** **Understanding of general financial and commercial concepts** **Strong analytical, quantitative and data validation skills, high attention to details** **Experience in data visualization and interpretation, project management and development of these solutions** **Problem-solving and optimization approach** **Adaptability and flexibility towards changes** **Good organizational and time management skills, ability to juggle multiple tasks while still delivering high quality results** **Strong written and oral communications skills, interacting with various levels within the organization and departments in various locations around the globe** **Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs with an emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and presentation of data** **Experience with Power BI. Other BI tools and programming languages (e.g. SQL, VBA, Python, TIPCO Spotfire) are considered an advantage** **What we offer:** At PPD Clinical Research Services we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. We understand that you will want to grow both professionally and personally throughout your career, and therefore at PPD Clinical Research Services you will benefit from an award-winning learning and development programme (https://www.ppdi.com/careers/about#Training) , ensuring you reach your potential. As well as being rewarded a competitive salary, we have an extensive benefits package based around the health and well-being of our employees. We have a flexible working culture (https://www.ppdi.com/careers/life-at-ppd) , where we truly value a work-life balance. We’ve grown sustainably year on year but continue to offer a collaborative environment, with teams of colleagues eager to share expertise and have fun together. We are a global organization but with a local feel. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued. **Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com** 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. 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.