Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics, or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience, and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon, and PPD.

Location/Division Specific Information

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Finance professional to join our team! As the Senior Finance Manager, you will lead our Laboratory Equipment Division’s (LED) Asheville Site. The role will own the manufacturing site’s results by ensuring standard processes are implemented and improvement strategies are delivered. This role will manage a team of 4 reports and drive partnership with our Global Shared Services finance team in Costa Rica.

How will you make an impact?

You will work to build a world-class manufacturing organization by developing and deploying strategic actions to improve both efficiency and customer experience. You will be an essential part of the operations leadership team, collaborating with supply chain, sourcing, site operations, and operational improvement leaders to drive critical metrics.

Financial Analysis & Reporting:

Lead all aspects of cost of sales and inventory management processes.Drive standardization and clear financial reporting to key site-level and business-level metricsDevelop robust processes and scorecards to provide understanding of key Operations metricsClearly articulate financial and operational results to senior leadership

Planning and Forecasting:

Own development of the annual budget and monthly forecastIdentify business risks and mitigating opportunities to enable the delivery of financial targetsImprove forecast processes to ensure that financial commitments are metDrive effective prioritization and return on proposed investments

Business Partnership & Leadership:

Exhibit role model leadership and intensely focus on employee developmentApply a continuous improvement attitude in your leadership approachLead critical initiatives across multiple functions to improve efficiency and/or profitabilityProvide strategic partnership and direction to the operations team, optimizing profitability

Accounting & Controls:

Lead internal and external audit and work with management to develop remediation plansApply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and corporate accounting policyImprove processes with Global Business Services (GBS) by aligning metrics and methodologiesStrengthen quarterly balance sheet reviews and partner with GBS on other critical projects

How you will get here:

Accounting/Finance Degree requiredMBA or CMA/CPA preferred7+ years of dynamic relevant work experience within a global organizationGreat knowledge of US GAAP