Carlsbad Site Finance Analyst
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Summary
Our Operations Finance function is responsible for providing oversight and support for our fast-paced, innovative and global sales teams. By leading activities such as strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, pricing and close exercises, while leveraging analytics, forecasting and reporting skills, you will help shape the commercial success of our business areas for senior leaders and the sales teams.
Job description
Seeking a Finance Sr. Analyst to be a key member of the Operations Finance team to support senior leaders in data analytics, financial reporting and forecasting processes to help craft the success of the business.
What you will do
- Lead closing activities and guarantee accurate reporting in the monthly closing process
- Perform analysis of consolidated financial views, build key summary reports for senior management team
- Enhance financial reporting knowledge across the Site
- Reviewing monthly revenue, spending details and HC and identify the key factors driving variances to AOP and Forecast
- Support preparing annual operating plan and monthly and quarterly business reviews (MBR/QBR)
- Perform special projects and ad-hoc financial analysis
- Drive continuous improvement and standardization of reporting and analytical processes to drive productivity and efficiency
- Provide support to the CAPEX process (return of the investment)
- Lead SOX/Statutory Audits
How you will get here
Requirements: Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in financial planning & analysis or related field.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Prior experience within FP&A or Controlling
- Strong analytical and data gathering skills. Attention to detail and consistently delivering high quality work
- Ability to balance multiple priorities and tight time demands
- Excellent skills with MS Excel are required; Oracle, HFM/CMR, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) are preferred
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Strong team building skills and the shown ability to work with a diverse group of people even if geographically dispersed
- Self-motivated, higher level of flexibility and strong work ethic with the goal to get the job done
- Continuous Improvement approach: Identify process and control gaps and champion improvement initiatives through Practical Process Improvement (PPI)
- Exhibit leadership, initiative, and the Thermo Fisher Scientific 4-I values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement
Travel requirements: Less than 10% domestic/international travel required.
Requirements
- Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in financial planning & analysis or related field
- Prior experience within FP&A or Controlling
- Strong analytical and data gathering skills
- Attention to detail and consistently delivering high quality work
- Ability to balance multiple priorities and tight time demands
- Excellent skills with MS Excel are required
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Strong team building skills and ability to work with a diverse group of people
- Self-motivated, flexibility and strong work ethic
- Continuous Improvement approach
- Exhibit leadership, initiative, and 4-I values
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Health Incentive Programs
- Employee Assistance Program
- Family Support Programs
- Commuter Benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Accident Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-term Disability
- Long-term Disability
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Company overview
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. The company's mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. With over 100,000 employees globally, Thermo Fisher provides an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience, and pharmaceutical services through its industry-leading brands including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon, and PPD. The company serves customers across healthcare, life sciences, applied markets, and pharmaceutical sectors, offering solutions that accelerate research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, and increase laboratory productivity. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Thermo Fisher operates globally, delivering critical scientific products, services, and workflow solutions that support researchers, organizations, and companies in addressing some of the world's most pressing issues.