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Sr Financial Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Pittsburgh, PA; Waltham, MAOnsitePosted 6 days ago$93,800.00 - $140,675.00/year
Full TimeMid LevelCorporate FunctionsLife Science Service & Supply
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Summary

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst who is ready to take greater ownership and accountability while developing a deeper understanding of the business behind the numbers. You will own key financial reporting, forecasting, planning, and performance analysis, with accountability for delivering accurate, timely, and meaningful financial insights. You will develop a strong understanding of the commercial and operational drivers of the business, identify risks and opportunities, and help translate financial performance into actions. Working across Finance, Commercial, Operations, and Accounting, you will help drive financial discipline and accountability, ensuring performance gaps are understood, actions are followed through, and leaders have the insights needed to make sound business decisions.

Job description

How You Will Make an Impact

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst who is ready to take greater ownership and accountability while developing a deeper understanding of the business behind the numbers. You will own key financial reporting, forecasting, planning, and performance analysis, with accountability for delivering accurate, timely, and meaningful financial insights. You will develop a strong understanding of the commercial and operational drivers of the business, identify risks and opportunities, and help translate financial performance into actions. Working across Finance, Commercial, Operations, and Accounting, you will help drive financial discipline and accountability, ensuring performance gaps are understood, actions are followed through, and leaders have the insights needed to make sound business decisions.

What You Will Do

  • Own key financial reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis, with accountability for the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of financial information.
  • 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 drivers of performance.
  • Translate financial and operational data into clear insights that help the business understand what happened, why it happened, and what actions are needed next.
  • Drive follow-through on financial commitments by highlighting performance gaps, appropriately challenging assumptions, and helping business partners maintain accountability for agreed actions.
  • Support monthly forecasting, annual planning, and long-term planning processes, ensuring assumptions are well understood and appropriately supported.
  • Partner with Accounting during the monthly close to ensure the integrity of financial results, investigate unusual items, support accruals, and resolve financial reporting issues.
  • Build financial models and provide analysis supporting pricing, expenses, headcount, investments, and other business decisions.
  • Identify opportunities to simplify and automate reporting, forecasting, and analytical processes to improve efficiency and insight.

How You Will Get Here

Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.

Experience: 3+ years of relevant Finance experience, preferably in financial planning and analysis, commercial finance, or business finance. 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. Experience with SAP, Hyperion Planning, Power BI, Cognos, or similar platforms is beneficial. Strong communication and business partnering skills, with the ability to translate financial analysis into clear insights and build relationships across functions and geographies. Demonstrated curiosity, ownership, and accountability, with the confidence to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and consistently deliver high-quality work.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field
  • 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
  • Demonstrated curiosity, ownership, and accountability

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) Matching
  • 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.

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