• Financial Analyst III

    ThermoFisher Scientific (Pittsburgh, PA)


    Work Schedule

     

    Standard (Mon-Fri)

     

    Environmental Conditions

     

    Office

    Job Description

    At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives.

    Location/Division Specific Information** **:

    This position is in **Pittsburgh, PA** supporting the **Customer Channels Group (CCG)** Business as a Shared Service Function on the Supply Chain Finance team.

    How you will make an impact:

    Our Operations Finance function provides financial oversight and support for our fast-paced, transportation operations team by leading activities such as funding, forecasting, month-end close and reporting. You will work with a broad number of internal and external business partners.

    What you will do:

    + Responsible for weekly transportation funding, reporting and analysis

    + Act as a liaison between our funding groups and operations to resolve business issues

    + Work with our vendors to make systemic (IT) changes as necessary

    + Submit payments to our vendors once a week for processing

    + Analyze data and recommend changes to reduce department costs

    + Assist in the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities

    + Support monthly / quarterly business reviews as needed

    + Independently investigate data issues and/or information given, ask pertinent questions and identify root causes, collaborate with functional business partners and system support to improve data quality

    + Collaborate with business partners to understand and generate key assumptions affecting the financials

    + Develop, standardize, and improve regular analyses and reports to share business and financial insights, and support monthly /quarterly /annual forecasting and budgeting process (i.e. support MBR, QBR, AOP, etc.)

    + Independently conduct ad-hoc financial analysis and perform special projects as needed

    How you will get here:

    Education

    Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business-related field

    Experience

    + 3-5 years of relevant working experience

    + Prior experience in a large, global company and highly matrixed organization

    + Excellent skills with MS Excel are required; Oracle, HFM/CMR, Power BI, Cognos, and SQL are preferred

    + Solid knowledge of accounting and financial concepts

    Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

    + Effective verbal and written communication skills, able to summarize and present information in a concise and effective manner

    + Attention to detail and consistently delivering high quality work

    + Able to handle several priorities, deliver under tight timelines, and lead through process change.

    + Build strong relationships with individuals and teams from different areas

    + Commitment to continuous learning and professional development

     

    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.