Associate Manager, Operations Finance

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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 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.

The PPD™ clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific has an exciting new opening in our Global Finance group. The Associate Manager, Operations Finance is a position in our project accounting area that oversees a small team which provides analysis and reporting on commercial contracts and financial support to internal operations. 

Main Duties include:

• Collect, analyze, and interpret complex financial and operating data for business units.
• Prepare reports and analyses in support of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes and ongoing financial activities.
• Lead the forecasting and budgeting processes for assigned business units.
• Collaborate with department, management, and cross-functional teams to identify problems and develop solutions.
• Make recommendations on system and process improvements to improve efficiency.
• Work on forecasts, monthly and quarterly business reviews, annual operating plans and long-term strategic plans and monthly expenses.
• Prepare and present business performance analysis. Consolidate trend and variance analysis from the FP&A team and provide insights and modeling to support business decision making.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• MBA or CFA preferred.
• Previous finance experience in financial modeling, forecasting, and budgeting that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years’ experience) 
• 1+ year of leadership responsibility
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with financial software and ERP systems; PowerBI preferred.
• In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of appropriate education, training, and/or directly related experience will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Self-motivated, customer oriented and results minded.
• Must be well organized, be able to prioritize tasks and meet non-negotiable time frames.
• High level of attention to detail and the ability to report financial results accurately and in a timely manner.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Crafting and delivering complex financial communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and influence decision-making.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, we are committed to fostering a healthy and harmonious workplace for our employees. We understand the importance of creating an environment that allows individuals to excel. Please see below for the required qualifications for this position, which also includes the possibility of equivalent experience:

• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours. 
• Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities. 
• May require as-needed travel (0-20%).