Thermo Fisher Scientific Hiring for Senior Finance Manager, Global Services and Support Job at California Full Time

Thermo Fisher Scientific has an immediate need for a Senior Manager, Finance to be a key team member of the Global Services & Support FP&A team. The Global Services & Support organization is a team including Service Engineers, Field Application Scientists and Technical Application Scientists, Customer Care, and Training. This position supports the end-to-end global P&L for the business, associated FP&A activities, and works closely with business partners to drive growth and profitability. The Senior Manager Finance will report into Director, Finance, GSS FP&A.

Position Objective
The Senior Manager, Finance will be responsible for leading the planning, analyzing, forecasting, budgeting, business intelligence, and strategic Finance in support of the Global Services organization’s goals and objectives. It is a role that requires leadership with strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving capabilities. Well-built analyses and clear communication with senior finance leadership is needed.

Essential Functions

• Drive consolidation of long-term strategic planning, annual budgeting and monthly forecast processes; work closely with global management and finance leads.
• Design and prepare regular monthly / quarterly management reporting packages (both financial and key performance indicator) for global management.
• Perform regular and ad hoc financial analysis to assess profitability of service offerings.
• Partner with team members in various global regions, providing operational support to service and support team.
• Drive strategy in business intelligence in Power BI and streamline reporting and data flow.
• Assist in the implementation and adoption of high-profile projects to improve operational and financial effectiveness.
• Drive strategic analysis to bring financial transparency to business partners and enable data-based decisions.
• Utilize various financial systems to extract financial data for analysis.
• Demonstrate judgment, tact and diplomacy in working with and holding accountable internal customers within a matrix organization.
• Interface effectively in a fast paced, dynamic environment with all levels of the organization.
• Possess initiative, enthusiasm, intellectual curiosity, a positive attitude and ability to perform as a team player.
• Possess problem solving skills and be results oriented.
• Participate and provide required leadership in facilitating various teams’ initiatives and projects.
• Will be required to perform other related duties as required and/or assigned
• Manage one direct report.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• A degree in Finance or Accounting, preferable an MBA or equivalent graduate degree preferred. CPA or accounting experiences a plus
• Requires a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and managing costs in a matrixed organization
• Proven ability to work with a diverse group of individuals
• Understanding of finance, accounting, and impact to reporting systems
• Experience with SQL, PowerBI, Tableau, COGNOS or other similar reporting systems
• Experience with a tier 1 ERP system (E1, SAP, etc)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Natural bias towards continuous improvement. Exposure to PPI/Kaizen methodologies is considered an advantage
• Prior managerial experience a plus

Key Success Factors:

• Enthusiasm to work as a team player and a team leader
• Applies strong technical and analytical skills to influence strategic business decisions
• Demonstrates strong business acumen
• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize to meet deadlines
• Ability to navigate in the complex matrix organization and influence business partners to drive results
• Confidence to interact with all levels of the organization
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are a must

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