Finance Senior Manager– LED Operations FP&A at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Laboratory Equipment, Manufacturing, Life SciencesIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting (required)
  • MBA or CPA (highly preferred)
  • Minimum of 8 years of growing responsibility in business partnership and people leadership
  • Experience in a global manufacturing organization (helpful)
  • Proficiency in Excel (including financial modeling and analysis), Cognos reporting tool (or equivalent), PowerPoint, and Hyperion (helpful)
  • Experience working in a global, matrixed environment (preferred)
  • Experience in the Life Sciences industry (desired but not required)
  • Strong analytical skills with attention to detail, emphasizing accuracy and timeliness while also providing an overall business impact analysis
  • Proven experience in people and project management with successful results
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and lead by influence across a global organization
  • Outstanding leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Track record of developing meaningful relationships at all levels within an organization
  • Engaged, passionate leader who values frequent interactions and dialogue with subordinates, peers, and the company's leadership team
  • Possess a strong set of personal and business values
  • Ability to thrive and lead in a sophisticated environment

Responsibilities

  • Provide finance and business partnership to the global LED Operations leadership team
  • Lead one direct report with various matrix responsibilities
  • Improve analytics and ensure strong financial controls
  • Responsible for the global operations financial reporting for the business
  • Provide valuable decision support and identify and implement operational improvement opportunities
  • Partner with the LED Operations leadership team in setting and delivering annual, long-range, and quarterly business plans to meet key operating and financial goals
  • Lead financial analysis to support LED Global Cost Transformation Initiatives
  • Act as a strategic thought partner, driving growth and value creation by identifying complex financial and business risks and developing mitigation strategies
  • Demonstrate world-class partnership to operating partners by effectively leading and forecasting operating expenses and capital spend
  • Lead the core operating mechanisms, such as the AOP, QBR/MBRs, and forecasts, in collaboration with the operations leadership team and business unit counterparts
  • Develop and lead analytical methods to provide exploratory and explanatory business insights
  • Lead, hire, and develop the finance team
  • Set an example for continuous operational improvement and drive efficiency across the business and functions
  • Lead the implementation and ongoing management of centralized reporting and visualization solutions

Skills

FP&A
Financial Planning
Financial Analysis
Financial Reporting
Financial Controls
Cost Transformation
Business Partnering
Strategic Planning
Budgeting
Forecasting
Analytics

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Provides life sciences products and services

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers a variety of products and services that support scientific research and healthcare, including laboratory equipment, reagents, and software solutions. Their products are used in applications like protein biology, real-time PCR, and sequencing, serving clients such as academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies. Unlike competitors, Thermo Fisher emphasizes customer support and education, helping clients optimize their experiments. The company's goal is to be a leading provider of life sciences solutions that contribute to a healthier and safer world.

Waltham, MassachusettsHeadquarters
1956Year Founded
$17MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Biotechnology, HealthcareIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Increased competition in single-use bioprocessing may impact market share.
Sale of anatomical pathology business could create a temporary product gap.
Investment in miDiagnostics may face regulatory challenges affecting returns.

Differentiation

Thermo Fisher offers a comprehensive range of life sciences products and services.
Their well-known brands include Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, and Invitrogen.
They provide strong customer support and educational resources to optimize client workflows.

Upsides

Expansion of biologics production facility enhances capacity for precision biologics monitoring.
Investment in miDiagnostics aligns with demand for rapid diagnostic solutions in BioPharma.
Collaboration with Mainz Biomed positions them in the growing cancer detection market.

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