Job Description

Position Overview

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a dedicated professional to ensure accurate revenue recognition treatment in compliance with company policy and financial accounting standards. This role involves reviewing customer contracts and complex transactions, applying accounting principles, and serving as a key business partner to various internal teams.

Employment Type

Full-time

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Location Type

Office

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate revenue recognition treatment in compliance with company policy and financial accounting standards.
• Review customer contracts, complex transactions, and order documentation with the application of accounting principles.
• Serve as a key interface and business partner with sales, customer service, and finance teams, providing technical accounting expertise and training to team members.
• Identify risk and exercise professional judgment to provide appropriate action related to revenue-related transactions.
• Assist in leading all aspects of accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting for the region, including reporting on group analytics.
• Complete month-end revenue tasks: accruals, deferrals, reconciliations, deferred revenue analysis, quarterly revenues, margins.
• Support improvement initiatives for revenue accounting processes applying PPI (Practical Process Improvement) methodology.
• Participate in special finance projects such as migrations and centralization of revenue processes within the team.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

• Accounting Degree or Qualified Accountant (CA, CPA, CIMA or ACCA)
• Excellent communication skills to be able to establish relationships at all levels
• Proficient in Excel
• Experience of revenue recognition would be a benefit but not crucial

Company Information

Why Thermo Fisher Scientific? At Thermo Fisher Scientific, we value diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. We provide an inclusive environment where you can collaborate with outstanding colleagues and compete at the highest level. Join us to make a significant impact on our mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer!