Sr. Finance Manager Operations at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Life Sciences, ManufacturingIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and/or MBA in Accounting or Finance
  • Minimum of 8-10 years of dynamic finance experience with management roles, including finance leadership and experience in a global manufacturing organization
  • Strong leadership qualities, leading by example and holding team accountable to commitments
  • Financial savvy, including deep familiarity with concepts of forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and root cause data interpretation
  • Organized multitasker: workload prioritization, ability to meet timelines while achieving results, especially in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
  • Effective spoken and written communication skills to collaborate with various partners
  • Self-motivated, with a higher level of flexibility and strong work ethic to get the job done
  • Highly analytical with strong business sense
  • Ability to handle large sets of data, creating accurate reports with responsibility for the quality and integrity of deliverables
  • Continuous Improvement approach: identify process and control gaps and champion improvement initiatives
  • Excellent skills with MS Excel and preferably HFM/CMR/PLN
  • PPI Intensity for leading and developing team members

Responsibilities

  • Act as a strategic business partner with operations to align financial goals with operational objectives
  • Lead a team of 4 financial analysts with focus on talent and personal development
  • Lead all aspects of financial forecasting, closing processes, standard costing, inventory management, capital expenditures, and investments
  • Facilitate the monthly review of costs with the leadership team to ensure financial transparency and accountability
  • Drive continuous improvement and accountability for gross margin analysis to enhance profitability
  • Lead, develop, and inspire the local team to meet both business/financial and personal objectives
  • Lead analysis of productivity results and drive improvements in line with productivity targets
  • Prepare Monthly/Quarterly Business Review packages
  • Develop and implement Annual Operating Plan to achieve financial targets
  • Provide approval for purchase orders, CAPEX, and headcount requests to ensure alignment with budgetary constraints and business needs
  • Proactively identify, develop, and implement improvements to existing reporting processes
  • Identify improvement opportunities to automate, enhance, and build analysis
  • Lead the financial planning and reporting for the Eindhoven operations business within the Material & Structural Analysis division

Skills

Financial Planning
Financial Reporting
Forecasting
Budgeting
Business Intelligence
Standard Costing
Inventory Management
Capital Expenditures
Gross Margin Analysis
Productivity Analysis
Leadership
Team Management

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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