Sr. Financial Analyst – Digital Commerce Platforms at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Scientific Instruments, Digital CommerceIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
  • 4-5+ years of direct experience in financial analysis, reporting, and accounting leadership within a large, matrixed organization
  • Desire to formulate and drive operational improvements, challenging the status quo
  • Demonstrated emphasis on translating data and metrics into predictable, valuable business insight
  • Professional maturity and communication style to interact directly with leadership across functions
  • Strong results orientation, bias for action
  • Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP), SQL, Hyperion, and digital tools (e.g., PowerBI)
  • Excel expertise with advanced knowledge of pivots, charts, and formulas; strong financial modeling skills
  • High Potential Talent: A strong finance leader able to demonstrate consistent performance, drive, flexibility, and intellectual curiosity
  • Influence: Ability to understand and translate business challenges and requirements into digital and financial solutions
  • Agility: Able to balance/flex between handling day-to-day tasks

Responsibilities

  • Business partner to the DCP teams, Divisions, and the Global IT Shared Service organization - providing leadership and insight in financial planning and analysis, revenue reporting, performance analytics
  • Analyze digital revenue data, develop insights, and support forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis using SQL and advanced Excel modeling
  • Develop the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and monthly forecasts; conduct variance analysis; prepare AR financials and other ad hoc analysis
  • Complete key month-end close processes and post-close reporting for operating expenses and capital spending
  • Collaborate with Digital teams to align on classification (Capital vs Expense) per accounting policy; coordinate with the Technical Accounting team as necessary
  • Drive key analytics around headcount (HC) and labor charge backs to make recommendations on overall HC strategy and chargeback model
  • Deliver operational improvements to drive efficiency and customer ease of use
  • Perform ad-hoc financial analyses and modeling as required
  • Manage the financial and operational aspects of the Digital Commerce Platforms P&L
  • Contribute to the development and expansion of new features on digital websites and platforms
  • Work alongside Digital and Finance leadership teams to provide expertise in revenue and expenditure forecasting and analysis, identifying trends, generating insights for meaningful reporting, and driving improvements in execution
  • Link to finance colleagues across Digital Finance, Global IT Finance, and Corporate Functions finance teams to ensure alignment financially and around core results for Corporate FP&A

Skills

Financial Analysis
P&L Management
Revenue Forecasting
Expenditure Analysis
Trend Analysis
FP&A
Business Partnering
Process Optimization
Insight Generation
Reporting

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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