Senior Financial Analyst

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At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives. Ranked #95 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list and with revenues of more than $40 billion, you’ll discover endless opportunities to grow a rewarding career as part of the world leader serving science.

Location/Division Specific Information

This position is in Pittsburgh, PA supporting the Instrument and Enterprise Services (IES) business.  IES is a Services business supporting Analytical Instruments Group (AIG).

How you will make an impact:

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A to play an integral role on the IES Finance team. This position supports the delivery of our near- and long-term financial objectives through comprehensive planning, analysis, and reporting. The ideal candidate will drive financial insights, implement process improvements, and collaborate cross-functionally to help shape the financial strategy of a growing organization.

What you will do:

• Develop, improve, and deliver recurring financial and operational analyses and reports that provide meaningful insights, influence strategic decisions, and support monthly, quarterly, and annual planning cycles
• Partner with business leaders to align revenue forecasts, analyze pacing trends, and identify key performance drivers impacting financial results
• Evaluate and analyze financial and operational data to identify anomalies, recommend accruals or reversals, and ensure accurate reporting
• Streamline reporting and forecasting processes through automation, process optimization, and adoption of new tools and technologies to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and scalability
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop financial assumptions, perform ad hoc analyses, and translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that support business decisions
• Build and maintain financial forecast models to project performance across revenue, pricing, operating expenses, and headcount
• Proactively learn and adopt new systems and tools to improve analytics capability and accuracy

How you will get here:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business-related field

Experience

• 5+ years relevant experience in finance
• Attention to detail and consistently delivering high quality work. Ability to learn quickly, meet deadlines and multi-task in deadline driven environment
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders  
• Prior experience in a large global company and highly matrixed organization
• Proficient user of systems (i.e. SAP, Hyperion, Hyperion planning, Power BI, Cognos, excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Good understanding of business processes and operations & financial controls, able to identify control weaknesses in existing process and recommend mitigation actions

Travel requirements

•  <5% domestic/international travel required