Senior Accountant

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At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. The Senior Accountant – Financial Reporting role is an outstanding opportunity to contribute significantly to establishing the new accounting organization. This role ensures the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the Filtration and Separation (FSD) division within the BioProduction Group (BPG) of Thermo Fisher Scientific. This newly developed division, formed after a recent acquisition, reports revenues of $1B.

This role is focused on monthly and quarterly financial close procedures and supports the preparation of internal and external reporting. You will partner with finance teams around the globe and ensure conformity with U.S. GAAP, SOX, and Thermo Fisher’s internal accounting policies. The position involves encouraging ongoing process improvements in a complex international context.

The candidate will join an evolving finance and accounting team recognized as valued business partners. This position offers exposure to many levels of the organization, providing outstanding opportunities to influence the direction of the business and grow in your career.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the corporate close process, including preparation and review of journal entries, rollforwards, account reconciliations, and variance analyses across more than 10 entities
• Collaborate with regional finance teams to guarantee adherence to group reporting schedules and accounting policies
• Establish new Intercompany relationships and set up accurate eliminations as sites move into Thermo Fisher systems
• Work with E&Y to supervise the settlement process that will last through the 24-month TSA (Transition Services Agreement) period across 25 entities
• Support external and internal audits by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and documentation
• Participate in ERP integrations as the business exits the TSA, including onboarding new entities and transitioning accounting tasks to the shared service center
• Support ad-hoc internal, group, and corporate requests as needed
• Challenge current processes to identify improvement opportunities
• Work closely with key business partners to identify and mitigate issues impeding the achievement of business goals
• Ensure business transactions continue to be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, policies, and SOX controls

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Demonstrated analytical skills to solve complex problems and address a variety of variables in situations with limited standardization
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply written guidelines, directions, and correspondence accurately
• Strong organizational skills to effectively balance priorities, handle workload, and complete projects on time
• Highly organized and diligent, with refined time management abilities
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently with minimal direction

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting (preferred), with 4–6 years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong expertise in General Ledger (GL) accounting and month-end close processes, preferably within a large, complex organizational environment
• Experience with large-scale ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or NetSuite