Assistant Manager Finance

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Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:
Join Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Financial Analyst I, where you'll contribute to financial excellence and business growth. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide financial analysis and insights that support strategic decision-making. As part of our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, you'll help manage monthly closing processes, develop forecasts, analyze variances, and prepare business reviews. This role offers opportunities to work with senior leadership and advance your career while contributing to our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Role purpose :

Provide dedicated finance support for BU's overall operating expenses and support business partnering with consumables business. The role supports recurring planning, monthly and quarterly close activities, reporting, cost and margin visibility, and business discussions. It helps maintain continuity and timely delivery of key finance processes across BU.

Key responsibilities :-

Monthly planning, close and reporting

Manage BU's operating expenses during the monthly pre-close and closing periods.

Complete the monthly planning (PLN) load during closing week.

Reconcile headcount (HC) across BU each month.

Prepare and report intercompany commission, dealer commission, Special incentive program for sales and channel.

Maintain Bu's margin dashboards, ensuring data is accurate and current.

Provide timely analysis and reporting to support financial visibility and business decisions.

Support business reviews with clear financial analysis, context and follow-up.

Quarterly responsibilities :

Prepare SIP working for the entire BU's business unit in the month following quarter close.

Complete the quarter-end revenue recognition review.

Support quarterly reporting and related finance deliverables.

Required skills and experience

Experience in finance, accounting, financial planning and analysis, or a related field.

Strong understanding of operating expense management, planning and financial close processes.

Ability to manage recurring deliverables and meet deadlines during monthly and quarterly close periods.

Strong analytical skills, with attention to detail and a focus on data accuracy.

Proficiency with financial systems, reporting tools and spreadsheets.

Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively with business partners.

Qualifications:

CA or CMA with a minimum of 2 years’ post qualification experience in FP&A Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Proficiency in Excel & PLN.

SAP is add-on Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Strong communication skills.

Open for learning and change Implementation.