Job Description

About Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.:

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue over $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com

How you will make an impact:

Production Chemicals and Services, part of the Biologicals and Chemicals Division, meets customers’ BioProduction needs through sourcing and supply chain services.

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you will 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.

Seeking a proficient finance team member who will provide finance, accounting, and compliance to the Production Chemicals and Services (PCS) business. The successful candidate will be part of the finance and accounting team of 5 members and implement accounting, controls, and compliance procedures to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting. In addition, the position holder will provide technical accounting mentorship, identify and recommend operational and compliance related improvement opportunities, and support leadership in achieving of business objectives.

What you will do:

• Prepares monthly journal entries in accordance with GAAP and Company policies
• Performs key balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepares required sales, excise, VAT, and other tax-related documents
• Prepares routine and ad hoc reporting to support business requirements
• Maintains GL account structure and mappings
• Loads data into various financial systems
• Assists in Internal and External Audits
• Responds to internal customer queries
• Assists with cycle count observations at US-based warehouses

How you will get here:

Education

• Required: An undergraduate degree in Business, Finance or Accounting
• Desired: CPA

Experience

• Minimum of 2-5 years of finance and accounting experience

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Working understanding of financial accounting standards and internal controls
• Proficient user of Excel; experience with Infor A+ ERP (or equivalent), PowerPoint, and Hyperion is desired
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills; including experience in writing SOP’s and presentation skills.
• Challenges the status quo; introduces and proactively seeks out new insights and solutions to strengthen our performance.

Travel requirements

Less than 25% domestic/international travel required

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain five reasons to work with us. We are one team of 100,000+ colleagues. We share a standard set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement. Working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation, and support patients in need—#StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives are valued.