Financial Analyst III

Employer
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Location
India
Posted
Mar 29, 2024
Closes
Apr 07, 2024
Ref
4580457956
Level
Staff
Certification
Other
Work Mode
Work from office
Hours
Full Time
Organization Type
Academia, Corporate
Senior Financial Analyst

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.

Position Summary

The position is a key role to support Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) activities for IES (Instrument and Enterprise Services) within the APJ region and reports to APAC FP&A lead, located in Mumbai. As a business partner, the position will closely work with global and country finance and cross functional team members to contribute to the business divisions' performance by providing informative financial analysis and support for execution.

Supply Chain Finance Business Partner:
  • Collaborate with the Supply Chain team to generate key assumptions and drivers for decision support, independently conduct ad hoc data analysis to identify business insights and observations
  • Facilitate the weekly and monthly reporting of financial metrics, dashboards and scorecards for the operations team, ensuring timely information and insights to drivers of key variances.
  • Drive continuous improvement and standardization of reporting and analytical processes to drive productivity and efficiency.
  • Analysis and ad hoc support on Inventory critical metric improvement projects

Commercial Finance Business Partner for services business:
  • Provide financial leadership and be an active partner to the Leadership Team, combining business strategy support and counsel with regards to long-term and short-term operational goals, budgets and forecasts. Utilize forward-looking models and analyses to provide insights into the organization's plans and operating budgets
  • Contribute as a Team Member on Consolidation, Analysis and Reporting of Spends /Strategic Plans/Annual Operating Plans
  • Support the MBR/QBR (Monthly/Quarterly Business Review) process and consolidate countries' inputs in readiness for review with IES Global.
  • Design standardized financial reporting, streamline processes and improve operational efficiency.
  • Investigate and validate variations in the financial metrics in order to recommend and assist in business decisions that result in improved financial results.
  • Collaborate with country IES leaders and Finance to implement identified corrective actions to achieve business targets
  • Lead and implement practical process improvements and digital automation
  • Develop analytical tools, leveraging on systems/automation, to support the IES business
  • Deliver on ad hoc projects to support business growth initiatives

Keys to Success:

Education

Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent professional accounting qualification in Accounting, Finance, CA/MBA

Experience

6 to 8 years of proven experience in FP&A covering areas of financial analysis, planning, budgeting, and project management

Experience in Business Partnering, Process Improvement/Digital Automation projects

Overview and understanding of ERP systems preferably SAP and HFM

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
  • Possess solid knowledge of MS Excel, Powerpoint and PowerBI
  • Ability to deal with organizational complexity and to take care of several tasks concurrently
  • A "hands on" proactive and self-driven attitude is required; who enjoys challenges and thrives in a fast changing and demanding environment.
  • Customer oriented mind with integrity, proven analytical skills and excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, with ability to interact and influence senior management level