Accounting Manager

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

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.

How you will make an impact:

Seeking an experienced Finance Professional who has an Accounting background and is able to manage accounting processes and the month end close, specifically overseeing an accounting team within our Shared Services Organization. This candidate will also need to be able to partner with the internal organization to provide reconciliations and reporting as needed. In addition, the position will provide technical skills related to certain accounting areas, for example payroll accounting, identify and recommend operational and compliance related improvement opportunities, and support leadership in achieving of business objectives.

What you will do:

• Oversee a team of accountants, responsible for accounting, month end close and reconciliations
• Evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of accounting processes. Recommend and implement changes to policies and processes to strengthen control environment.
• Design, implement, and monitor processes, controls, and systems.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, company policy, approval authority matrix and standard operating procedure
• Apply knowledge and provide mentorship on sophisticated financial accounting transactions
• Verify accuracy and completeness of financial documents and supplementary reporting with accounting procedures and controls and through balance sheet reviews
• Lead fulfillment of internal and external audit requirements
• Form solutions to operational issues beyond finance department
• Drive continuous improvement and use systems to increase controls and efficiencies
• Listen proactively and collaborate across functional lines
• Ensure effective data security and controls within ERP, financial systems, and data flows
• Exercise sound data stewardship - following data policies (retention, privacy, security) and detailing procedures

How you will get here:

Requirements

• Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience, with 2+ years of people management experience

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Excellent understanding of financial accounting standards and internal controls
• Proficient user of Excel; experience with Mainframe ERP (or equivalent), PowerPoint,
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills
• Takes personal accountability for decisions and actions
• 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