Senior Finance Analyst - Marketing

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $25 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, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 75,000 colleagues 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 and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com .

Position Summary:

Working within Thermo Fisher Scientific's Speciality Diagnostic Group, within the Microbiology Division (MBD), this role is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified accountant and business partner.

We're looking for somebody who wants to continue building a strong financial career within a global organisation that enables individuals to reach their best through continuous challenges and expansive opportunities. Working within a team of experienced finance professionals, you'll be helping a business that is dedicated to delivering quality products that help society.

The successful candidate will work within the Selling, Marketing, General & Administrative (G&A) - R&D & Service Finance team as a Senior Finance Analyst providing Global business finance support to the Marketing Function, driving better cost control and performance.

Responsibilities:

• Strong business partnering with Marketing Vice President, Global Senior Directors and Marketing teams; define practices and strategies to add value and maintain cost effectiveness and return on investment
• Develop robust processes to provide visibility to investments, savings and overall financial performance on execution of Marketing initiatives
• Lead the global month-end, re-forecasting processes in reporting Marketing costs with particular focus on KPI's and variance analysis against Plan, Prior Quarter and Prior Year
• Lead and build the annual Marketing AOP
• Support, challenge and verify business case investment proposals assessing financial risks and opportunities, collaborating across Marketing and Commercial Finance teams
• Detailed tracking of costs by Marketing activity with focus on variances to Plan and prior forecast
• Track Marketing productivity and drive continuous process improvement across Marketing
• Prepare and present monthly MBD Marketing financials and bridges
• Manage and develop relationships with APAC Financial Controller, Shared Services & Site Accountants for both Management Accounting and compliance to US Statutory Accounting
• Cost Centre review across the Marketing entities
• Headcount modelling with particular focus on various analysis against Plan, Prior Quarter and Prior Year including drivers of headcount investment
• Build financial models for capital investment appraisals
• Manage capital controls to ensure effective process, spend analysis and execution
• Drive continuous process improvement within the Finance Function
• Work on other ad hoc tasks as required

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with non-finance people; developing relationships at all levels across sites, shared services and the Division
• Strong Business Partnering Experience up to Divisional VP level
• The candidate should have the ability to manage multiple assignments, has good judgement and prioritizes projects and time effectively
• The ability to develop well thought through, robust and financially sound analysis:
• Is curious to understand business performance with an analytical mind and the ability to translate this into insights for others;
• Is disciplined in approach to quality, attention to detail and is focused on delivery
• Proactively drives continuous improvement, looking for opportunities to constantly improve processes
• The ideal candidate will have a commitment to continuous learning, demonstrate a desire to advance and seek opportunities to stretch capabilities;
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, with advanced Excel skills
• Qualified Professional Accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA)
• Working experience of SAP and Hyperion would be advantageous

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 70,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission-enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.