FP&A Manager

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Job Description

Joining Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Finance Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), you will have a pivotal role in steering the sites financial strategy and operational success. Your duties will involve guiding the forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning processes; delivering crucial insights to inform strategic decision-making within a diverse and matrixed structure. This position necessitates strong analytical abilities, effective business partnerships and teamwork as well as strong interpersonal skills.

What You Will Do

• Own the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Quarterly Business Review (QBR), Strategic Plan (STRAP), and Monthly Business Review (MBR) processes within a complex, matrixed environment.
• Monitor, analyze, and report on important financial metrics, including revenue, gross margin, operating expenses (OPEX), capital expenditures (CAPEX), and benchmarks.
• Drive comprehensive data analysis and modeling to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Evaluate financial and business performance against established metrics, identifying key drivers, trends, and opportunities to improve profitability and efficiency.
• Effectively communicate complex financial data and insights using outstanding tools, visualizations, and storytelling techniques.
• Craft and deliver high-caliber presentations to the site leadership team, guaranteeing understanding and synchronization on critical financial themes.
• Identify, communicate, and own the management of risks and opportunities across the business.

How You Will Get Here

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting or equivalent experience required.
• Advanced degree (MBA or CPA) preferred.

Experience

• 5–7+ years of progressive experience in Finance or Business Analysis roles.
• Shown success leading and developing teams in a distributed or matrixed environment.
• Experience working in a large, global organization with complex business structures.
• Shown capability in comprehending and conveying the financial consequences of business choices throughout various functions and levels.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong financial competence in forecasting, financial modeling, and performance analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and enterprise systems such as ERP (e.g., SAP) and Hyperion (or equivalent financial consolidation tools).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional collaborators.
• Strategic problem solver with attention to detail and a proactive, solution-focused approach.
• Proven capacity to excel in a dynamic, intricately structured worldwide setting.

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards