ED, FP&A

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

How you will make an impact:

Clinical Research Group (CRG) is an $8B revenue group within Thermo Fisher Scientific. CRG provides clinical development and analytical services to enable customers to accelerate innovation and increase drug development productivity.

Seeking a Finance Executive Director for CRG, whose key finance responsibilities focus on month end reporting and analysis, leading and coordinating planning and forecasting activities, and ad hoc FP&A support. This position will work closely with the VP of Finance for the Group, the Group Finance Leadership Team, and the Group President on a frequent basis. In addition, the position holder will provide valuable decision support, identify and implement operational improvement opportunities and develop a strong finance team.

What you will do:

• Drive AOP/QBR/STRAP/financial forecast in a matrixed organization, ensure financial decisions support company's STRAP/AOP and current market environment
• Communicate results to the broader organization and ensure alignment on key financial goals
• Develop and lead analytical methods for exploratory and explanatory business insights
• Assist with all key annual operating plan tasks including, target setting, developing AOP guidance, building AOP calendar, building review package and assisting in AOP presentation
• Provide finance and business support to key group functions
• Develop operational metrics/contingencies
• Build and develop a high performing team including group and division FP&A business partners

How you will get here:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business related field required; CPA, CMA, MBA strongly desired

Experience

• Excellent academic credentials and strong finance skillset
• Good understanding of FP&A Systems (Hyperion Planning) to drive more organizational insights and efficiencies
• Experience in leading and running a distributed team
• Prior experience in a large global company and highly matrixed organization
• Proficient at understanding and proactively communicating the financial implications of business decisions and dynamics

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Excellent spoken and written communication skills are required to collaborate with various partners.
• Able to deliver high quality effective presentation and understands and deploys best tools / methods to effectively communicate complex topics
• Self-motivated, higher level of flexibility and strong work ethic with the goal to get the job done