Financial Analyst II

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Financial Analyst II is responsible for a variety of functions within the Research and Safety Division (RSD) Sales Analytics team such as financial reporting, commercial team support, variance analysis and more. This role would work with a collaborative team of other Analysts to ensure our commercial and finance business partners are supported.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation of daily, weekly and monthly key metric management reports
• Supervise daily sales activity explaining variances to AOP and anomalies in the data
• Prepare monthly close reporting
• Partner with team members and other areas of Finance to problem solve and address issues within the organization
• Assisting in the forecasting and planning for the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and quarterly forecasts
• Calculate and pay customer rebates
• Prepare several different types of standard reports to support our customers and Sales Team
• Maintain customer and sales organization data to ensure accurate reporting
• Problem solve multi-system variances for accuracy
• Support the finance organization with financial reporting surrounding metrics including sales, cost, margin, booking, backorder among others
• Collaborate with other members of the team to share knowledge and help out teammates where needed
• Ensure accuracy, quality and integrity of financial data
• Ad-hoc reporting, as the need arises
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in the areas of financial reporting, internal control, forecasting, analysis, and accounting knowledge through professional and/or educational background
• Exhibit initiative and the Thermo Fisher Scientific. 4-I values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement
• Consistent track record of making logical assumptions, identify trends, and analyze and communicate variances to varying levels of management
• Prepare and develop well defined analysis as well as presentations
• History of participating on teams as well as the ability to build organizational relationships both within and outside of their department or function
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and prioritize effectively to ensure deadlines are met
• Support operational improvement actions and teams
• Proven history of successful organizational change
• Dedication to continuous learning, demonstrate a desire to advance and seek opportunities to stretch capabilities
• Experience with MS Access, COGNOS, SQL, Visual Basic, Microsoft Power BI, tabular data models, multi-dimensional data models or similar technical experience are desired

Non-Negotiable Hiring Criteria:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business
• Ability to work independently and handle daily, weekly and monthly deliverables
• Strong written communication skills, along with clear and concise verbal communication skills
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills and experience with the Microsoft Office suite
• Proven experience with databases, data tools and data analysis
• 1-3 years of meaningful work experience