Operations Finance Analyst I
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on now and in the future.
An Operations Finance Analyst I contributes to the achievement of financial and business objectives through accurate and timely financial analysis and reporting. Works cross-functionally with operations, commercial finance, and finance to resolve issues related to any of the following : revenue, costs, contract values, billing, balance sheet management, financial reporting, financial tools and processes.
A day in the life :
- Administers the daily financial management of project portfolio and / or special assignments.
- Identifies issues related to contract modifications, contract values, and contract results.
- Performs analysis of budget to actual data on monthly, quarterly, and annual bases and for revenue calculations and forecasting; and / or prepares payment schedules / invoice back-ups and / or process invoices maintaining cash neutrality; and / or performs regular reconciliations and analysis of revenues and billing on a project and company level; and / or creates trackers, financial tools, dashboards and provides technical solutions by manipulating large datasets and compiling data.
- Analyzes cost assignments, ensuring that all assigned projects enforce to accepted cost accounting standards.
- Coordinates and supervises results of assigned projects and leads outcomes to corporate targets.
- Tracks, maintains and / or interprets project information and budgets within the project accounting system; and / or takes part in reviewing and development of financial reports, tools, systems, policies and processes in support of financial management process and improved efficiency.
- Coordinates with other staff to ensure sponsors are invoiced in a timely and accurate manner; all amounts are collected, any remaining final balances are appropriately cleared; and / or the agreed financial processes are followed.
- Supports management in assessing and minimizing the risk on revenue and gross profit and / or balances associated with assigned balance sheet accounts and / or financial processes and tools.
- Interacts with leadership through the presentation of database extracts and datasets, tools, models, data analysis, and dashboards.
Keys to Success : Education :
Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification.Experience :
Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 2 years).Knowledge, Skills, Abilities :
Ability to function as an effective and respected partner to internal clients.Ability to adapt quickly to new systems and processes.Confidence to handle critical information and make sound recommendations.Ability to juggle multiple tasks while still delivering high quality results.Good analytical and quantitative skills and ability to handle data effectively.Strong written and oral communication skills.Strong organizational and project administration skills.High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and presentation of data, for roles with more technical focus previous experience with SharePoint / VBA / SQL / Power BI / RPA (comparable to 1+ years) will be an advantage.Solid understanding of accounting / financial principles and regulations / legal requirements, for roles with more accounting focus a professional accounting qualification ACCA / CPA / CIMA or equivalent will be an advantage.Physical Requirements / Work Environment :
Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand data and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse organizations.Works independently with little guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions and plans work schedules to meet goals. Requires multiple periods of intense concentration.Performs a wide range of variable tasks as instructed by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task.Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that by embracing individual differences, we can drive innovation and achieve even greater success.
Don't miss this ambitious opportunity to join a leading global company and make a significant impact on our team. Apply now and be part of our success story!