Accounting Assistant I at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Greenville, North Carolina
Posted in Other about 8 hours ago.
Job Description:
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Location :
US - North Carolina - Greenville
Job Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Site Controller, the General Accountant will become an integral member of the Greenville Finance team at the largest site in the Pharma Services Group (PSG). The holder of this position will develop and provide helpful analytics, as well as will develop strategic partnerships with multiple functions throughout the organization, including Business Management and the Development Services teams. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, and will have the ability to effectively connect with all levels of the organization. NOTE: This position is a Part Time position that will only work 20 hours per week.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with business partners across the site, including business/project management teams, to drive improved performance and analytical insights in the areas of Accounts Payable and Billing.
- Support critical recurring and ad-hoc reporting and analysis to drive the business.
- Develop process improvements, focusing on automation and standard work.
- Support site compliance to SOX controls and external audits.
- Support month-end close and key variance financial reporting.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Currently has or pursing a Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field preferred.
- Previous accounting experience preferred, but not required.
- Strong Excel and modeling skills.
- Experience with SAP & Catalyst (preferred, not required).
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritize to meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Outstanding analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Ability to drive process improvements.
- Enthusiastic teammate and leader.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
