Director, Accounting at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Rockford, Illinois

Job Description:

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)



Environmental Conditions

Office



Job Description




How you will make an impact:



Seeking a Division Business Controller who will provide controllership expertise, insights and business partnering leadership to the global Chemical Analysis Division team. This role will ensure strong financial controls, compliance, and timely and accurate financial reporting. In addition, the position holder will provide valuable decision support, identify, and implement operational improvement opportunities and give to the development and execution of the business' annual strategic plan.



What you will do:

• Partner with business and leadership in driving business performance to meet short- and long-term objectives.


• Own Division balance sheet, including US GAAP and local entity financial statement accuracy and responsible for understanding and communicating performance drivers for the Division/Group.


• Responsible for Division revenue recognition and managing commercial partners, while adhering to accounting policies.


• Partner effectively with Group Accounting Operations and Global Business Services to ensure timely and accurate monthly accounting close results for consolidated reporting.


• Analyze sophisticated transactions to determine financial statement impact and recording accuracy.


• Drive continuous improvement and use systems to increase controls and efficiencies.


• Support internal and external audit requirements.


• Analyze financial and business performance against goals and monitor pertinent financial highlights that will enable understanding of progress against strategic objectives.


• Drive strategies to improve controllership efficiencies, and scalability, including the application and execution of policy, process, and system governance.


• Provide guidance on sophisticated transactions/agreements/deals to ensure compliance with US GAAP and company policies, with clear communication on business implication.


• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, company policy and standard operating procedure; recommends changes to strengthen control environment.


• Effectively communicate financial results to senior leadership, draw insight from analysis, develop compelling, synthesized recommendations.

How you will get here:




Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree in Business, Finance or Accounting.


• CPA or equivalent with 10+ years of accounting/finance experience in larger public, multinational organization is preferred.


• Sophisticated understanding of GAAP is a must.


• Application knowledge of ERP systems and Accounting Transactions.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Excellent understanding of financial accounting standards and internal controls


• Proficient user of Excel (i.e., financial models and analysis)


• Outstanding oral and written communication skills including ability to take an independent stance on positions across functional partners and senior leadership.


• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail; ability to elevate perspective at the appropriate time.


• Challenges the status quo; introduces and proactively seeks out new insights and solutions to strengthen our performance.


• Ability to connect, integrate, and synthesize analysis to drive clear strategic recommendations and enable commercial decisions.


• Ability to parlay technical proficiencies to develop concise, clear, and accurate reporting and analytics; translate data to practical information (communicates openly, uses business acuity).


• Ability to adapt to changing pressures or new information quickly.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.


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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.


We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.



Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Illinois is $145,500.00-$194,000.00.


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 Apply Now