Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
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. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.
As an Operations Finance Analyst II, you will contribute to the achievement of financial and business objectives through accurate and timely reporting of revenue and costs for an assigned portfolio of projects. Works cross-functionally with operations, contracts and proposals, and finance throughout the project lifecycle.
This is a fully remote position for those based in the United States. Candidates located in Eastern Standard time zone (EST) are strongly preferred.
Essential Functions:
- Administer the daily financial management of project portfolio consisting of single service contracts and tactical accounts
- Identifies issues related to contract modifications, contract values, and contract deliverables.
- Performs analysis of budget to actual data on monthly, quarterly, and annual bases and for revenue calculations and forecasting
- Analyzes cost assignments, ensuring that all assigned projects adhere to accepted cost accounting standards
- Performs regular profitability and cash flow analysis on assigned projects
- Performs reconciliations of costs and revenues recognized for assigned projects.
- Analyzing revenue forecast variance and checking forecast accuracy
- Tracks and maintain project information and budgets within the project accounting system.
- Reviewing and approving work movements and scope changes
- Coordinates with support staff to ensure sponsors are invoiced in a timely and accurate manner
- Assist in the preparation of invoice backup requirements, and client reconciliation request
Education:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
- Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years).
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Ability to function as an effective and respected partner to internal clients
- Proven ability to adapt quickly to new systems and processes
- Confidence to handle sensitive information and make sound recommendations
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks while still delivering high quality results
- Strong 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
- Strong 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.
Management Role: No management responsibility
Working Conditions and Environment:
- Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
- Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.
- Long, varied hours may be required.
Physical Requirements:
- Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
- Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
- Frequent mobility required. • Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
- Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
- 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 information and ideas presented
Salary Transparency:
The salary range estimated for this position is $67,000 - $72,000. This position will also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. Actual compensation will be confirmed in writing at the time of offer.
Accessibility/Disability Access:
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.
EEO & Affirmative Action:
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.
