Thermo Fisher Scientific · 16 hours ago
Fixed Asset Senior Accountant
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$94K/yr - $141K/yr
4+ years expThermo Fisher Scientific is dedicated to making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. The Senior Accountant – Fixed Asset role focuses on accounting and reporting for fixed assets within the Filtration and Separation division, involving collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance capital asset processes.
BioinformaticsBiotechnologyCloud Data ServicesConsultingHealth CareLife ScienceManagement Information SystemsOffice SuppliesPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Provide technical guidance to accounting teams and financial partners on fixed asset qualifications, capitalization criteria, and useful life determinations
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of accounting standards relevant to fixed assets (e.g., ASC 360, IAS 16)
Review and approve capital acquisition requests from business partners, ensuring adherence to approval limits and capital policies
Monitor and reconcile construction-in-progress (CIP) accounts, ensuring timely capitalization of completed assets
Coordinate and review depreciation accruals, impairment assessments, and adjustments for delayed capitalizations
Partner with FP&A, Operations, and Project Management teams to review project spending, validate CIP balances, and ensure accuracy of capitalized costs
Lead the improvement of current fixed asset accounting and reporting processes
Assist with property tax reporting and other various compliance reporting
Ensure adherence to internal control requirements under SOX and Thermo Fisher’s global accounting policies
Design the physical inventory counts and the labeling of fixed assets
Support internal and external audits by providing detailed schedules and documentation
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's Degree is required, ideally in Finance or Accounting
Candidates should have 4 to 6 years of accounting experience
At least 2 of those years must focus on fixed asset accounting
Preferred
Experience in manufacturing or industries with significant capital investment is highly advantageous
Experience operating within a large ERP system environment (e.g., Oracle, SAP, NetSuite)
Benefits
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
Company
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a biotechnology and laboratory equipment company that provides a wide range of scientific products and services.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15.97BKey Investors
National Grid
2025-11-24Post Ipo Debt· $2.42B
2025-09-30Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-08-07Post Ipo Debt· $2.95B
Leadership Team
Stephen Williamson
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Daniella Cramp
Senior Vice President and President, Bioproduction Group
Recent News
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