Thermo Fisher Scientific · 10 hours ago
Associate Director, FP&A
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$118K/yr - $170K/yr
8+ years expThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, and they are seeking an Associate Director, FP&A to provide financial governance and actionable insights for the Clinical Research Group. This role involves managing financial approvals, translating complex data into insights, and acting as a trusted finance partner to business leaders while overseeing the FP&A team.
Research
Responsibilities
Partner with operational and project delivery teams to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant study-level financial approvals
Drive and support policy updates and enhancements, partnering with business leaders and the commercial operations team on items outside established policy
Ensure compliance with financial and accounting policies in partnership with an established Center of Excellence (CoE)
Establish and enforce financial controls related to RPO, budget change authorizations, and scope amendments
Manage alignment across Statements of Work (SOWs), budgets, and authorization forecasts to ensure financial integrity and visibility
Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership and key stakeholders
Develop solutions to new and complex analytical problem statements while enhancing existing analyses to drive insights across financial, operational, and authorization performance
Identify trends, risks, and opportunities to inform decision-making and continuous improvement
Function as a trusted finance business partner to leaders, providing balanced challenge and support through sound financial guidance and strategic insights
Proactively identify issues and recommend corrective actions to improve business outcomes
Prepare and present analyses during key strategic business cycles, including STRAP, AOP, Forecasts, MBRs, and QBRs, supporting leadership in defining actions to improve performance
Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and development for 1–2 FP&A team members, fostering a high-performance and continuous improvement culture
Set clear priorities and expectations, ensuring timely, accurate, and value-added delivery of analyses and insights
Review, challenge, and elevate analytical outputs to ensure consistency, quality, and relevance for senior stakeholders
Support team members’ professional growth through regular feedback, performance management, and increasing responsibility over time
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification (MBA preferred)
Previous finance FP&A experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years' experience)
5+ years of management responsibility
Outstanding leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
Exceptional analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data
Strong systems and data analytic capabilities including Oracle, Power BI /Tableau, SQL, SFDC
Must possess a strong set of personal and business values that align with those of the 4is (Integrity, Innovation, Involvement, Intensity)
Excellent project leadership and consultancy skills with ability to function as an effective and respected partner to internal clients at all levels of the organization
Proven leadership and management skills
In-depth knowledge of accounting/financial principles and best practices with sophisticated analytical and quantitative skills
Proven business acumen with ability to understand complex organizational structures and environments
Advanced level of skill in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and presentation of data
Demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of the organization
Proven ability to effectively delegate and balance work and deliver against competing demands
Demonstrated skill in financial modeling and valuation analysis
Knowledge of SEC reporting requirements and necessary documentation related to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Benefits
Variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy
Company
Thermo Fisher Scientific
The world leader in serving science To serve science, Thermo Fisher Scientific needs to stay ahead of it, we need to anticipate customer needs.
10001+ employees
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