Accounting Operations Analyst 3
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Accounting Operations Analyst 3
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob 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.
DESCRIPTION:
Join our team at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Lead Accounting Assistant supporting our Record to Report (RtR) Operations. In this role, you'll handle complex financial operations while contributing to our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. You'll prepare and analyze financial data, manage account reconciliations, and develop process improvements. You'll collaborate with teams while ensuring accuracy and compliance in all financial activities. This position offers professional development opportunities to contribute in an organization known for innovation and excellence.
REQUIREMENTS:
• 4 years experience in operational accounting or equivalent role
• Preferred Fields of Study: Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, CIMA) is preferred
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting processes
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial systems
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar)
• Excellent attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities
• English communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience with intercompany transactions and reconciliations
• Knowledge of month-end close processes and financial controls
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Experience with financial data analysis and reporting
• Knowledge of SOX compliance and audit requirements
Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies
Thermo Fisher Scientific makes and sells the instruments, chemicals, consumables and lab services that drug companies, hospitals, universities and industrial labs use for research, testing and production. Its products cover work from gene sequencing and protein analysis to diagnostic tests and lab freezers, and its distribution arm ships supplies to labs worldwide. Drug developers also hire it to run clinical trials and to manufacture medicines under contract. It earns money from consumables that labs buy again and again, along with instrument sales, service contracts and outsourcing fees. The company traces its roots to Thermo Electron, founded in 1956, which merged with Fisher Scientific in 2006, and it is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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