Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) manager to support BioProduction Group (BPG) and to lead Business intelligence (BI) in Finance. This position will be deeply involved in business partnering with commercial and regional/country finance teams, will directly contribute to the growth of group and will spread Business intelligence initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring strong financial leadership in a dynamic business environment as well as lead Business intelligence in Finance organization. 

What you will do: 

• Lead financial planning, budgeting (Annual Operation Planning / Strategic planning) and quarterly forecast processes for BioProduction Group 

• Deliver accurate revenue, margin and OPEX forecasts, including weekly, monthly, quarterly revenue tracking and key account analysis 

• Prepare division-level business review for region / global leadership and quarterly / annual business reviews and interlock /align with country, region and group’s commercial leaders and Finance 

• Drive the end-to-end process of strategic forecast and next-year budget planning, performing variance and scenario analysis, and developing comprehensive reporting packages to deliver actionable insights to key stakeholders 

• Drive alignment on targets, including KPI goal setup and performance review 

• Analyze pricing, margin improvement and support pricing strategy development across key product groups and identify areas for pricing improvement and revenue optimization 

• Build financial simulations and manage financial modeling to support revenue growth, big-deal pricing and sales incentive plan adjustments 

• Conduct variance analysis between forecast and actuals and identify risks, opportunities and corrective actions 

• Develop forecasting tools and trackers to enhance forecast accuracy and commercial accountability 

• Lead to spread out Business intelligence initiatives in Finance organization 

• Support to design and build dashboards and provide Business Intelligence solutions to team for Self Service BI 

• Support system-related tasks for Power BI and Cognos reporting tools, ensuring alignment with internal controls and compliance requirements 

• Support the operational maintenance of financial reporting systems, ensure data accuracy and integrity, and enable business partners to perform data-driven analysis independently 

• Continuously strengthen FP&A capabilities by enhancing functional competencies, and communication skills and cultivating a strategic mindset to drive business insight and value creation 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: 

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Business Administration 

• A minimum of 12 years of experience in financial analysis, reporting or accounting 

• People management experience preferred 

• Experience in Business intelligence or eager to learn BI skills 

• Experience in working Multi-National companies 

• Advanced knowledge of Excel & Power Point, skills with Power BI and Cognos preferred 

• Good communication and interpersonal skills with team and other stakeholders 

• Good written and verbal communication skills in English 

• Strong attention to detail with commitment to providing quality results 

• Exhibit leadership, initiative, and embody Thermo Fisher Scientific's 4i values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement 

• Dedication to continuous learning and professional development 

• Ability to balance multiple assignments, exercise good judgment, and prioritize projects and time efficiently