Senior Manager, Transformation Finance

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives. Ranked #95 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list and with revenues of more than $40 billion, you'll discover endless opportunities to grow a rewarding career as part of the world leader serving science.

The Softgels business unit produces gelatin capsules for the pharmaceutical and nutritional markets and is based in Tilburg, Netherlands and High Point, USA. This location will be based at the Tilburg facility, a manufacturing plant with eight production lines. Annual sales amount to € 50M and FTE total around 285.

The Senior Manager of Transformation Finance will be responsible for alignment of accounting and finance activities for the Tilburg site to business unit and corporate policies, as well as alignment with the High Point site. Will play a key role in improving the financial processes of the Tilburg site. An integral part of the Softgels Finance Leadership team, this position will collaborate with the Softgels Business Unit Finance Director in providing solutions to accomplish multiple financial related tasks.

Responsibilities

Process Alignment: Implement process alignment projects across various finance activities to promote standardized global approaches to financial planning, analytical reporting, and accounting

Gross Margin Expansion: Support gross margin expansion initiatives by highlighting progress on key drivers and promoting standard and comparable ways of reporting

Work to understand opportunities to connect and integrate data from these different systems to reduce time spent on non-value add manual data aggregation work for the Tilburg Finance function

Develop strong relationships with groups across the site and business unit

Partner with the finance team and functional teams to understand process gaps and improvement needs where Transformation efforts can be most impactful

Engage with Business Unit and other site leaders to benchmark and leverage best practices

Recommend and communicate vision for Finance reporting

Act as a change agent and strive to build unity across the Tilburg site and Softgels Business Unit

Support accounting close activities as needed

Initiate processes to produce monthly, quarterly, and annual financial analysis that are clear, concise, and actionable

Align accounting policies for a systematic approach to following corporate policies

Provides relevant data, analysis, and fact-based recommendations

Drive documentation of all processes across the Tilburg finance function to be robust and transferrable for new team members

Contribute by improving monthly and annual forecasting S&OP process to better align stakeholders and gain buy-in

Improve work life balance of the Tilburg finance team through efforts to reduce manual processes, and engage more with shared services

Keys to Success:

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA or MBA preferred.

Experience

Demonstrated work experience within business operations implementing operational improvement solutions across multiple departments and fields simultaneously

Outstanding financial analysis skills

Strong eye for business and judgement

Business analysis, financial planning and reporting skills that generate business insights that add measurable value

Excellent interpersonal, communication (both written and verbal) and presentation skills

Consistent record of working effectively in a highly matrixed environment and capable of gaining dedication and coordinate action for initiatives

Ability to have effective working relationships across the company at both site, business unit, and corporate level

Demonstrate the following behavioral attributes: Adaptable, Resilient, Accurate, Inquisitive, Influential

Ability to develop and implement processes that are effective and efficient

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

More than 5 years in controlling/business finance positions with demonstrated success

Solid understanding of accounting regulations and company accounting policies and practices, and unquestioned integrity in the application of such standards

SAP and Hyperion experience is a plus

Meaningful experience in manufacturing preferred

Advanced desktop application experience Microsoft Power point, Excel, Word, and Access

Knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley and SEC reporting

Ability to travel up to Audit, Taxes & Accounting, Corporate Finance & Strategic Planning