Commercial FP&A Leader – Senior Finance Partner

ThermoFisher Scientific; Paisley; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Senior Finance Manager - Commercial to partner with the BioProduction Group Commercial Finance team. The role spans forecasting, budgeting and data-driven decision-making with broad EMEA exposure and regular interaction with senior executives.

You will lead a Finance Business Partnering function, manage one direct report, and influence profitability, customer satisfaction and commercial success across a matrix organisation.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a commercial FP&A role with strong financial competence and expertise in business engagement, forecasting, budgeting and variance analysis.
• Experience with large sets of data, with responsibility for the quality and integrity of results
• Organized multitasker in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Strong team-building skills working with a diverse group of people, even if geographically dispersed
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to communicate analysis and recommendations clearly
• Excellent MS Excel skills; Oracle, HFM/CMR, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) are preferred
• Self-motivated with flexibility and strong work ethic to get the job done
• Continuous Improvement: Identify process and control gaps and champion improvement initiatives through Practical Process Improvement (PPI)
• Exhibit leadership and Thermo Fisher Scientific 4-I values: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, Involvement

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly and quarterly business reviews for regional senior directors with actions to improve the business.
• Coordinate with divisional counterparts to align global requirements and regional needs.
• Support forecasting and planning in collaboration with Commercial leadership, Marketing and sales structures.
• Support operative and strategic decisions and propose corrective actions.
• Review commercial finance support mechanisms and implement changes as needed.
• Provide leadership to develop the team into a premier finance organization.
• Complete special projects such as Go To Market strategies and integration processes.
• Lead, develop and inspire your team to meet business and finance objectives.

Skills

Commercial FP&A

Forecasting

Budgeting

Data analysis

MS Excel

Leadership

Communication

Procurement/ERP tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Mathematics

CPA/CMA/MBA preferred

Tools

Oracle

HFM/CMR

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

MS Excel

Job description

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Senior Finance Manager - Commercial to partner with the BioProduction Group Commercial Finance team. The role spans forecasting, budgeting and data-driven decision-making with broad EMEA exposure and regular interaction with senior executives.

You will lead a Finance Business Partnering function, manage one direct report, and influence profitability, customer satisfaction and commercial success across a matrix organisation.