ASD FP&A Associate Director – Strategic Finance

Thermo Fisher; United States; Remote; USD 130.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Thermo Fisher is seeking an Associate Director of ASD FP&A to lead financial planning & analysis activities for the Analytical Services Division. The role partners with division finance leadership, BU finance, and functional stakeholders to drive forecast accuracy, business reviews, and executive-ready insights.

The position requires strong financial acumen, excellent communication, and a track record in managing multiple close and planning cycles with a focus on margins, working capital, and

Qualifikationen

• Advanced degree plus 6 years of experience, or bachelor's degree plus 8 years of progressive finance experience.
• Experience in financial planning and analysis, forecasting, reporting, business partnership, and financial analytics.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, time-sensitive deliverables across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of P&L drivers, forecast processes, variance analysis, and executive financial reporting.

Aufgaben

• Lead FP&A processes including AOP, STRAP, QBR, MBR, monthly forecast cycles, and month-end close deliverables.
• Coordinate monthly and quarterly reporting across revenue, EBITA, gross margin, OPEX, productivity, sourcing, restructuring, working capital, FCF, headcount, and other key business metrics.
• Own or support Revenue and EBITA flash reporting, bridge submissions, margin walk analysis, one-time item tracking, and forecast commentary.
• Partner with BU finance teams and functional stakeholders to gather inputs, validate assumptions, resolve variances, and ensure timely completion of recurring deliverables.
• Prepare, review, and influence executive-level financial presentations for MBR, QBR, AOP, forecast reviews, and other leadership forums.
• Analyze financial and business performance against plan, forecast, prior year, and key operating metrics to identify risks, opportunities, and meaningful business drivers.
• Support EPM, RevPlan, CMR, and related system processes, including troubleshooting, data validation, forecast loads, and reporting tie-outs.
• Develop clear, concise commentary and financial narratives that help leaders understand performance, risks, opportunities, and required actions.
• Drive process improvement, automation, standardization, and stronger controls across recurring FP&A deliverables.
• Partner cross-functionally with commercial, operations, HR, TA, sourcing, productivity, and finance teams to ensure financial plans and reporting reflect current business realities.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and coaching to analysts or other team members supporting ASD FP&A deliverables.
• Maintain strong documentation, source-file discipline, and repeatable processes to support continuity, accuracy, and scalability.

Kenntnisse

FP&A leadership

Financial modeling

PowerPoint for exec presentations

ERP/Hyperion/RevPlan experience

Cross-functional partnership

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Advanced degree

Bachelor's degree + 8+ years experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

EPM/Hyperion/RevPlan

CMR/ERP systems

Jobbeschreibung

Thermo Fisher is seeking an Associate Director of ASD FP&A to lead financial planning & analysis activities for the Analytical Services Division. The role partners with division finance leadership, BU finance, and functional stakeholders to drive forecast accuracy, business reviews, and executive-ready insights.

The position requires strong financial acumen, excellent communication, and a track record in managing multiple close and planning cycles with a focus on margins, working capital, and