Associate Director, ASD FP&A

Thermo Fisher; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

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

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Financial modeling

PowerPoint for exec presentations

ERP/Hyperion/RevPlan experience

Cross-functional partnership

Communication skills

Education

Advanced degree

Bachelor's degree + 8+ years experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

EPM/Hyperion/RevPlan

CMR/ERP systems

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Associate Director, ASD FP&A

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important partners to our business and functional teams, enabling 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.

How you will make an impact

The Analytical Services Division is within the Clinical Research Group, supporting a broad portfolio of services across multiple business units and functional areas. The ASD FP&A team plays a critical role in supporting forecast accuracy, business reviews, month-end close, annual operating plan, financial commitments, and leadership decision-making.

We are seeking an Associate Director, ASD FP&A who will provide FP&A leadership, business partnership, and financial planning support across ASD. This role will partner closely with division finance leadership, business unit finance teams, commercial, operations, HR, TA, sourcing, productivity, and group FP&A stakeholders. The role will support and help lead core financial rhythms including AOP, forecast cycles, month-end close, Revenue and EBITA flash reporting, MBR, QBR, bridge and margin walk analysis, productivity/PPI reporting, working capital, cash flow, and ad hoc leadership requests.

This position is highly visible and deadline-driven. The successful candidate will bring strong financial acumen, excellent communication skills, process discipline, and the ability to translate complex financial data into clear business insights, recommendations, and executive-ready deliverables.

What you will do

• Lead and support key 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Strong finance, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities.
• Experience with PowerPoint and executive-level presentation development.
• Experience with EPM, Hyperion, RevPlan, CMR, ERP, or equivalent financial systems preferred.
• Ability to synthesize complex data into clear insights, actions, and business recommendations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven business partner with the ability to influence across a matrixed organization.
• Strong attention to detail, process discipline, and ability to manage competing priorities during close, forecast, and planning cycles.
• Ability to identify risks and opportunities, communicate impacts clearly, and support leadership decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes, standardize reporting, and strengthen financial controls.
• Ability to develop, coach, and support finance talent.

Travel requirements

• Limited travel may be required based on business needs.