Sr Manager, Finance - BCD Operations

Thermo Fisher; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental plans

Vision plan

PTO and holidays

401(k) plan

ESPP

Job summary

Thermo Fisher in California seeks a Senior Manager, Finance for BCD Operations to lead strategic financial planning and performance for Global BCD Operations. You will partner with Supply Chain, Operations, and Business Units to align plans, evaluate investments, and drive value for global customers.

You will oversee planning, forecasting, and analysis, develop KPIs, and mentor the team while driving standardization and automation across reporting processes.

Qualifications

• Progressive finance experience with Operations Finance or FP&A background.
• Strong planning, forecasting, modeling and variance analysis skills.
• Ability to connect operational drivers to financial outcomes and actions.
• Experience building KPIs and operating mechanisms across a global organization.
• Executive communication and concise presentation of risks and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted finance partner to Global BCD Operations and Supply Chain leadership.
• Pair with Supply Chain to support network planning, capacity, inventory, and service objectives.
• Lead division financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis across sites.
• Assess capital investments and align priorities with strategic, operational, and financial goals.
• Lead analysis of excess and obsolete inventory and mitigate risks.
• Coordinate MOR cadence and drive actions with finance teams and leadership.
• Develop KPIs and standardize reporting and planning processes.
• Mentor the Division Senior Financial Analyst and promote analytical standards.

Skills

Operations Finance

FP&A

Forecasting

Variance Analysis

Executive Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Business

Tools

Power BI

Cognos

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

The Biologicals and Chemicals Division, or BCD, is a $1.7B business within the BioProduction Group. BCD supports our BioPharma partners in the manufacturing of life-changing and life-saving biologics, including therapies for oncology, autoimmune disease, vaccines, blood disorders, rare diseases, and more.

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Finance - BCD Operations to provide strategic financial leadership for Global BCD Operations. This role will serve as the primary finance partner to BCD Supply Chain and work closely with Operations, Business Unit, and site Finance leaders to align network plans, guide investment decisions, and drive operational performance and value creation for our global customers.

What you will do

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to Global BCD Operations leadership and the primary finance partner to Supply Chain. Work closely with the Director, Finance - BCD Operations to translate financial and operating performance into clear priorities, recommendations, and actions, and contribute to strategic business decisions.
• Partner with Supply Chain leaders to support network planning and decision-making, connecting operational plans with financial outlook, capacity, inventory, and service objectives.
• Lead division financial planning and forecasting, aligning assumptions across sites and functions and providing clear analysis of performance and outlook.
• Partner with Operations and Business Unit leaders to assess capital investment proposals and align priorities across the network with strategic, operational, and financial objectives.
• Lead network-level analysis of excess and obsolete (E&O) inventory and related financial risks and opportunities. Partner with Supply Chain and site teams to evaluate exposure and support timely mitigation.
• Lead the division's Monthly Operating Review (MOR) cadence, coordinating inputs, facilitating reviews with leadership, and tracking actions to execution in partnership with the Director and site finance teams.
• Develop and maintain financial and operational KPIs that provide leaders with a consistent view of performance and key trends.
• Partner with site finance and digital teams to improve reporting and planning processes through standardization, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Lead and develop the Division Senior Financial Analyst. Set clear priorities, mentor, and promote consistent analytical standards across the division and site finance community.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Progressive finance experience and strong Operations Finance or FP&A background, with the ability to understand the details while keeping broader network-wide priorities in mind.
• Strong financial planning, forecasting, modeling and variance analysis skills; able to identify root causes, improve forecast accuracy and translate insight into clear decisions.
• Ability to connect Operations drivers, including demand, supply, capacity, inventory, E&O and productivity, to financial outcomes and practical action.
• Demonstrated ability to build performance processes, KPIs and operating mechanisms that drive accountability and resolution.
• Ability to build relationships and become influential with credibility across Operations, Supply Chain, Business Units and Finance in a global, matrixed organization.
• Executive communication and presentation skills; able to distill complex information into concise recommendations, risks, opportunities and actions.
• Continuous-improvement mindset and experience with process standardization, automation or digital finance enablement.

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting or a related field; equivalent experience will also be considered.
• At least 6 years of relevant finance experience.
• Strong proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and Cognos or equivalent reporting tools.
• Travel less than 25%.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $131,300.00-$175,100.00.

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards