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Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific seeks a hands-on Project Accountant to support a divestiture, combining strong financial accounting with project management. The role is hybrid and based in Woodlands, Johannesburg, reporting to the Finance Manager within the Specialty Diagnostics Group.

You will coordinate workstreams, manage month-end close, reconciliations, and financial reporting, ensuring robust controls and SARS/compliance coverage while engaging cross-functionally with Tax, Legal and Operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Minimum 5 years' relevant financial accounting experience, preferably within a complex or multinational organisation.
• Strong hands-on financial accounting experience, including month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting and internal controls.
• Demonstrated project management experience, coordinating workstreams and timelines.
• Experience working with SARS and regulatory bodies, including tax and statutory compliance.
• Experience supporting business transformation, separation, integration or restructuring projects is advantageous.
• Advanced Excel and SAP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the Finance Manager with finance-related project workstreams and deliverables for the divestiture.
• Coordinate and track finance project activities, actions, dependencies, risks and key milestones.
• Provide hands-on project accounting support with accurate accounting for project activities.
• Support month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting and core accounting activities.
• Maintain strong financial controls and ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Manage SARS requirements, including tax and statutory submissions and engagements.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies to ensure compliance requirements are met.
• Identify, investigate and resolve accounting and finance issues arising during the project.
• Partner with Finance, Tax, Legal, Operations and cross-functional stakeholders for project execution.
• Support data preparation, analysis, reconciliations and validation for separation activities.
• Assist with establishing and documenting finance processes and controls for the remaining business.
• Support internal and external audit requirements and drive process improvements.

Skills

Financial accounting

Month-end close

Reconciliations

Project accounting

SARS compliance

ERP systems

Excel

Tax compliance

Regulatory liaison

Stakeholder management

Education

BCom in Accounting

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Project Accountant to support the business with a business divestiture. This is a hybrid, fixed-term contract position based in Woodlands, Johannesburg. We require a strong independent person and self-starter-an experienced finance professional accountant with experience in divestitures and project management in finance. This role sits within the Specialty Diagnostics Group (SDG Division) at Thermo Fisher, where you will be part of a team dedicated to enabling customers to increase the speed of healthcare delivery, improve patient outcomes, and increase access to health.

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

What you will do:

• Support the Finance Manager with finance-related project workstreams and deliverables associated with the divestiture
• Coordinate and track finance project activities, actions, dependencies, risks and key milestones
• Provide hands-on project accounting support and ensure accurate and timely accounting for project-related activities
• Support month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, financial reporting and other core accounting activities
• Maintain strong financial controls and ensure compliance with company accounting policies and procedures
• Manage and support SARS requirements, including relevant tax and statutory submissions, queries and engagements
• Liaise with other regulatory and statutory bodies as required and ensure applicable compliance requirements are met
• Identify, investigate and resolve accounting and finance-related issues arising during the project
• Partner with Finance, Tax, Legal, Operations and other cross-functional stakeholders to support successful project execution
• Support financial data preparation, analysis, reconciliations and validation required for separation activities
• Assist with the establishment and documentation of appropriate finance processes and controls for the remaining business
• Support internal and external audit requirements
• Identify opportunities to improve, simplify and strengthen finance processes and controls
• Support business continuity by assisting with broader Finance activities and priorities throughout the transition period

How you will get here:

• Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
• Minimum 5 years' relevant financial accounting experience, preferably within a complex or multinational organisation
• Strong hands-on financial accounting experience, including month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting and internal controls
• Demonstrated project management experience, with the ability to coordinate workstreams, manage deliverables and work to project timelines
• Experience working with SARS and other relevant regulatory bodies, including managing tax, statutory and regulatory compliance requirements
• Experience supporting business transformation, separation, integration, restructuring or other complex finance projects would be advantageous
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial controls
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems; SAP experience preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to work independently, take ownership and proactively drive activities to completion
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Professional fluency in English

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Project Accountant who combines strong financial accounting fundamentals with practical project management experience. They should be comfortable working through ambiguity, proactively identifying and resolving issues, and taking ownership of deliverables while working under the overall leadership of the Finance Manager.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.