About this role
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) manager to support BioProduction Group (BPG) and to lead Business intelligence (BI) in Finance. This position will be deeply involved in business partnering with commercial and regional/country finance teams, will directly contribute to the growth of group and will spread Business intelligence initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring strong financial leadership in a dynamic business environment as well as lead Business intelligence in Finance organization.
What you will do
- Lead financial planning, budgeting (Annual Operation Planning / Strategic planning) and quarterly forecast processes for BioProduction Group
- Deliver accurate revenue, margin and OPEX forecasts, including weekly, monthly, quarterly revenue tracking and key account analysis
- Prepare division-level business review for region / global leadership and quarterly / annual business reviews and interlock /align with country, region and group’s commercial leaders and Finance
- Drive the end-to-end process of strategic forecast and next-year budget planning, performing variance and scenario analysis, and developing comprehensive reporting packages to deliver actionable insights to key stakeholders
- Drive alignment on targets, including KPI goal setup and performance review
- Analyze pricing, margin improvement and support pricing strategy development across key product groups and identify areas for pricing improvement and revenue optimization
- Build financial simulations and manage financial modeling to support revenue growth, big-deal pricing and sales incentive plan adjustments
- Conduct variance analysis between forecast and actuals and identify risks, opportunities and corrective actions
- Develop forecasting tools and trackers to enhance forecast accuracy and commercial accountability
- Lead to spread out Business intelligence initiatives in Finance organization
- Support to design and build dashboards and provide Business Intelligence solutions to team for Self Service BI
- Support system-related tasks for Power BI and Cognos reporting tools, ensuring alignment with internal controls and compliance requirements
- Support the operational maintenance of financial reporting systems, ensure data accuracy and integrity, and enable business partners to perform data-driven analysis independently
- Continuously strengthen FP&A capabilities by enhancing functional competencies, and communication skills and cultivating a strategic mindset to drive business insight and value creation
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Business Administration
- A minimum of 12 years of experience in financial analysis, reporting or accounting
- People management experience preferred
- Experience in Business intelligence or eager to learn BI skills
- Experience in working Multi-National companies
- Advanced knowledge of Excel & Power Point, skills with Power BI and Cognos preferred
- Good communication and interpersonal skills with team and other stakeholders
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English
- Strong attention to detail with commitment to providing quality results
- Exhibit leadership, initiative, and embody Thermo Fisher Scientific's 4i values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement
- Dedication to continuous learning and professional development
- Ability to balance multiple assignments, exercise good judgment, and prioritize projects and time efficiently