About the job
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our finance teams are essential partners to the business—providing insights, guidance, and stewardship that enable us to fulfill our mission and deliver sustainable growth. We are seeking a Financial Analyst III to support the Corporate Infrastructure and Security (CIS) organization within Information Technology Shared Services (ITSS) Finance. This role blends core accounting responsibilities and FP&A activities, making it ideal for someone who enjoys both the rigor of month-end close and the forward-looking nature of financial planning and business partnership.
How you will make an impact:
As a key member of the CIS Finance team, you will perform critical accounting close activities while also supporting planning cycles, financial modeling, and strategic decision-making. You will collaborate closely with technical and operational leaders to ensure accurate financials, identify drivers of performance, and influence outcomes. This highly visible role offers direct exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to shape financial processes and insights across a complex global environment.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Own core accounting close processes, including preparing, recording, and reviewing monthly journal entries; reconciling accounts; validating financial results; and reviewing/approving invoices and appropriation requests.
- Lead components of forecasting, annual budgeting, and long-range planning, partnering with functional leaders to understand cost drivers and future investment needs.
- Build, maintain, and enhance financial models that support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Deliver clear, insightful monthly results packages and presentations for senior leadership, highlighting performance drivers, risks, and opportunities.
- Analyze and communicate variance drivers, providing recommendations and contingency plans to ensure financial commitments are achieved.
- Support development of financial policies, procedures, and internal controls that strengthen accuracy and efficiency.
- Participate in and sometimes lead cross-functional projects, process improvements, or systems enhancements.
- Contribute financial expertise to capital planning and investment proposals as needed.
How you will get here:
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a re