Financial Analyst III

Financial Analyst III

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 business decision-making. You will collaborate closely with technical and operational leaders to ensure accurate financial results, understand drivers of performance, and provide meaningful financial insights. This highly visible role offers exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to develop broad finance experience within 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.
• Support forecasting, annual budgeting, and long-range planning, partnering with functional leaders to understand cost drivers and future investment needs.
• Build and maintain financial models that support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Prepare clear and insightful monthly results packages and presentations for leadership, highlighting performance drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Analyze and communicate variance drivers and provide recommendations to support financial commitments and business decisions.
• Support development and maintenance of financial policies, procedures, and internal controls that promote accuracy and efficiency.
• Participate in cross-functional projects, process improvements, or systems enhancements.
• Provide financial support for capital planning and investment proposals as needed.

How you will get here:

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in accounting, FP&A, financial analysis, or a related finance role.
• Experience with month-end close activities, including preparing journal entries and analyzing financial results.
• Experience with variance analysis and forecasting or planning activities.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret financial data and identify key drivers.
• Knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles and general accounting practices.
• Self-starter with the ability to learn new systems, concepts, and business models.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate financial information to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with operational and functional partners.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities.
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables and deadlines while maintaining accuracy.
• Experience with Power BI or other data visualization and reporting tools is a plus.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $83,300.00–$125,000.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• 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