Controller, TDx

Work Schedule Standard Office Hours (40/wk) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description When you are part of our team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our 80,000+ colleagues who are committed to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With our outstanding financial performance, leading market positions and the largest investment in innovation in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make substantial contributions to the world. As a member of growing Thermo Fisher Finance community, we offer unique career growth opportunities across the world with a wide range of positions including Commercial Finance, Operations Finance, FP&A, Controllership, Finance Technology, and Global Business Support, etc. Exciting opportunities exist for results-oriented finance professionals seeking to play a key role in driving financial strategy. Additionally, you will be able to expand your network with highly proficient finance professionals and leaders, as well as build a career path to achieve your overall career aspiration within Thermo Fisher Scientific. TDX develops and distributes a comprehensive line of typing and antibody detection products, laboratory instrumentation, computer software, and clinical laboratory services that are used to help match patients and donors before transplant, monitor patients post-transplant, and advance research in the transplantation space. DESCRIPTION How you will make an impact: If you have a passion for financial accuracy and timeliness across a global, multi-faceted organization, Thermo Fisher Scientific's Accounting and Controllership function is the team for you. With a keen understanding of laws, regulations, and compliance as well as reporting requirements consistent with USGAAP, this team uses innovative financial systems and controls, data security and robust processes to protect the company's assets and support its short- and long-term growth on a global scale. From technical accounting to budgeting and forecasting to planning and reporting, you will build relationships with internal and external audit teams as well as key business partners to drive sophisticated business decisions. You will have an opportunity to build strong organizational alliances to understand and mitigate risk, as well as capture opportunities and provide valuable support to all business partners. Seeking a Senior Manager, Controller for the Transplant Diagnostics Division (TDx) within the Specialty Diagnostics Group who will provide controllership expertise, insights and business partnering leadership to a global team. Reporting to the Controller for SDG, you will lead a team and be the primary business partner for the Division Finance VP and TDx leadership team. This role will ensure strong financial controls, compliance, and timely and accurate financial reporting. In addition, the position holder will provide valuable decision support, identify, and implement operational improvement opportunities and contribute to the development and execution of the business' annual strategic plan. What you will do: Own Division balance sheet, including US GAAP and local entity financial statement accuracy and responsible for understanding and communicating performance drivers for the Division/Group. Responsible for Division revenue recognition and managing commercial stakeholders, while adhering to accounting policies. Partner effectively with Group Controllership, Divisional Finance teams and Global Business Services to ensure timely and accurate monthly accounting close deliverables for consolidated reporting. Analyze sophisticated transactions to determine financial statement impact and recording accuracy. Drive continuous improvement and use systems to increase controls and efficiencies. Support internal and external audit requirements. Analyze financial and business performance against key metrics and monitor pertinent financial highlights that will enable understanding of progress against strategic objectives. Drive strategies to improve Controllership efficiencies, and scalability, including driving close optimization activity, the application and execution of policy, process, and system governance. Provide guidance on complex transactions/agreements/deals to ensure compliance with US GAAP and company policies, with clear communication on business implication. Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, company policy and standard operating procedure; recommends changes to strengthen control environment. Effectively communicate financial results to senior leadership, draw insight from analysis, develop compelling, synthesized recommendations. REQUIREMENTS How you will get here: Qualifications: An undergraduate degree required; a degree in Business, Finance or Accounting is preferred. CPA or equivalent with 10+ years of accounting/finance experience in larger public, multinational organization is preferred. Advanced understanding of GAAP is a must. Application knowledge of ERP systems and Accounting Transactions. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Excellent understanding of financial accounting standards and internal controls. Proficient user of Excel (i.e., financial models and analysis). Outstanding oral and written communication skills including ability to take an independent stance on positions across functional partners and senior leadership. Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail; ability to elevate perspective at the appropriate time. Challenges the status quo; introduces and proactively seeks out new insights and solutions to strengthen our performance. Ability to connect, integrate, and synthesize analysis to drive clear strategic recommendations and enable commercial decisions. Ability to parlay technical proficiencies to develop concise, clear, and accurate reporting and analytics; translate data to practical information (communicates openly, uses business acuity). Ability to adapt to changings pressures or new information quickly. WORK ENVIRONMENT Fully onsite No relocation assistance provided at this time Travel requirements: Less than 25% domestic/international travel required. Compensation and Benefits The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $130,000.00–$194,950.00. 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 For more information on our benefits, please visit: Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell? Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.