Manager, Accounting

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Job Description

Position Summary:

The Manager, Accounting at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. offers an excellent opportunity to work in a dynamic environment. You can apply your accounting and leadership skills to ensure accurate financial statements and align deliverables with professional standards. As a leader, you'll mentor and work together with a team to achieve company goals.

This position entails making key decisions related to compensation and evaluating employee performance using our PMD Tool, alongside conducting monthly 1:1s with direct reports. You’ll also manage administrative and other people management tasks as part of your responsibilities.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead the Record to Report supervision team, ensuring world-class operational performance through strategic orientation and direction.
• Ensure strict compliance with departmental and organizational objectives, adhering to established policies and processes.
• Perform administrative tasks related to personnel management according to established policies and procedures, including attendance control, vacation planning, and performance evaluations.
• Carry out development conversations and follow up with team members to foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Schedule regular meetings with supervisors to review metrics, analyze monthly results, and discuss staff issues and updates on corporate processes and policies.
• Coordinate all intercompany activities during month-end close, ensuring timely completion.
• Find opportunities for continuous process improvement and propose innovative solutions for efficient and profitable department operations.
• Support internal and external audit processes and SOX compliance initiatives, maintaining strict control over operating procedures.
• Develop strategies to improve employee engagement and dedication through motivation and opportunities offered by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
• Determine the need for adequate personnel to ensure efficient operation flow and support the hiring process accordingly.
• Implement standardization methods for operations, developing performance metrics to ensure tasks are completed with precision and success.
• Participate in organizational-level strategies promoting continuous improvement of the Shared Service Center.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or 8+ years of experience in similar positions.
• 3+ years of proven leadership experience.
• Experience in Shared Service Centers.
• B2+ English Level.
• Proficiency in MS Office: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel (intermediate/advanced).
• Experience with ERPs such as Oracle, SAP, JDEdwards, Mainframe.
• US GAAP experience.
• Experience with Backline or Hyperion (plus).
• Experience with bank platforms (plus).
• Experience with SOX Compliance (plus).

Competencies

• Put the customer first.
• Own your results.
• Find a better way every day.
• Develop high-performing teams.
• Build successful work environments.
• Move strategy to action.
• Attention to detail.
• Presentation skills.
• Drive engagement.
• Collaborator coordination.
• Leadership skills.
• Project management.
• Apply critical thinking to problem-solving.