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Sr. Finance Analyst - FP&A
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Job Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives.
Thermo Fisher Scientific recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its microbiology business to Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm with deep expertise in healthcare, focused on a select set of subsectors, including pharmaceutical services and technology, medtech and related services, life science tools and diagnostics.
This decision follows a thoughtful evaluation as part of Thermo Fisher's ongoing business strategy to actively manage and strengthen our portfolio.
We expect the transaction will be completed in the second half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and applicable regulatory approvals. Until the transaction is complete, Thermo Fisher will continue to operate the business.
If you join the microbiology business prior to the close of the transaction, your employment is expected to transition to Astorg.
For More Information, Please Review
- Thermo Fisher's press release
- Astorg press release
Division/Group Summary
How you will make an impact:
The Microbiology Division (MBD) helps Thermo Fisher achieve its Mission by enabling human health care. We innovate with purpose, and we are focused on improving clinicians' abilities to diagnose infection and enabling labs to increase efficiency with informed decision-making, better care, and faster answers at every point along the individual's health care journey.
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Position Summary
This dynamic Financial Analyst III - FP&A will be based in Basingstoke, UK and support the Microbiology Divisional Financial Planning and Analysis Team, driving the key operating mechanisms such as forecasting, reporting and long-term planning. Reporting to the Manager of FP&A, they will become part of a team focused on continuous improvement and process excellence. This is a high visibility role within the company, allowing you tremendous opportunity for learning and long-term career growth. We are striving to become a centre of excellence for the broader finance community, by focusing on automation and continuous improvement while providing valuable reporting insights to the Leadership Team of the Division. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone with strong financial background that enjoys high visibility, in depth analytics, and proactive process planning. We are a fast paced, robust team looking for an addition that will help us continue to drive the Finance function forward.
What You Will Do
- Partner with Global Functional Finance Teams (Commercial, Manufacturing/Supply Chain/Operations and SG&A), Group and Corporate FP&A to drive data integrity, timely and accurate management reporting for internal and external submissions capturing and communicating business results, variances and performance trends
- Support budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning processes: including calendar, guidance and communication, consolidation and analysis, preparation of Group and Corporate Review Packages
- Prepare and analyse monthly and quarterly P&L flashes and reporting, in order to provide insightful commentary on the Division's results in partnership with the Global Functional Finance Teams
- Drive accurate forecasting through the consolidation of monthly P&L and cash flow outlooks and underlying analytics including Bridges, Margin and FX
- Coordinate and prepare monthly and quarterly business review decks with Divisional and Corporate Leadership
- Develop tools and processes driving continuous improvement in financial data and analytics
- Subject matter expert for Finance and Management reporting systems with a focus on Hyperion / CMR and support the implementation of Divisional and Corporate Finance transformation projects
- Provide financial partnering support for Practical Process Improvement (PPI) projects driving cost savings and efficiency gains
- Drives best practices throughout the Global Finance Function, ensuring standardized approaches to reporting, analysis and processes.
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Requirements
How you will get here:
- Advanced Degree plus 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of financial analysis experience, preferably in a large global company and highly matrixed organization
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Proficient user of systems (i.e. SAP, Hyperion, Hyperion planning, Power BI, Cognos, excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, able to summarize and present information in a concise and effective manner
- Attention to detail and consistently delivering high quality work. Ability to learn quickly, meet deadlines and multi-task in deadline driven environment
- Good understanding of business processes and operations & financial controls, able to identify control weaknesses in existing process and recommend mitigation actions
- Teamwork-oriented with collaborative style
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