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Job Description

How you will make an impact:

We are seeking an FP& A expert to partner with BU/Divisional finance team to support the delivery of our near and long-term financial objectives. We expect the scope of responsibilities to include financial planning and analysis & reporting to implement financial goals and initiatives to support a growing organization.

What you will do:

Business Partner:

• Partner with businesses to ensure balanced and profitable growth.

• Prepare, review, and finalize Business AOP (Annual Operating Plan) & STRAP (Long Range Planning), ensuring accurate loading in reporting systems.

• Generate MBR (Monthly Business Review) & QBR (Quarterly Business Review) reports for commercial leaders, engaging with Division/Regional and India leadership to highlight variances and drive corrective actions.

• Prepare and share updated rolling forecasts with India leadership and Division/Regional leaders on a monthly basis, facilitating timely discussions.

• Drive weekly execution meetings with commercial, finance, and supply chain teams, focusing on backlog orders, sales funnel, and revenue landing estimates, while identifying risks & opportunities.

• Collaborate with supply chain on optimizing inventory levels and with accounts receivables and commercial teams to improve collections for effective working capital management.

• Develop, drive, and implement AOP targets for sales team members and ensure accurate incentive calculations for the sales organization.

• Work with commercial leaders and APAC finance team on ad hoc requests supporting management reporting and strategic deals.

Financial Performance and Evaluation:

• Analyze transactional / operational data, identify anomalies, recommend accruals / reversals to ensure accurate reporting. Analyze business performance against key indicators to identify pertinent financial highlights and drive required actions.

• Lead month-end closing, reviewing every element of P&L and reporting variances in actual vs AOP vs last year to achieve revenue & EBITA targets as per AOP.

• Responsible for reporting monthly scorecards (Bookings, Revenue, COGS, Operating expenses, CapEx, and Headcount) for effective and efficient management reporting.

• Evaluate every cost element of operating expenses, highlighting key areas and implementing cost containment plans to ensure effective fund utilization.

• Identify better product mix and opportunities for price realization & COGS reduction to improve gross margin.

SOP Implementation & Controls:

• Drive SOP implementation and improvement for simplification and better control to ensure business is conducted in a streamlined, compliant environment.

• Lead automation of reports through IT platforms to reduce manual processes and improve reporting quality.

• Build and update Power BI dashboards, PowerPoint, and other business intelligence tools through data mining in various systems.

• Ensure adherence to existing SOPs and Approval Authority Matrix; any deviation is accurately evaluated, and corrective actions are initiated.

Others:

• Proactively learn and embrace new systems and tools to improve analytics capability and accuracy

• Support and participate in ad-hoc projects, such as financial modelling and analytics, and any other tasks required.

How you will get here:

Education

Degree in Finance and Accounting (preferable CA/CPA/CIMA/MBA Finance)

Experience:

4+ years post-qualification proven experience in finance.

Prior experience in a large global company and highly matrixed organization.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Working experience in ERP systems (E1/SAP); exposure to Hyperion planning would be an added advantage.

• Strong financial and business skills.

• Strong interpersonal and customer service orientation.

• Ability to multi-task, meet timelines, and enjoy a fast-paced work environment.

• Ability to prioritize multiple expectations in a typical matrix working structure.

• Good understanding of business processes, operations, financial controls, and the ability to identify control weaknesses in existing processes and recommend mitigation actions.

Travel requirements

Less than 10% domestic/international travel required

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.