Work Schedule
Standard Office Hours (40/wk)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
How you will make an impact:
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) Controllership is a new team within the Corporate Financial Reporting function, which is responsible for technical accounting, mergers and acquisition accounting, consolidation accounting, and external financial reporting.
If you have a passion for developing and deploying an enterprise-wide regulatory reporting capability for a $40 Billion global organization, Thermo Fisher Scientific's ESG Controllership function is the team for you!
Reporting to the ESG Controller, you will help develop and maintain ESG-specific processes and controls across enterprise functions. In addition, you will partner with teams to ensure adherence to ESG data governance policies and operating procedures in alignment with a strong internal control environment for ESG reporting practices. You will collaborate with subject matter experts in areas including: climate change, pollution, resource use and circular economy, own workforce, workers in the value chain, affected communities, consumers and end users, business conduct, and others.
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What you will do:
- Assist in the development and implementation of business process, data, and controls as foundation to enterprise ESG and regulatory reporting
- Partner with business owners to ensure the implementation and assurance readiness plans for various ESG reporting-related initiatives
- Help establish data governance policy and procedure framework to ensure ongoing adherence to a robust internal controls environment
- Mentor cross-functional ESG teams on appropriate process and internal control documentation
- Develop expertise on ESG trends, frameworks, regulatory requirements to help inform operational plans, reporting philosophies, and metrics
- Manage reporting timelines to ensure deliverables meet internal and external requirements
Education:
- Required: Undergraduate degree preferably in Business, Finance, Accounting, or Information Systems
- Desired: CPA or CIA certification (or equivalent)
Experience:
- Required: 5+ years of accounting and/or auditing experience, preferably complex, multinational enterprises
- Required: Experience in internal controls, audit, or accounting, preferably with a combination of public accounting and public company industry experience
- Desired: Experience in process mapping and process improvement
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Proficient verbal and written communication skills
- Strong project management skills
- Experience with business process mapping, continuous improvement identification
- Strong analytical skills with ability to identify process, data, or control gaps
- Capable of collaborating with diverse global teams
- Self-motivated with a bias for action
- Act with integrity and demonstrate strong professional judgment
- Maintain a positive demeanor and desire for continuous improvement
Travel requirements
- Less than 25% domestic/international travel required