Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately$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 sophisticated analytical challenges, growing efficiency in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our distributed team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an outstanding 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. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.
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Location: Mita
Reports To: FP&A manager
Position Summary:
The position is a key role to lead all FP&A activities for one of business divisions of Life Science Solution Group (LSG) in Thermo Fisher scientific in Japan. As a strategic business partner, the position will closely work with a senior director level Commercial in Japan as well as regional Finance counterparts for assigned business divisions and gives to the business divisions' performance improvement by providing informative financial analysis and support for execution.
Job Responsibilities
Support leading and handling financial planning and review processes:
- Forecast, track, analyze revenue and P/L as well as preparing monthly/quarterly business review package
- Supervise performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of variance
- Connect with Commercial leader for financial performance
- Measure and find opportunities to improve financial performance
- Support preparing annual operating plan, monthly and mid-term forecasts, and long-term strategic plan
- Develop financial models and analysis to support critical initiatives
- Perform complex financial analysis to support management decision making process
- Liaise with Global division/Commercial/Finance and APAC Commercial/Finance teams
Attributes/Skills
- Strong business acumen
- Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization in multi-national companies
- Be able to work in a fast-paced environment and has change management experience
- A self-starter with highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized
- Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to think creatively, highly driven, and self-motivated
- Ability to influence activities of peers
- Do not hesitate to work on details of complexed system-oriented issues with can-do attitude supported by high intellectual curiosity
Qualifications: (Preferable/not required)
- Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance, or equivalent knowledge
- Demonstrated abilitys in FP&A or Commercial Finance roles
- Detailed understanding in financial accounting
- Strong command in English and Japanese
- Hands-on experience in ERP (SAP/Oracle) and analytical tools (Hyperion)