Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

This position is in Pittsburgh, PA supporting the Customer Channels Group (CCG) Business as a Finance Manager on the Global Profitability Improvement (GPI) team. We work in the office 4 days a week with 1 flexible work day from home.

How you will make an impact:

This role will lead & run two key functions within CCG Finance that are highly visible & impactful.

• Facilitate & Drive profitability/efficiency metrics across the CCG business through collaborative business partnerships and in-depth data analysis using the principles of Activity Based Management/Activity Based Costing (ABM/ABC).
• Ensure CCG is honoring all our contractual obligations throughout the life cycle of our agreements and driving recommendations for improvements & defining standard policies.

• Business Analyst III - Responsible for our Financial data model maintenance/updates, monthly close, and end-user support with our P&L or Proforma queries and templates.
• Finance Analyst II - Responsible for maintaining a contract repository & conducting a comparative analysis between our contractual terms and the implemented system terms.

• Drive profitability and productivity gains for the CCG business by partnering with multiple business functions to discuss recent business performance, evaluate analytical capabilities, provide solutions and/or make recommendations to support the business
• Lead monthly close tasks for the North American CCG Activity Based Model (ABM)
• Lead ABM Life-cycle and work with IT liaison to upgrade/expand current ABM application platform
• Drive improvements and recommendations for compliance audits, P&L Analysis and Proforma Development.
• Improve the ABM experience for 100+ end-users with regular training, meetings, and data/process improvements.
• Perform large volume data analysis and leverage strong business insight to translate results to key decision makers
• Maintain documentation for all procedures & technical components associated with ABM & Compliance initiatives.
• Provide decision support for contractual risks, tracking corrections, and communicate concession opportunities.
• Proprietor of all contract files repositories, data management procedures, tracking, and change logs.
• Help facilitate any contractual inquiries for account owners, legal colleagues, auditors, and commercial partners.

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance field

• 7+ years of meaningful work experience in finance, operations, data science, project management, or related fields
• Previous experience in either Project Management, IT development, Information Systems, RFP's, Compliance, Pricing, P&L analysis, Proforma development, or FP&A.
• Technical Skills in MS-Office 365 suite and Experience with SQL, Power BI, Cognos, Tableau, or similar analytical, and/or visual tools is a plus
• Previous People Management experiences or financial modeling techniques are preferred
• Prior experience in a large global company and highly matrixed organization

• Solid understanding of financial concepts, financial analysis, and operational modeling skills. Experience with activity-based management a plus
• Ability to read and understand user documentation and SOPs
• Strong grasp of relational Database systems, designs, and queries.
• Ability to learn & comprehend basic programming concepts, functions, and syntax.
• Ability to streamline tasks/data processes, perform detail analysis & reports, and lead changes.
• Sophisticated MS Excel skills are required; Experience with other relevant financial systems and applications is highly valued.
• Experienced in process automation using queries, stored procedures, and job scheduling
• Strong analytical and data gathering skills. Attention to detail and consistently delivering high quality work
• Organized multitasker: you prioritize your workload, in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Superb communication and presentation skills to communicate analysis and recommendations in concise insightful manner
• Data management experience and the ability to run large sets of data and accurate reports
• Strong team building skills and the shown ability to work with a diverse group of people even if geographically dispersed
• Self-motivated, higher level of flexibility and good work ethic with the goal to get the job done
• Continuous Improvement approach: Identify process and control gaps and champion improvement initiatives through Practical Process Improvement (PPI)
• Exhibit leadership, initiative, and the Thermo Fisher Scientific 4-I values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.

• Less than 5% domestic/international travel required