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Thermo Fisher

Finance Data Analyst

Paisley, United Kingdom Full time

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

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. Ranked #95 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list and with revenues of more than $40 billion, you’ll discover endless opportunities to grow a rewarding career as part of the world leader serving science.

Job Title: Finance Data Analyst

Reports to : Mgr. Finance Systems

Group / Division: SDG

Career Band: Band 6

Job Track: Professional

Position Location: Paisley, UK

Number of Direct Reports: 0

Position Summary:

This is a newly-created position within the SDG Finance Transformation Team supporting our Specialty Diagnostics Group (SDG). The Financial Data Analyst is responsible for data completeness, hierarchy maintenance and accuracy across reporting systems, ensuring successful project integrations and improvements. The position requires good business partnering skills and collaboration with IT, project teams, Controllership, and FP&A business partners.

Responsibilities:

  • Use MS Excel, MS Power BI, SQL, Athena, and Cognos to extract, validate, and interpret data for business analysis.
  • Support transformation roadmap initiatives and GLA adoption.
  • Maintain relationships with global teams during system launches, test cycles and hyper-care, ensuring effective communication to resolve defects and implement enhancements.
  • Apply analytical skills to address user questions, resolve data integrity issues, and reconcile reporting systems.
  • Support period close activities by performing system tie-outs, variance analysis, financial adjustments, and communicating changes to team members.
  • Optimize standardized reporting, analysis, and procedures to ensure accuracy, consistency, and efficiency, using PPI (Practical Process Improvement).
  • Promote SPoT/Power BI as the de facto standard for reporting across the group and support user adoption.
  • Leverage technology and process knowledge to automate routine tasks using tools such as UiPath, Gene AI and ChatGPT.
  • Create and document communication materials, change impact assessments, and training modules for finance and accounting users.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Experience with in-depth financial modeling as well as proven analytical and statistical problem solving skills, including data handling and relational database programming
  • Experience with Enterprise Data Management systems, Hyperion systems.
  • Exhibit leadership, initiative, and the Thermo Fisher Scientific 4-I values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement
  • Self-motivated, independent problem solver with excellent financial intuition and drive to explore the interaction of data across systems
  • Proven track record to make logical assumptions, analyze and communicate variances to management, and connect data from various systems
  • The ability to identify and implement process improvements
  • Strong written communication skills, along with clear and concise verbal skills, are required. The candidate will have the ability to construct easy to understand analysis and presentations.
  • Must have the capacity to coordinate and prioritize work and demonstrate effective time management.
  • Natural bias towards continuous improvement. Exposure to PPI/Kaizen methodologies is considered an advantage
  • Skills with Oracle products, Power BI, and IBM Cognos or other business intelligence software a plus
  • Experience with Python, Athena, VBA, PowerBI or other scripting language a plus
  • Knowledge of ERP systems (E1, JDE, SAP) and Data Warehouses a plus
  • Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology a plus

Non-Negotiable Hiring Criteria:

  • 3+ years of dynamic Finance experience
  • Bachelors degree in Math, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or other relevant background

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.