Operations Finance Analyst

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Contributes to the achievement of financial and business objectives through accurate and timely financial analysis and reporting. Works cross-functionally with operations, commercial finance, and finance to resolve issues related to any of the following: revenue, costs, contract values, billing, balance sheet management, financial reporting, financial tools and processes.

Day to day responsibilities:

• Administers the daily financial management of project portfolio and/or special assignments.

• Identifies issues related to contract modifications, contract values, and contract deliverables.

• Performs analysis of budget to actual data on monthly, quarterly, and annual bases and for revenue calculations and forecasting; and/or prepares payment schedules/invoice back-ups and/or process invoices maintaining cash neutrality; and/or performs regular reconciliations and analysis of revenues and billing on a project and company level; and/or creates trackers, financial tools, dashboards  and provides technical solutions by manipulating large datasets and compiling data.

• Analyzes cost assignments, ensuring that all assigned projects adhere to 

• accepted cost accounting standards.

• Coordinates and supervises deliverables of assigned projects and manages outcomes to corporate targets.

• Tracks, maintains and/or interpret project information and budgets within the project accounting system; and/or takes part in reviewing and development of financial reports, tools, systems, policies and processes in support of financial management process and improved efficiency.

• Coordinates with other staff to ensure sponsors are invoiced in a timely and accurate manner; all amounts are collected, any remaining final balances are appropriately cleared; and/or the agreed financial processes are followed. 

• Supports management in assessing and minimizing the risk on revenue and gross profit and/or balances associated with assigned balance sheet accounts and/or financial processes and tools. 

• Interacts with leadership through the presentation of database extracts and 

• Datasets, tools, models, data analysis, and dashboards

Education and Experience:

• Relevant experience in finance related role required

• Professional accounting qualification or part-qualified (CPA, ACCA, CIMA) is advantageous 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems

• Strong understanding of accounting principles, month-end close processes, and financial controls

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities with high attention to detail

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

• Experience with account reconciliations and journal entry preparation

• Knowledge of SOX compliance and internal control frameworks

• Strong organizational skills with ability to meet strict deadlines

• Proven ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams

• Experience with financial reporting tools and systems

• System automation and process improvement mindset

• Customer-focused approach with ability to build strong stakeholder relationships

• Ability to adapt to new technologies and processes

• Demonstrated commitment to integrity and professional ethics