Thermo Fisher Scientific - Pittsburgh, PA
posted 4 months ago
About the position
As the Lab Equipment FP&A Director, you will be responsible for providing finance and business partnership to the global Lab Equipment leadership team. This role involves leading a team of four members to enhance analytics, ensure robust financial controls, and oversee global financial reporting for the business. You will play a crucial role in decision support, identifying and implementing operational improvement opportunities to drive efficiency and effectiveness across the organization. In this position, you will partner closely with the Lab Equipment leadership team to set and deliver annual, long-range, and quarterly business plans aimed at achieving key operating and financial goals. Acting as a strategic thought partner, you will drive growth and value creation by identifying complex financial and business risks and developing effective mitigation strategies. Your ability to manage and forecast operating expenses and capital spending will be essential in demonstrating world-class partnership to operating partners. You will lead core operating mechanisms such as the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR), Monthly Business Reviews (MBR), and forecasts in collaboration with the leadership team and business unit counterparts. Additionally, you will develop and lead analytical methods to provide exploratory and explanatory business insights, ensuring that the finance team is well-equipped to support the organization’s objectives. As a leader, you will set an example for continuous operational improvement and drive efficiency across the business and functions, while also leading the implementation and ongoing management of centralized reporting and visualization solutions.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Lab Equipment leadership team in setting and delivering annual, long-range, and quarterly business plans to meet key operating and financial goals.
- Act as a strategic thought partner, driving growth and value creation by identifying complex financial and business risks and developing mitigation strategies.
- Demonstrate world-class partnership to operating partners by effectively managing and forecasting operating expenses and capital spend.
- Lead the core operating mechanisms, such as the AOP, QBR/MBRs, and forecasts, in collaboration with the leadership team and business unit counterparts.
- Develop and lead analytical methods to provide exploratory and explanatory business insights.
- Lead, hire, and develop the finance team.
- Set an example for continuous operational improvement and drive efficiency across the business and functions.
- Lead the implementation and ongoing management of centralized reporting and visualization solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or Accounting, or equivalent experience. An MBA is preferred!
- 8+ years of finance experience.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams.
- Strong knowledge of Excel, Cognos reporting tool (or equivalent), PowerPoint, PowerBI.
