Sr. Finance Manager

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biotechnology company in Loughborough is seeking an experienced finance professional to manage financial planning and analysis. You will lead crucial financial forecasts and reporting, analyze business performance against strategic metrics, and develop a high-performing team. The ideal candidate holds an advanced degree with significant finance experience, proficient in Excel and communication. Join this company to advance your career in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree with 6+ years in progressive finance roles.
• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial forecasts including AOP, QBR, STRAP, MBR.
• Monitor and analyze financials and reporting metrics.
• Conduct data analysis and solve complex problems.
• Develop high-quality presentations.
• Build and develop a high-performing team.

Skills

Strong finance skills

Proficient in Excel

Verbal and written communication skills

Understanding of financial models

Education

Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience

Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Hyperion

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

For Commercial or Operations Finance - you can reference additional job description templates on the Finance SharePoint site: https://thermofisher.sharepoint.com/sites/finance

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.

How you will make an impact

Our Softgels Business Unit (part of the Thermo Fisher's Drug Product Division) offers softgel drug products and services from development to commercialization.

What you will do

• Lead AOP / QBR / STRAP/ MBR, in a matrixed financial forecast
• Monitor and analyze financials, including leading monthly and quarterly reporting (revenue, gross margin, OPEX, KPI's, CAPEX)
• Lead data analysis for the business, using complex data and problem solving
• Analyze financial and business performance against key business metrics and identify pertinent financial highlights, enabling understanding of progress against strategic business plans
• Understands and deploys the best tools / methods to effectively communicate complex data and topics
• Develops high quality effective presentations (i.e. engaging, motivating, concise, well-prep)
• Identify, communicate, and lead risk & opportunities
• Build and develop a high performing team

How you will get here

Requirements

• Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in progressive finance, including financial planning & analysis, reporting and analytics

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• An ideal candidate will possess excellent academic credentials and strong finance skills
• Proven understanding of Excel (i.e., financial models and analysis), PowerPoint, and Hyperion is preferred
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills
• Proven business partner and influencer