Accountant II

Work Schedule

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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.

How you will make an impact:

The R2R team for the EMEA Region is a successful team responsible for the timely delivery of standardized financial processes on behalf of Thermo Fisher Finance and their business partners within the Commercial and Manufacturing operations. The group performs general accounting and reporting activities from the regionally centralized location.

The colleagues in the team are being accountable for conducting key general accounting activities such as Month End and Quarter End close Intercompany Fixed Assets Financial Reporting Account Reconciliations and General Ledger for the Europe region. The objective of this position is to enable GBS to meet their business expectations by providing quality accounting and financial analysis and overall business support for the Center Leadership and local division/country colleagues as well as working closely with the R2R teams at other GBS sites (Paisley and Costa Rica).

What you will do:

Perform monthly closing activities including journal entries accruals reporting and analysis

Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP Sarbanes-Oxley requirements company policy approval authority matrix and standard operating procedure; recommend changes to strengthen control environment

Perform sophisticated accounting treatment and prepare financial documents and supplementary reporting

Support internal and external audit requirements

Exercise sound data stewardship - following data policies (retention privacy security) and detailing procedures

Drive continuous improvement and use systems to increase controls and efficiencies

Listen proactively and collaborates across functional lines

Ensure effective data security and controls within ERP financial systems and data flows

How you will get here:

Requirements

Advanced Degree with no prior experience or Bachelors Degree plus 2 years of accounting experience preferably in a large multinational organization or shared services environment

Knowledge Skills Abilities

Excellent understanding of financial accounting standards and internal controls

Proficient user of Excel; experience with SAP and/or QAD ERP PowerPoint and Hyperion is desired

Proficient verbal and written communication skills

Takes personal accountability for decisions and actions

Challenges the status quo; introduces and proactively seeks out new insights and solutions to strengthen our performance.