Sr Director Finance, San Jose, CA Relocation Offered

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Sr. Director Finance - Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry

Located in San Jose CA - RELOCATION OFFERED

At Thermo Fisher Scientific youll do important work like helping customers in finding cures for cancer protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact. Our Finance teams are critical to enable 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 an outstanding career. With revenues of more than $40 billion youll discover endless opportunities to grow as part of the world leader serving science.

Location/Division Specific Information

This Senior Director Finance role has oversight for the end-to-end financial management of our flagship Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry (LSMS) business unit. It is a global portfolio-based business unit serving a broad range of industries. This position is based in San Jose California where the chosen candidate will be co-located to enable in-person teamwork & leadership.

How will you make an impact

We are in search of a Senior Director of Finance who will collaborate with the Vice President/General Manager to strategically distribute capital to continue to stimulate growth and enhance profitability. The ideal candidate will possess a consistent record of excellence in strategic capital allocation aligned with competitive positioning of the product-portfolio consistent P&L management by understanding detailed drivers and proactively aligning organization to achieve financial outcomes. This will involve building interpersonal trust and partnerships and attracting retaining and cultivating talent. Understanding of manufacturing operations is a key asset. This role will report to the Division Vice-President of Finance and will oversee a team of finance professionals while also serving on the Business Units leadership team.

What will you do

CORE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide comprehensive financial leadership encompassing P&L balance sheet cash flow and investment decisions. Lead the annual strategic and financial planning processes manage month-end closures including reporting forecasting and proactive financial management to identify business risks and opportunities for mitigation ensuring predictable financial outcomes! Drive detailed & standardized financial reporting and business metrics to support sound investment decisions profitable growth and financial accountability. Prioritize investments effectively to drive return on capital collaborate with world-wide commercial teams to maintain pricing discipline and achieve share gain conduct detailed analytics to efficiently manage middle-of-the-P&L (OCOGS) and ensure attainment of R&D project business cases to enhance shareholder returns.

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION: Build lead mentor and develop a diverse global team. Offer exceptional financial and strategic support to the V.P./General Manager and other members of the Business Unit leadership team collaborating effectively with all other functions. Work closely with LSMS global commercial sales manufacturing operations marketing HR R&D and IT teams to drive enhancements in pricing sales strategies market entry new product introductions business solutions and manufacturing operations. Foster an environment that both challenges and supports with mentorship and strategic insights. Adopt a continuous improvement mentality welcoming external perspectives that progress the finance organizations agenda.

STATUTORY COMPLIANCE: Ensure compliance and accounting-controllership are integrated into business decisions in line with company policies US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Provide finance leadership for the global Business Unit sites and provide statutory reporting oversight.

Education

An undergraduate degree in Finance Accounting or related field; MBA desired

Experience

• A minimum of 15 years of finance experience inclusive of prior P&L management experience
• Consistent record delivering outstanding results and getting results beyond the finance function.
• Outstanding leadership communication confident and mature manager and business partner
• Ability to effectively lead and implement ideas in a matrix environment and across functional and global business reporting structures.
• Prior experience with manufacturing operations a plus.

Knowledge Skills Abilities

• Outstanding analytical problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Strong communication skills both spoken and written with all levels of management.
• Strong systems and analytic capabilities including HFM and Power BI.
• Must possess a strong set of personal and business values aligned with our 4i values.
• Fluent in English
• Ability to travel domestic and internationally 25%.

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company team and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans and a national vision plan including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO) 10 paid holidays annually paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave) accident and life insurance and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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