Director Finance, Small Molecule API

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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 Florence South Carolina sites sit in the network of the Small Molecule API business within the Pharma Services Group which offers customers searching for customer solutions for taking their molecules from Early Phase Development to Commercial Production.
Seeking a Finance Director who will provide finance and business partnering leadership to the site leadership team located in our South Carolina network. This role will lead a finance and accounting team of 7 members and be the primary business partner for the VP/GM of the region as well as Operations Leaders. This role will ensure strong financial controls compliance and timely and accurate financial reporting consistent with USGAAP and local reporting addition the position holder will provide valuable decision support identify and implement operational improvement opportunities and develop a strong finance team. The position holder will be key in developing and supporting sponsorship key long term capital investment decisions within the Strategic Planning horizon.

What you will do:

Drive AOP / QBR / STRAP in a matrixed financial forecast ensure financial decisions support company STRAP / AOP and current market environment

Communicate results to the broader organization and ensure alignment on key financial goals

Develop and lead analytical methods for exploratory and explanatory business insights

Lead financial modeling for key investment and STRAP objectives

Accelerate decision making via development and utilizing of visualization tools

Develop operational metrics / contingencies

Recommend financial risk mgt strategies / perform market impact analysis articulate and demonstrate knowledge of key profit drivers for the business understand drivers and market forces and impact on future business prospects

Build and develop a high performing team


How you will get here:

Requirements

Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience or Bachelors Degree plus 8 years of experience in progressive finance in complex global organizations including management roles

Knowledge Skills Abilities

Excellent spoken and written communication skills are required to collaborate with various partners.

Able to deliver high quality effective presentation and understands and deploys best tools / methods to effectively communicate complex topics

Self-motivated higher level of flexibility and strong work ethic with the goal to get the job done


Travel requirements

some minimal domestic/international travel required