Job Description
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $42 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving sophisticated analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or growing efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our distributed team of more than 120,000 colleagues delivers an outstanding combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an equal opportunity employer. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com
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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. Ranked #95 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list and with revenues of more than $40 billion, you'll discover endless opportunities to grow a rewarding career as part of the world leader serving science.
When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll be part a growing organization that empowers our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With our outstanding financial performance, leading market positions and the largest investment in innovation in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.
How will you make an impact?
The Director of Finance, APJ is a key leadership role responsible for the Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry and Services operations for the Asia Pacific & Japan region. This role will partner with the business teams to formulate business strategies and execution plans, provide financial advice on key business decisions and support initiatives to drive growth and profitability.
What will you do?
- Business partner the leadership team to formulate business strategies, define goals and drive operational execution.
- Lead the annual operating plan, business reviews, forecasting and planning process.
- Define operating metrics and measure performance to the established metrics.
- Provide financial oversight and drive sound business decisions to support growth, operational efficiency and improve profitability.
- Provide timely, accurate and meaningful insights about the business; be able to "tell the story" on what's going on in the business
- Identify key risks and opportunities; work with Global, Regional and Country leaders to drive upsides and risk mitigation.
- Drive price realization, profitability and working capital improvement.
- Ensure accuracy in financial reporting and disclosures, compliance with US GAAP and SOX requirements.
- Drive process improvements and operational excellence for the Region.
- Collaborates with Country Shared Service teams to ensure good control environment and culture to limit business risk and exposures.
- Lead and develop team members, facilitate active engagement and networking of the finance talents.
How will you get here?
- Qualified Chartered Accountant
- 20 years financial post graduate experience, in a Regional business-focused role within a large, multinational matrixed organization
- Strong analytical skills with attention to details, ability to step back and analyze the overall business impact.
- Work cross-functionally and influence across a global organization.
- Outstanding leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Candidates based in Bangalore or Mumbai city preferred
- Flexibility, able to travel