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Senior Financial Analyst - MSD Hillsboro Operations

@ Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Hillsboro or Richardson or Fremont or Tewksbury
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:supporting operations, analyzing costs, optimizing inventory
Requirements Summary:Bachelor's degree required (MBA preferred), minimum 8 years finance experience, strong forecasting/budgeting/variance analysis skills, manufacturing/semiconductor experience preferred, proficiency with data visualization and advanced Excel, travel up to 25%.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Microsoft Power Query, Microsoft Power Pivot, Alteryx, Copilot, Databricks, Microsoft Excel
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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you play a critical role in supporting the operations business at the Hillsboro site for the Electron Microscopy business, part of the Material & Structural Analysis division within Thermo Fisher Scientific. You will be an integral member of our operations finance team, ensuring financial integrity, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision-making. In this dynamic, fast-paced role, you’ll support the production of cutting-edge scanning electron microscopes essential for quality control in the integrated circuit industry. Your expertise will directly contribute to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s position as a global leader in scientific innovation.

Expectations of the role

  • Be the business partner to the senior operations managers of 3 Nort American sites: Richardson (TX), Fremont (CA), and Tewksbury (MA), aligning financial goals and operational objectives.
  • Drive the annual budgeting (AOP) and monthly forecasting process including reporting through the monthly operation reviews
  • Leverage advanced tools, including AI, drive sustainable and scalable data accuracy and reporting capabilities.
  • Perform in-depth analysis of production costs, variances, and cost drivers to support data-driven operational decisions.
  • Oversee and optimize inventory levels to minimize excess and maximize efficiency by establishing metrics, modeling scenarios, and implementing process improvements.
  • Work closely with manufacturing, supply chain, and operations teams to streamline workflows, improve productivity, and manage costs with a focus on achieving financial and operational plans.
  • Ensure adherence to accounting standards, internal controls, corporate policies, and regulatory requirements in alignment with financial and cost accounting standards.
  • Coach and mentor junior team members
  • Ad hoc projects based on business needs

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Proven ability to drive change by partnering with, and influencing, partners and stakeholders at all levels of the organization
  • Effective spoken and written communication skills are required to collaborate with various partners
  • Strong business sense and ability to think beyond financial implications only
  • Financial savvy, including deep familiarity with concepts of forecasting, budgeting and variance analysis, as well as in root cause data interpretation
  • Self-motivated, flexibility and strong work ethic with the goal of getting the job done 
  • Organized multitasker: workload prioritization, enable the team to meet timelines while achieving results, especially in a fast-paced environment
  • Continuous Improvement approach: Identify process and control gaps and champion improvement initiatives through process improvements
  • Travel to the 3 sites (up to 25%)

Education/ Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred
  • Preferred fields of study: Finance or Accounting
  • Minimum of 8 years of increasing finance experience supporting financial and business leadership in a global organization.
  • Manufacturing, R&D, and/or semiconductor industry experience preferred.
  • Experience utilizing data visualization (PowerBI, Tableau, etc), advanced Excel (Power Query, PowerPivot) and AI tools (Alteryx, Copilot, Databricks, etc) are a big plus.