Finance Senior Manager Position Available In Middlesex, Massachusetts

Finance Senior Manager
Location Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America Job Id

R-01318804

Job Type Full time Category Finance Remote Fully Onsite
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Seeking a strong Finance Senior Manager who will provide finance and business partnering leadership to executives within the Human Resources (HR) function. This highly visible role will lead a finance team of 3 members and will be responsible for the financial planning and actuals analysis for the HR function. In addition, this team member will provide valuable financial decision support via sophisticated analytics/modeling, identify and implement operational improvement opportunities/Practical Process Improvement (PPI), and continue to develop a strong finance team! Role reports to Senior Director Finance, Corporate Functions.

What You Will Do:

Lead Annual Operating Plan (AOP) activities
Lead AOP/forecast vs. actual expense analysis on monthly & quarterly basis for Operating Expenses (OpEx) and Capital Expenses (CapEx)
Lead Strategic Plan (STRAP) for Corporate HR function
Demonstrate ability to use complex data for problem solving
Communicate effectively including standardized monthly reporting, and ad hoc reporting
Analyze financial and business performance against key metrics and identify pertinent financial highlights, thus understanding progress against strategic business plans
Evolve an already strong team
Understand and deploy the best tools and methods to effectively communicate complex data and topics; implement innovative tools/methods, as needed
Lead integration activities, as needed
Identify, communicate, and lead risks & opportunities review and discussion
Primary office in Waltham, MA at the Thermo Fisher Scientific headquarters.
Will consider other sites in Pittsburgh, PA or Wilmington, NC.

How You Will Get Here:

Education
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting is required
Master’s degree strongly preferred
Experience
7+ years of business and Finance experience
1 year of people leadership experience
Experience in leading and developing a strong team
Experience effectively presenting to senior leaders
Proficient at understanding and proactively communicating the financial implications of business decisions and dynamics
Prior experience in a large global company and highly matrixed organization is preferred
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
An ideal candidate will possess excellent academic credentials and strong finance skills and accounting knowledge
Proven understanding of Excel (i.e., financial models and analysis) & PowerPoint; prior Hyperion planning (PLN 2.0) experience is strongly preferred
Proficient verbal and written communication skills
Proven business partner and influencer
Travel Requirements
Less than 10% travel