Accountant II

Job description

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office 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 R2R team for the EMEA Region is a successful team responsible for the timely delivery of standardized financial processes on behalf of Thermo Fisher Finance and their business partners within the Commercial and Manufacturing operations. The group performs general accounting and reporting activities from the regionally centralized location. The colleagues in the team are being accountable for conducting key general accounting activities such as Month End and Quarter End close, Intercompany, Fixed Assets, Financial Reporting, Account Reconciliations and General Ledger for the Europe region. The objective of this position is to enable GBS to meet their business expectations by providing quality accounting and financial analysis and overall business support for the Center Leadership and local division/country colleagues, as well as working closely with the R2R teams at other GBS sites (Paisley and Costa Rica). What you will do: • Perform monthly closing activities including journal entries, accruals, reporting and analysis • Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, company policy, approval authority matrix and standard operating procedure; recommend changes to strengthen control environment • Perform sophisticated accounting treatment and prepare financial documents and supplementary reporting • Support internal and external audit requirements • Exercise sound data stewardship - following data policies (retention, privacy, security) and detailing procedures • Drive continuous improvement and use systems to increase controls and efficiencies • Listen proactively and collaborates across functional lines • Ensure effective data security and controls within ERP, financial systems, and data flows How you will get here: Requirements • Advanced Degree with no prior experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 2 years of accounting experience, preferably in a large multinational organization or shared services environment Knowledge, Skills, Abilities • Excellent understanding of financial accounting standards and internal controls • Proficient user of Excel; experience with SAP and/or QAD ERP , PowerPoint, and Hyperion is desired • Proficient verbal and written communication skills • Takes personal accountability for decisions and actions • Challenges the status quo; introduces and proactively seeks out new insights and solutions to strengthen our performance.