Thermo Fisher Scientific

Senior Accounting Manager

Thermo Fisher Scientific

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Minneapolis • Minnesota • Pennsylvania • United States

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Salary

💰 $118,100 - $177,200 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Support purchase accounting adjustments for the recent acquisition and integration into our accounting and reporting structure and processes
  • Maintain accurate records of acquisition-related journal entries and adjustments
  • Monthly monitoring of TSA accruals and invoices between the local jurisdictions of both Thermo Fisher and Solventum
  • Monthly closing of the 5 dedicated FSD accounting ledgers and supervising the transactions booked in 30 non-FSD entities in accordance with the financial close schedule
  • Review and validate financial data provided by the seller (e.g., trial balances, reconciliations, journal entries)
  • Support the Sales/Property Tax governance process (filings performed by a 3rd party) for the new US and Europe entities
  • Lead Fixed assets Capital Acquisition Request (CAR) process, introduce CAPEX tool to new employees, define purchasing solutions during TSA, and establish CIP capitalization and review process at division level
  • Engage in the creation and execution of strategies for transferring accounting responsibilities from the TSA to internal departments or shared services
  • Technical accounting research of complex issues to ensure accurate accounting treatment
  • Coordination of the quarterly reviews and year-end financial audit process performed by the external independent auditors
  • Work closely with M&A, tax, legal, treasury, and business unit leaders during the integration process
  • Identify and drive process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Accounting (preferably with a CPA certification)
  • 8+ years of dynamic accounting/finance experience with management experience (combination of public accounting and industry experience preferred)
  • Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP with validated sophisticated accounting and technical skills
  • Effective written and oral communication skills
  • Thrive in a large, matrixed, international organization and have the ability to work cross-functionally with individuals and teams
  • Keep an eye toward continuous improvement with a successful track record of optimizing processes
  • Balance multiple projects and complete them optimally.
Benefits
  • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
  • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
  • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
  • Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
purchase accountingjournal entriesfinancial closefinancial data validationcapital acquisition requestCAPEX toolaccounting researchprocess improvementU.S. GAAPfinancial audit
Soft Skills
effective communicationcross-functional collaborationproject managementleadershipstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingadaptabilityteamworkorganizational skillscontinuous improvement
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in AccountingCPA certification