Senior Accountant

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Senior Accountant ensuring accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Collaborating globally to support monthly and quarterly financial close procedures.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeCarlsbad • California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $93,800 - $140,675 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERPOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the corporate close process, including preparation and review of journal entries, rollforwards, account reconciliations, and variance analyses across more than 10 entities
Collaborate with regional finance teams to guarantee adherence to group reporting schedules and accounting policies
Establish new Intercompany relationships and set up accurate eliminations as sites move into Thermo Fisher systems
Work with E&Y to supervise the settlement process that will last through the 24-month TSA (Transition Services Agreement) period across 25 entities
Support external and internal audits by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and documentation
Participate in ERP integrations as the business exits the TSA, including onboarding new entities and transitioning accounting tasks to the shared service center
Support ad-hoc internal, group, and corporate requests as needed
Challenge current processes to identify improvement opportunities
Work closely with key business partners to identify and mitigate issues impeding the achievement of business goals
Ensure business transactions continue to be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, policies, and SOX controls

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting (preferred), with 4–6 years of progressive accounting experience
Strong expertise in General Ledger (GL) accounting and month-end close processes, preferably within a large, complex organizational environment
Experience with large-scale ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or NetSuite

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

journal entriesaccount reconciliationsvariance analysesGeneral Ledger accountingmonth-end close processesERP integrationsaccounting policiesSOX controlssettlement processeliminations

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingprocess improvementcommunicationorganizational skillsattention to detailadaptabilityanalytical skillsinterpersonal skillsproject management

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in FinanceBachelor’s Degree in Accounting