Senior Cost Accountant Manager – CDD Operations

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Sr. Manager Cost Accounting responsible for global cost management at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeWaltham • Massachusetts, Montana, North Carolina, Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $130,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

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Hard Skills

cost accountingfinancial analysisGAAPfinancial forecastingbudgetingvariance analysisinventory managementdata reportingdata consolidationprocess improvements

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationpresentationanalytical skillsorganizational skillstime managementinterpersonal skillsself-directedjudgmenttact

Tools & Technologies

ERP systemsSAPOracleJD EdwardsExcelPowerBIHFMCognosG/LSPoT

Certifications & Qualifications

CPACMA

Industry Keywords

manufacturingbiotechpharmaceuticalfinancial close processmonth-end closecost rollcapitalized manufacturing variancesphysical inventoriescycle countaudits

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CognosERPOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage, lead, and develop a global team
Execute regular tasks relating to the monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial close process including journal entry approvals, reconciliation review and approvals and P&L reporting.
Support technical accounting issues related to the month end and quarter end financial close and understand the accounting impact of proposed transactions to ensure GAAP is maintained.
Become adept in data reporting and analytics from ERP systems, G/L, GLA, SPoT, Cognos and PLN.
Use this skill set to support the Sr. Managers and the Finance Director in reporting and cost roll data analysis.
Serve as the project manager for the Divisional global cost roll.
Lead communications and coordination at each stage gate, serving as the key point of contact for cost roll questions.
Support each site controller in data consolidation, division communication, and reporting during the cost roll.
Take an active role on the data consolidation team, and support the Finance Director, in reporting cost roll P&L impact.
Lead your team to execute the cost roll, and E&O reserves in understanding, reporting and explaining inventory revaluation and the offset for capitalized manufacturing variances.
Manage purchase price updates, labor & OH rate calculations and allocation spread.
Responsibility for divisional reporting of revaluation, CMV analysis and global impact.
Interface with different functions and effectively communicate with all levels of employees within the company and demonstrate judgment, tact, and diplomacy when dealing with internal and external customers.
Prepare, review, and present financial schedules such as fluxes, absorption tests, excess capacity analysis, month-end reports, accounting memos, and other ad hoc schedules, as needed.
Strong written, presentation, and interpersonal skills required; must be able to present financial information in a meaningful, understandable way.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment, meeting deadlines in an accurate and timely manner; must be detail oriented.
Support the annual physical inventories and cycle count programs at each site.
Support periodic audits of bills of materials.
Drive standardized daily/weekly metrics reporting for inventory scrap, materials usage, and purchase price variances.
Generate daily production volumes reports (standard hours/units).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in cost accounting or finance, with proven leadership experience in manufacturing environments
Preferred Fields of Study: Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related business field
CPA or CMA preferred
Strong expertise in cost accounting principles, GAAP, and financial analysis
Advanced proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards) and financial applications (Excel, PowerBI, HFM/CMR)
Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams
Excellence in financial forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and root cause interpretation
Strong analytical skills with ability to handle large datasets and deliver accurate reporting
Effective communication and presentation abilities to engage stakeholders at all levels
Experience in leading month-end close processes, standard costing, and inventory management
Demonstrated success in identifying and implementing process improvements
Strong business partnering skills with ability to work cross-functionally
Self-directed with excellent organizational and time management capabilities
Travel may be required
Experience in biotech or pharmaceutical industry preferred

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