Job Description

Work Schedule

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As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information

This Accountant III role is based remotely in the United States within the Drug Substance Division of the Viral Vectors North America and Microbial Manufacturing Services entities.

Discover Impactful Work:

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. Join us to drive outstanding financial accuracy and support our mission to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Your expertise will help us successfully implement world-class accounting practices!

A day in the Life:

• Perform revenue recognition in compliance with ASC 606.
• Manage assigned financial cycles to ensure transactions are accounted for appropriately and balances within subledgers are appropriate.
• Ensure the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of monthly close activities.
• Prepare and review accounting entries and balance sheet account reconciliations to achieve completeness and accuracy.
• Assist with Internal and External audits as well as any SOX compliance initiatives.
• Involvement in Finance projects to drive financial reporting accuracy and reduction of low value work.

Challenge current processes to identify improvement opportunities.

Keys to Success:

• Ambitious approach
• Proven ability to compete and excel in a fast-paced environment
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting
• CPA Designation (preferred)

Experience

• 3 years of progressive relevant work experience.
• 2 years working for public accounting firm (preferred)
• Experience with ASC 606 compliance

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Advanced level MS Excel skills, strong overall PC skills
• Flawless attention to detail
• Proficient in accounting software SAP
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently but also within a team environment with a commitment to excellence and a strong work ethic.
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple complex situations in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills to interact at various levels inside and outside the organization.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Work is primarily performed in a remote environment.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

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