Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life – To enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. Our colleagues in corporate strive for excellence in every task, at every moment. We are game-changers seeking improvements to processes and more efficient ways of working or adapting to changing financial and industry environments. We are currently looking for CS Associate Finance Analyst to join our Finance Team in Manila.

CS Associate Finance Analyst c ontributes to the achievement of financial and business objectives through accurate and timely financial analysis and reporting. Works cross-functionally with CDSD operations, Commercial and Ops Finance to support in resolving issues related to any of the following: revenue, costs, contract values, billing, balance sheet management, financial reporting, financial tools, and processes.

Essential Functions:

• Performs administrative functions in support of Operations Finance ensuring timely, quality, and consistent report.

• Assist in financial management of project portfolio and/or special assignments.

• Support in preparation of contract modifications, change notifications, contract values, and contract deliverables.

• Prepares payment scheduled and generate reports for invoicing backups in a timely and accurate manner maintaining cash neutrality.

• Coordinates with other staff to ensure sponsors are invoiced in a timely and accurate manner; all amounts are collected; any remaining final balances are appropriately cleared; and/or the agreed financial processes are followed.

• Completes month-end and closeout related activities.

• Assist on documentation and reporting for audit compliance.

• Tracks and maintains project information and budgets within the project accounting system.

• Run reports in preparation of internal and external meeting

Job Complexity:

• Works on problems of limited scope. Follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic qualification.

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 1 year).

• In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to function as an effective and respected partner to internal clients.

• Ability to adapt quickly to new systems and processes.

• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks while still delivering high quality results.

• Good analytical and quantitative skills and ability to handle data effectively.

• Good written and oral communication skills

• Good organizational and project administration skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs will be an advantage.

• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization.

• Detail oriented with analytical thinking and problem-solving attitude.

• Solid understanding of accounting/financial principles and regulations/legal requirements, for roles with more accounting focus a professional accounting qualification – ACCA / CPA / CIMA or equivalent will be an advantage.

Management Role: No management responsibility

Working Conditions and Environment:

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.

• Long, varied hours may be required, including a few hours overlap with UK/US time-zone on a few days on month-end.

• Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.

• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.

• Frequent mobility required.

• Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck.

• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.

• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups.

• Works independently with little guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions and plans work schedules to meet goals. Requires multiple periods of intense concentration.

• Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task.

• Regular and consistent attendance.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.