Data Analyst III

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Job Description

When you are part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do challenging work, and be part of a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

Position Summary:

The Data Analyst III will be responsible for developing, interpreting and implementing financial concepts for financial planning and control. The analyst will prepare reports and tools for the workstreams and leadership to track core Key Performance Indicators versus targets, highlight achievements and issues, and ensure consistency, accuracy and quality across all reporting. They will also be performing technical analysis to determine present and future financial performance against set objectives.

The role would suit a candidate with excellent rapport building ability, strong reporting and analytical skills, effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability and passion to achieve critical metrics. Experience in a similar position is crucial to fully grasp the complexity of the role.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and issue daily/monthly reports that support tracking and analyzing of key indicators.
• Support the regular month end close reporting, managing data accuracy, and ensuring complete high-quality report is ready for the business reviews.
• Develop, standardize, and improve regular analyses and reports to share business and financial insights, and support monthly /quarterly /annual reporting and forecasting process (i.e. support MBR, QBR, AOP, etc.).
• Build and update dashboards, PowerPoint and other business intelligence tools by data mining in various systems.
• Regularly analyse data to identify trends, areas of improvement, and potential risks of operations against important metric.
• Collaborate with key internal partners in the region to ensure alignment and effective communication.
• Support Finance leadership to meet divisional finance reporting and analysis requirements.
• Consistently meet assigned targets and fulfil Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Ensure the performance of all tasks is carried out in accordance with company policies, internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

• Additional tasks include:
  • Drive the culture of continuous process improvement within the team.
  • Collaborate with GPO and serve as subject matter expert for all processes.
  • Support with the creation and update of process documentation and training materials for complex processes, as needed.
  • Participate actively to projects – including department or cross-functional projects.
  • Coordinate with Audit teams to facilitate testing procedures.
  • Other additional duties or tasks may be assigned periodically by the Line Manager.

Skills & Qualifications Required:

• Skills:

This position interacts with various levels of internal and external customers, and therefore effective and confident communication skills are required to effectively address issues, provide updates and lead successful customer negotiations.

Proven attention to detail and accuracy.

Demonstrated proficiency in collaborating effectively with a wide range of people to achieve common goals.

Ability to work independently in order to resolve complex issues and perform first and second level escalations.

Comfortable in a fast-paced environment.

Strong organisational and time management skills to ensure prioritisation and timely completion of tasks and efficiency in handling multiple responsibilities simultaneously.

Effective problem-solving capabilities, and strong analytical abilities.

Sound judgment and decision-making skills.

Willingness to train and mentor newcomers.

Good understanding of the process improvement methodology.

Working knowledge of relevant Accounting Operations systems, policies and procedures.

• Qualifications and experience:

Fluent in English.

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business-related field.

Experience in an Analysis and Reporting role would be a plus.

Thorough understanding in financial accounting.

Proficiency with data analysis, reporting and visualization tools such as MS Excel, Power BI, and Python.

Expert system knowledge of any existing ERPs (example: Oracle E1, SAP) and third-party enabling software is essential to perform this role effectively and efficiently.

Excellent digital literacy and knowledge of the Microsoft Office software is required.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 100,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

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