About this role
Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description Job Description - updated 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. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives. How you will make an impact: If you have a passion for financial accuracy and timeliness across a global, multi-faceted organization, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Statutory Reporting is the team for you.
With a keen understanding of laws, regulations and compliance as well as reporting requirements, this team are overall accountable for Local GAAP reporting and compliance and the full end to end audit process for a number of group entities. You will build relationships with external advisors and audit teams as well as key business partners to ensure local financial and tax compliance. You will have an opportunity to build strong organizational alliances to understand and mitigate risk, as well as capture opportunities and provide valuable support to all business partners.
What you will do: Project management: Project planning and deadline management (financial statements, audits, annual and interim corporate tax returns) Coordination with auditors, tax advisors Coordination with internal accounting teams and external accountants Coordination with tax team for technical reviews and approvals for tax filings Document control and coordination of signatures Negotiation of advisor/auditor fees and tracking vs AOP Review of advisor engagement letters Audit meetings Follow up and resolution of issues Maintaining internal project trackers and database information Technical and accounting: Performing reconciliations between US GAAP and local GAAP accounting records Performing reconciliations between local GAAP profit and taxable profit Audit/tax query resolution Preparation of supporting schedules and analyses Review of financial statements Review of tax computations and returns Review of legal documentation Indirect tax (eg. VAT) compliance returns and all other local tax and financial/statistical returns Other: Coordination with legal department over company secretarial compliance Support treasury department with respect to dividends and global cash management Assistance with tax investigations and audits Ad hoc reporting as required (eg interim accounts, statistical analyses) How you will get here: Education and Experience: Self-starter who is organized and has strong technical skills Effective communications skills, both verbal and written; ability to collaborate with multiple relationships across different countries Ability to effectively manage, coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines, and demonstrated successful ability to adapt to and work in a fast paced, highly dynamic work environment Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (equivalent to 3+ years of direct experience or a recognized accounting qualification equivalent to CPA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA) Ability to understand US and Local GAAP accounting topics as well as to understand how CRG has applied them in a complex ERP environment Experience using cloud-based applications such as Oracle ERP, Workday, etc will a plus Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or other related field, or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualifications Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Strong technical accounting skills Excellent organizational skills Interest in financial accounting Attention to detail and ability to multi-task daily Good problem solving skills Ability to work under own initiative and manage own time across a variety of concurrent projects with a strong focus on quality and adherence to multiple deadlines Effective communication skills to enable management of multiple relationships across different countries Ability to focus on partnering with both internal and external parties Ability to work with ambiguity and complexity Fluency in English (verbal and written)