At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact. Our Finance teams are critical to enable 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 an outstanding career. With revenues of more than $40 billion, you’ll discover endless opportunities to grow as part of the world leader serving science!

The job:

This Senior Director, Finance role has oversight for the end-to-end financial management of the High-Performance-Chromatography-Solutions (HPCS) business unit with annual sales of several-hundred million dollars. It is a global portfolio-based business unit, serving a broad range of industries. This position is based at our Germering, Germany Center of Excellence, close to Munich.

As Senior Director of Finance you will collaborate with the Vice President/General Manager to strategically distribute capital to continue to stimulate growth and enhance profitability. The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record of excellence in strategic portfolio management, consistent P&L leadership, fostering cultural transformation, building interpersonal trust and partnerships, and attracting, retaining, and nurturing talent. Experience with SAP ERP in a manufacturing environment and experience with manufacturing operations is desired. This role will report to the Division Vice-President of Finance and will oversee a team of finance and accounting professionals based globally, while also serving on the Business Unit's leadership team.

While full relocation is not required, you will need to be co-located with the business in Germering at least 4-days/week to enable in-person collaboration & leadership. We are willing to support relocation if this is your preference, or else provide financial support for weekly travel/accommodation costs if you prefer to commute from another location.

An advanced level of both German and English is essential.

What will you do?

Core Financial Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive financial leadership, encompassing P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and investment decisions
• Lead the annual strategic and financial planning processes, manage month-end closures including reporting, forecasting, and proactive financial management to identify business risks and opportunities for mitigation, ensuring predictable financial outcomes
• Drive detailed & standardized financial reporting and business metrics to support sound investment decisions, profitable growth, and financial accountability
• Prioritize investments effectively to boost value
• Collaborate with world-wide commercial teams, ensure analytics and oversight of manufacturing operations across 4 sites across the world and ensure R&D outcomes to enhance shareholder value

Organizational Leadership & Collaboration:

• Build, lead, mentor, and develop a diverse global team, from Analysts to Senior Finance Managers
• Offer exceptional financial and strategic support to the V.P./General Manager and other members of the Business Unit leadership team, collaborating effectively with all other functions
• Work closely with HPCS global commercial sales, manufacturing operations, marketing, HR, R&D, and IT teams to drive enhancements in pricing, sales strategies, market entry, new product introductions, business solutions, and manufacturing operations
• Foster an environment that both challenges and supports with mentorship and strategic insights
• Adopt a continuous improvement mentality and PPI principles, welcoming external perspectives that progress the finance organization's agenda

Statutory Compliance:

• Ensure compliance and accounting-controllership are integrated into business decisions, in line with company policies, US GAAP, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Provide finance leadership for the global Business Unit sites and provide statutory reporting oversight

Who we are looking for:

Education:

• An undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting or related field; MBA desired

Experience:

• A minimum of 15 years of finance experience inclusive of prior P&L management experience
• Consistent record delivering outstanding results and getting results beyond the finance function
• Outstanding leadership, communication, confident and mature manager, and business partner
• Ability to effectively lead and implement ideas in a matrix environment and across functional and global business reporting structures
• Prior experience with manufacturing operations a plus

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Outstanding analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong communication skills, both spoken and written, with all levels of management
• Strong systems and analytic capabilities including HFM, Navision & SAP
• Must possess a strong set of personal and business values aligned with our 4i values
• Fluent in English and German
• Ability to travel domestic and internationally ~25%.

What’s in it for you:

We offer competitive remuneration, an annual incentive plan bonus scheme 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.

About us:

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #Start Your Story at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com

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.