Accountant II

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

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.

DESCRIPTION

How you will make an impact:

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Accounting and Controllership team and help ensure accurate, timely financial reporting across a global organization. Your work will give business and functional teams the reliable financial information they need to make sound decisions and support our mission.

In this role, you will provide finance, accounting and compliance support to the business. You will apply accounting policies and internal controls to help deliver accurate, timely financial results. You will also identify opportunities to improve processes and partner with leaders to support business objectives.

What you will do:

• Coordinate timely month-end and year-end close activities

review account balances, record accruals, provisions and revaluations, and reconcile accounts in BlackLine.

• Manage intercompany transactions

including billing and revenue-related provisions. Reconcile intercompany balances, resolve discrepancies and coordinate with other entities.

• Prepare and review VAT support documentation for the Czech Republic and Switzerland

complete tax reconciliations, prepare VAT returns and financial reports, and support audits.

• Record banking transactions

reconcile bank accounts and in-house bank balances, prepare and approve payments, and resolve payment discrepancies.

• Accounting for payroll and fixed assets

record payroll-related bonuses and provisions. Maintain fixed-asset records, calculate depreciation, record disposals and review accounting records.

• Audit requirements

Support internal and external audits

• Manage accounts receivable activities

including calculating bad debt provision and recording reclassifications.

• Contribute to process improvement projects and prepare ad hoc reports to meet business needs.

REQUIREMENTS

How you will get here:

Requirements

• Either at least five years of experience in a general ledger (GL) accountant role, or a bachelor’s degree and at least three years of accounting experience in another area of accounting. Experience in a large multinational organization or shared services environment is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Strong understanding of financial accounting standards and internal controls.
• Proficiency in Excel. Experience with QAD ERP, PowerPoint and Hyperion is an advantage.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Take accountability for your decisions and actions.

Challenge existing ways of working and bring forward new insights and solutions to improve performance.

Travel requirements

Less than 25% domestic and/or international travel may be required.

Welcome

Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell?

About Us

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Accessibility/Disability Access

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

EEO

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.