Sr Accountant

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.’s Transplant Diagnostics business ("TDX") is seeking a knowledgeable and dynamic Sr Accountant to join our team in West Hills, CA.

About the Team:

The TDX Controllership team owns core accounting responsibilities, partners with key partners to ensure accurate and timely financial information is available to drive senior leadership decisions, and uses its unique access to many parts of the business to drive operational enhancement opportunity.

The successful candidate will partner with Accounting, Finance, Operations, and Business Management teams to support successful month-end closes, solicit and apply relevant financial and operational information impacting financial reporting, and support special projects and process improvements. This role will be involved in Accounting processes standardizations, Financial reconciliations (P&L variances and Balance Sheet recons), day-to-day Accounts Receivable/ Revenue related tasks, tax compliance, and support during internal/external audit activities.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Performing diverse accounting close activities as assigned, including: Journal Entries, GL Account Reconciliation prep, clearance of reconciling items.

• Review of certain intercompany transactions as pertaining to direct materials purchases, in support of maintaining clean GR/IR accounting.

• Fixed Asset Management – Assist business partners and Finance team in: CAR (Capital Appropriation Request) generation and routing for approval, application of Accounting Policy towards CAPEX and OpEx spend, creation of Asset Shells, and review of Fixed Asset reconciliation and roll-forward schedules to ensure accuracy in Fixed Assets accounting and timely progress towards CIP completion.

• Revenue Recognition – Support compliance with ASC 606 and application of internal Accounting Policy, key spreadsheets, FOB Analysis, and post accrued/ deferred revenue aligned with company revenue recognition policy.

• Support monthly and quarterly Sales and Use Tax filings.

• Drive compliance with internal Procument and Sales procedures.

• Support management reporting package and performing financial statement analyses, and documenting meaningful explanations for fluctuations for management and auditors.

• Participation in  external and internal audits.

• Be a key business partner to business operations leaders to meet financial goals.

• Analyze metrics, trends, and performance and bring insights to division leadership team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.

• 6+ years of work experience in Accounting or Finance, ideally with exposure to Accounts Receivable and Procurement, Revenue, Intercompany, Royalties and/or Sales Tax.

• Strong understanding of current US GAAP required, specifically Revenue Recognition.

• Strong SAP systems experience preferred.

• Knowledge of standard finance systems (e.g. SAP, Hyperion, HFM, CMR, Oracle, Blackline).

• Intermediate-Advanced Skills in Microsoft suite, including: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Thrives in a fast-paced, high impact and dynamic environment.

• Comfortable communicating with senior management.

• Proactiveness in problem solving, trouble shooting, and root cause and ad-hoc analyses.

• Strong attention to detail with an ability to work well with others.

• Strong analytical or financial modeling skills.

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.

Schedule - 8am - 5pm M-F; Onsite

Please Note- Interested candidates should apply directly through our careers page. Applications from recruitment agencies or third-party recruiters will not be considered.

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards