Accountant III
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information

We are seeking an Accountant III to join our team. The position is a hybrid role within the Clinical Trials Division of the Pharma Services Group of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., based in Rockville, MD - 14665 Rothgeb Drive.

A day in the Life:

• Assist in ensuring financial integrity of trial balance which supports the timely internal/external financial reporting.
• Assist in month/quarterly/year-end closing.
• Assist in reviewing balance sheet and trial balance analysis.
• Prepare journal entries; maintain and reconcile more complex general ledger accounts.
• Financial resource to manage and reconcile intercompany activities with other Thermo Fisher groups, support accrual posting and analysis, accounting analysis of rent/leasing activities, and other areas (payroll and/or AP) as directed.
• Support the review, maintenance and improvement of internal controls as it relates to the financial system, accounts and processes used in financial reporting.
• May provide technical accounting advice within area of expertise to functional or operational managers to help them understand and manage their financial responsibilities.
• Ensures accuracy and compliance with all accounting regulations.
• Respond to audit requests timely with accurate and complete support for both internal and external audits.
• Support or lead special projects as needed.
• Sales and Use tax management/reporting.

Keys to Success:

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Experience

• 5 plus years previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Previous financial accounting experience with strong technical accounting knowledge and application of financial principles.
• High level of proactivity to drive continuous improvement of processes and system utilization.
• Flexible and adaptable - with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks
• Excellent communication skills to interact at various levels inside and outside the organization
• Adaptable to utilization of ERP and/or database driven platforms.
• Demonstrates collaboration ethic
• Capable to understand sophisticated organizational structures and environments
• Proficient level of skill in Microsoft Excel

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and well-being of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to build a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand data and concept presented through spoken words and sentences.
• May interact with others, relating and collecting critical information. Interaction includes diverse groups.
• Works with mentorship or reliance on oral or written instructions from management. May require periods of driven concentration.
• Performs a wide range of variable tasks as instructed by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence.

Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in Maryland is $83,300.00-$125,000.00.

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

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