:Act as a trusted Business Partner to the local Site Leader and global finance workstream Senior Directors, providing added value support and guidance throughout all financial processes.Lead a team of minimum 2 analysts, ensuring coordination, motivation, and development of resources. As a people manager, drive organizational changes and champion process improvement projects within the site while maintaining retention and attraction of key talent in our organization.Coordinate, complete, and review the FP&A month-end close process and post-close analysis reporting cycles.Function as subject matter expert for Finance, by identifying and implementing recommendations to improve current accounting, accounts payable, treasury and planning processes, driving efficiencies.Lead the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and forecast processes, as well as cost-saving initiatives for all the Costa Rica site departments.Provide strong decision support to business leadership by identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks and opportunities supported by financial models, presentations, and dashboards.Lead and oversee the financial management of global implementation projects involving other Shared Service Centers that are part of our GBS organization, ensuring adherence to budget guidelines and recommending appropriate actions to optimize project financial performance.Take high-level direction and work proactively and independently to drive the execution of team goals and problem-solving.Provide ad-hoc analysis as required by Finance leadership.Lead a team of minimum 2 analysts, ensuring coordination, motivation, and development of resources. As a people manager, drive organizational changes and champion process improvement projects within the site while maintaining retention and attraction of key talent in our organization.Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or other relevant.At least 5 years of relevant experience in FP&A and Accounting.At least 5 years of Management experience in Shared Service Centers.At least 3 years of experience working with other areas such as Accts Payable, Treasury, Payroll, Project Management.Proficiency in financial analysis and reporting, forecasting, budget management, internal controls, technical accounting, accounts payable, free trade zone regulations.Strong business acumen as well as the ability to make logical assumptions, analytical skills incorporating external and internal information, and effectively benchmark results against appropriate baselines.Ability to lead multi-functional projects and identify control weaknesses in existing process recommending mitigation actions.Ability to obtain operational buy-in with easy-to-understand analysis and presentations with the ability to engage in communication at the executive level.Proven history of working cross functionally, self-motivated, as well as the ability to build organizational relationships with customers, peers, and operating partners.Work effectively in a dynamic environment and handle different priorities.Effective verbal and written communication skills, able to summarize and present information in a concise and effective manner.Able to work and interact in global (remote) teams in different time-zones.Excellent skills with MS Excel and MS PowerPoint are required; skills with Oracle, HFM, SAP and Power BI are preferred.Fluency of the English language (verbal and written).Experience in local financial controls and free trade zone regulations is preferred.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.
