Senior Finance Manager - Commercial

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Are you an experienced finance professional who enjoys getting beyond the numbers and partnering with commercial leaders to influence business performance?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Finance Manager – Commercial to join our BioProduction Group Commercial Finance team. This is a highly visible role with exposure across the organisation, combining commercial business partnering, forecasting, budgeting and data-driven decision-making.
You will act as a key Finance Business Partner to senior Commercial leadership, with a particular focus on the EMEA organisation. You will work closely with Sales, Marketing and Commercial Leadership on areas including pipeline management, budgeting and revenue forecasting, while operating within a global, matrix environment.
With regular interaction with senior executives, including Group Presidents, Finance VPs and divisional leadership, this is an opportunity to build an exceptionally broad understanding of the business and establish yourself within a global organisation.
You will also lead and develop one direct report and play an important role in helping our Commercial Finance function provide the insight and challenge needed to drive profitability, customer satisfaction and commercial success.
Why this role?
This is a role for someone who wants to be close to the commercial organisation and have genuine influence. You will have the opportunity to:
Partner directly with senior commercial leaders and become a trusted finance partner.
Gain significant exposure to senior executives across Finance and the wider business.
Work across a broad EMEA scope within an international, matrix organisation.
Build knowledge across multiple areas of the business through close partnership with Sales, Marketing and Commercial Leadership.
Lead and develop a team member while continuing to build your own leadership profile.
Join a fast-paced, innovative global FP&A environment where finance plays an active role in shaping commercial performance.
What you will do:
Lead on monthly and quarterly business reviews to support the regional senior directors and to identify actions to improve the business
Work with divisional counterparts assuring an alignment between global requirements and region
Support the forecasting and planning process in collaboration with Commercial leadership, Marketing and sales structures
Support operative and strategic decisions and suggest corrective actions.
Review appropriate commercial finance support mechanisms and implement change as needed.
Provide a leadership role in initiatives that will guide and develop the team into a premier finance organization.
Complete special projects as requested, such as Go To Market strategies and integration processes
Lead, develop and inspire your team to meet the business and finance objectives
How you will get here:
Education
Bachelor’s degree in a, Mathematics, Finance, or Accounting field. CPA, CMA, MBA preferred
Experience
10+ years of relevant working experience
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Significant experience in a commercial FP&A role with strong financial competence and expertise in business engagement. forecasting, budgeting and variance analysis.
Experience with large sets of data, with responsibility for the quality and integrity of results
Organized multitasker: you prioritize your workload, in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Strong team building skills working with a diverse group of people, even if geographically dispersed
Excellent communication and presentation skills to communicate analysis and recommendations in concise informative manner
Excellent skills with MS Excel are required; Oracle, HFM/CMR, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) are preferred
Self-motivated, higher level of flexibility and strong work ethic with the goal to get the job done
Continuous Improvement: Identify process and control gaps and champion improvement initiatives through Practical Process Improvement (PPI)
Exhibit leadership, initiative, and the Thermo Fisher Scientific 4-I values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.
Travel requirements
Less than 25% domestic/international travel required
What we offer
We want our colleagues to feel supported both inside and outside of work. Alongside your salary, you will have access to a comprehensive and flexible UK benefits package designed around your health, financial wellbeing and lifestyle.
Make an impact beyond the numbers
BioProduction Group provides the technology, materials and services used to develop and produce life-changing medicines efficiently, sustainably and cost-effectively. The work we do with our customers has a lasting impact on global health.
If you’re looking for a senior commercial finance opportunity where you can partner with influential leaders, develop a broad understanding of a global business and use your financial expertise to shape commercial decisions, we’d love to hear from you.