Principal Analyst, Finance Systems

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100 countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on - now and in the future.

The Principal Analyst, Finance Systems will have experience in Oracle Cloud implementation and support, specifically in Oracle Fusion PPM. As part of a global Financial Systems team, this role provides management and delivery of process improvement and Oracle projects together with global end-user support of our financial & planning applications.

This position can be remote based on the East Coast or hybrid based in Wilmington, NC or Morrisville, NC.

• Develops complex financial models and systems specifications to support financial operations and provide decision-making support to senior leadership to achieve financial and business objectives related to finance systems technology.
• Administers the development, implementation, integration, and efficient processing of the Oracle Cloud system, with an emphasis on Oracle PPM Suite (Project Billing, Project Costing, Revenue). Any experience on Financials Suite (AP, AR, GL etc.) or EPM will be an added advantage.
• Provides project management, consultation, analysis, testing and implementation support for Finance projects including upgrades and enhancements.
• Provides consultative and technical support of the ERP system, interfaces, and integrations with other financial applications.
• Defines requirements and acts as a liaison between various finance departments and the technology department to resolve technical issues and design new features and/or application solutions.
• Generates queries, develops reports, ensures data integrity, performs systems maintenance, and provides routine audits as required.
• Provides oversight of reporting team and data requirements from the business.
• Directs the development, implementation, and maintenance of all corporate financial systems.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (or Masters) in Accounting, Finance or Computer Science.
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8 years’ experience) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.
• Oracle cloud ERP or onpremise implementation, upgrade, maintenance and support experience in Project Billing & Project Costing.

Preferred Skills:

• Proficient in writing SQL Queries and PL/SQL Coding.
• Experience with BI Publisher, OTBI, Cloud BI Reporting Tools, Snowflake, Smartview etc.
• Experience in other ERP areas (R2R, P2P, EPM cycles) is highly desirable.
• Support experience in a large enterprise using Oracle ERP will be favorably considered. Knowledge of Oracle Financials, Oracle SQL, would be an advantage, as will familiarity with reporting tools and relational database concepts (such as SQL and MS Access).
• Experience leading a department or a large team and participating in AOP, Budgeting & Forecasting processes will be a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organizational skills.
• Advanced understanding of finance systems and ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to provide positive end-user support across a global ERP system and global end-users.
• Ability to develop and deliver training programs for financial applications.
• Demonstrated proficiency in office productivity applications (such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Vision)
• Strong business acumen to understand sophisticated organizational structures and environments.
• Ability to identify, document and develop new processes that produce profitability either through revenue growth or future expense avoidance.
• Knowledge of data mining, reporting tools and relational database concepts.
• Able to multi-task and provide close attention to detail while managing conflicting priorities.
• Ability to positively contribute to a team atmosphere and adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as demonstrated by the ability to identify the source of a problem and determine the appropriate solutions; resolve and prioritize sensitive problems.
• Able to handle multiple projects with challenging timelines, resources, and budgets.
• Self-starter with the ability to take initiative.
• Ability to handle confidential data appropriately.

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

• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
• Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
• May require travel. 0-20% as needed.

The salary range estimated for this position is $110,000 - $150,000. This position will also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. Actual compensation will be confirmed in writing at the time of offer.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our US colleagues can count on, which generally includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan
• A wellness program, and valuable health incentive opportunities for company contributions to a Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Tax-advantaged savings and spending accounts and commuter benefits
• Employee assistance program
• 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, short- and long-term disability, and volunteer time off in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan