Manager, Accounting

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives. Ranked #95 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list and with revenues of more than $35 billion, you’ll discover endless opportunities to grow a rewarding career as part of the world leader serving science

**How you will make an impact**:
VVS Europe (Viral Vector Service Europe) is a business within Pharma Services Group, which offers Gene Therapy solutions serving the market.

If you have a passion for financial accuracy and timeliness across a global, multi-faceted organization, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Accounting and Controllership function is the team for you. With a keen understanding of laws, regulations and compliance as well as reporting requirements consistent with USGAAP, this team uses innovative financial systems and controls, data security and robust processes to protect the company’s assets and support its short
- and long-term growth on a global scale. From technical accounting to budgeting and forecasting to planning and reporting, you will build relationships with internal and external audit teams as well as key business partners to drive sophisticated business decisions. You will have an opportunity to build strong organizational alliances to understand and mitigate risk, as well as capture opportunities and provide valuable support to all business partners.

Seeking an accounting leader who will provide finance and business partnering leadership to the site Belgian team. He will lead an accounting team of 5 members and be the primary business partner for the GM / Site / Operations Leaders. This role will ensure strong financial controls, compliance, and timely and accurate financial reporting. In addition, the position holder will provide valuable decision support, identify and implement operational improvement opportunities and develop a strong finance team.

**What you will do**:

- Ensure financial information is properly prepared and maintained in accordance with U.S. GAAP/BE GAAP, tax requirements, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, company policy and approval authority matrix
- Manage the monthly financial close and reporting processes to provide timely and accurate financial report
- Verify accuracy and completeness of financial documents and supplementary reporting with accounting procedures through balance sheet reviews
- Lead fulfillment of internal and external audit requirements
- Evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of accounting processes; recommend and implement changes to policies and processes to strengthen control environment
- Partner in formulation of solutions to operational issues beyond finance department
- Drive continuous improvement and uses systems to increase controls and efficiencies
- Ensures effective data security and controls within ERP, financial systems, and data flows
- Exercise sound data stewardship - following data policies (retention, privacy, security) and detailing procedures

**How you will get here**:
**Education**:

- Bachelor or Master Degree in accounting or finance

**Experience**:

- Minimum of 5 years experience in Accounting or Audit

**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities**:

- Excellent understanding of financial accounting standards
- Knowledge of Belgian direct and indirect tax
- Proficient user of Excel; experience with Mainframe ERP (or equivalent), PowerPoint and Hyperion
- Certified public account certification is an asset
- An international environment experience is an asset
- Proficient verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work autonomously
- Takes personal accountability for decisions and actions
- Challenges the status quo; introduces and proactively seeks out new insights and solutions to strengthen our performance.

**Travel requirements**:

- no travel required

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