Project Accounting Manager, US - Remote

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll 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.

Location / Division Specific Information

The Project Accounting Manager role is a key member of CorEvitas within the RWE (Real World Evidence) business. This role is remote based (East Coast preferred) and may require travel at times.

Discover Impactful Work :

The Project Accounting Manager oversees revenue and forecasting activities and related internal and external reporting. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on contributor as well as manage portions of the revenue activity.

This role will work closely with the CorEvitas Finance team and across the company to support customer relationships within the CorEvitas Clinical Registries and Precision Medicine businesses.

A Day in the Life :

• Project financial management of the services portion of the business. This includes : End to end process oversight of the project revenue close processReport development and generation for both internal and external reportingMaintain and evolve budget and quarterly forecastingFinancial contracting guidance and support for services business
• Additional revenue management for a variety of revenue recognition methodologies
• Partnership with key internal stakeholders within the Company, including, but not limited to, the Clinical Research Management team
• Develop and lead process improvement initiatives between finance and operations
• Support the implementation of new systems and controls as part of the company’s growth and realize operating efficiencies
• Participate in and drive process improvement, standardization, and productivity projects within finance
• Ensures compliance with local GAAP, US GAAP, regulatory requirements, and corporate policies

Any other duties as may reasonably be considered as falling under the remit and responsibilities of this post.

Keys to Success :

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or accounting is required
• CPA is preferred

Experience :

5+ years of relevant work experience, ideally in Project Accounting, FP&A, public accounting, management consulting, strategy, or similar analytical function (or a combination thereof)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent consultancy skills with ability to function as an effective and trusted partner to internal clients at all levels of the organization
• Broad and in-depth knowledge of accounting / financial principles and best practices with sophisticated analytical and quantitative skills
• Advanced level of skill in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and presentation of data
• Demonstrated ability to effectively delegate and balance work and deliver against competing demands
• Working knowledge of revenue recognition, including ASC 606
• Experience in Salesforce, NetSuite, Hyperion and FinancialForce preferred

Working Environment

Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing 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.
• Able 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.
• This role requires independent travel up to 10%, inclusive of traveling in automobiles, airplanes, and trains.
15 days ago