At the Thermo Fisher Transplant Diagnostics business we are seeking a knowledgeable and dynamic Senior Accountant to join our team in West Hills, CA.

At TDX your work, whether it's modeling business scenarios or tracking performance measurements, is used by our leaders to make strategic company decisions. While working on multiple projects at a time, you are passionate about the details while finding creative ways to take on big picture challenges.

The successful candidate will partner with the Accounting and FP&A management team and Accounting staff, operations organization and business management to support and drive special projects processes and improvements and leverage close and forecasting activities to ensure financial commitments are met. In such, this role will be involved in financial processes standardizations, financial documents reconciliations (P&L variances and Balance Sheet monthly recs), support during internal/external audit activities.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Performing monthly and quarterly accounting close activities as assigned.
• Ensure accurate accounting records and GL reconciliations around all diverse accounting and intercompany processes.
• Preparing journal entries and ensuring the timely closing of corporate’s books. Activities include review of close tasks, coordination and information gathering from business owners in order to prepare close analyses and entries.
• Fixed Asset Management - Assisting business partners in crafting CAR (Capital Appropriation Request) and routing for approval, Build Asset Shells, check monthly depreciation run, build FA reconciliation and roll-forward schedules.
• Revenue recognition - Key spreadsheets FOB Analysis, post deferred revenue aligned with TMO revenue recognition policy.
• Prepares tax returns in multiple jurisdictions, maintaining appropriate supporting documentation. Monitor, research and support taxation issues
• Preparing account reconciliations and taking the appropriate actions to clear all reconciliation items.
• Supporting management reporting package and performing financial statement analyses and detailing meaningful explanations for fluctuations for management and auditors.
• Working closely with external and internal auditors to ensure approved accounting policies are carefully adhered to and supervised and to support quarterly audit.
• Be a key business partner to business operations leaders to meet financial goals.
• Analyze metrics, trends, performance analysis and bring insights to division leadership team
• Be proactive and strong in problem solving, trouble shooting, root cause analysis
• Run ad hoc analyses to answer pressing questions
• You have a strong attention to detail with an ability to work well with others
• Proven track record to thrive and contribute in to a fun fast-paced, high impact and dynamic environment.
• Other Ad-Hoc projects, requests on demand to support the financial close process.

About the job

TDX accounting team handles core finance responsibilities. As a member of this team, you know your basic accounting and finance principles. You'll help prepare, analyze, and interpret financial data sets and develop insightful reports to help drive senior leadership decisions. Every day is a new challenge, and you're continually looking for ways to help our team get better at what we do, in the most efficient way possible. A teammate at heart, you collaborate with our global team, advocate standard processes and roll up your sleeves to pitch in when it's all hands-on deck. You adapt quickly while keeping your attention to detail, and you tap into your problem-solving skills to support Transplant Diagnostics Division business objectives.

Skills that will help you excel:

• Sophisticated knowledge of excel.
• Strong analytical or financial modeling skills
• Experience and/or ability to learn and use Cognos, HFM, SAP or similar tools
• Comfortable with large, sophisticated data and communicating findings to senior management
• Knowledge of standard finance systems (e.g. Oracle, Hyperion, CMR, SAP)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance.
• 5+ years of work experience in Finance or Accounting, with a proven understanding of financial reporting and analysis
• Solid understanding of current US GAAP required - (Revenue Recognition, Lease accounting)
• Strong SAP systems experience is required
• Strong analysis and analytical thinking skills
• Strong skills in MS Office products including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Individual must be professional and able to optimally connect with all levels of the organization while consistently delivering accurate work products while managing multiple deadlines.

The salary range estimated for this position is $97,000 to $140,000. 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 and their families 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 Account (HRA) 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
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount