Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Our distributed team of around 125,000 colleagues offers an outstanding mix of innovative technologies, convenient purchasing options, and pharmaceutical services across our leading brands like Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com

Position Summary:

The objective of this role is to implement, lead and enable the internal controls practices within the GBS

Shared Services Centres and lead the framework actions to ensure that operational objectives are

sufficiently met under appropriate controls and segregation of duties. The role will work with multiple

geographics and cultures.  

This role will work closely with Internal/External Auditors, the Shared Services Leadership Team, Global

Process Owners and other partners in support of the company’s internal controls and execution of

programs such as SOX, Privacy and Cybersecurity.

The role will be a member of the Global Controls & Compliance Leadership team and will have responsibilities

in accordance with this.

Responsibilities:

Continually monitor the control environment, keeping abreast of significant control issues, trends and developments.Monitor changing business environment for items that may impact the company.

Oversee the development and execution of the company’s compliance program, while ensuring compliance with regulatory rules and deadlines (BCP, Cyber Sec, Data Privacy etc).

Act as the key point of contact for External and Internal audits impacting the Shared Services.

Evaluate the design of internal control activities transitioned to the Shared Services

Collaborate with process owners and others to build knowledge and understanding of risks and controls.

Keep the SSC leadership team informed on any control gaps identified, and support remediation of them to avoid any audit findings.

Ensure that adequate awareness raising/training programs are in place to increase risk and control understanding in operations teams.

Identify areas of opportunity for operational improvement.

Lead and maintain a strong internal control team.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• College/University degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance
• At least 8 years of financial audit/internal controls and shared services experience
• At least 5 years of people management experience
• Proven track record in delivering concise messages to audiences of all levels of seniority
• Must possess a high degree of accuracy in work; detail oriented with good analytical skills
• Great organization skills. Ability to manage multiple projects and timelines; ability to work well with all levels of management.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English