Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
As the Record to Report Global Process Owner Manager, you will take on a critical leadership role in optimizing end-to-end process design across the R2R workstream. This opportunity enables you to drive efficiency, improve productivity, and lead process improvements across global finance operations.
You will work alongside cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, well-controlled, and efficient processes, using data, systems, and automation where appropriate to support business objectives aligned with Thermo Fisher Scientific's strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
Process Leadership
- Own and lead the end-to-end R2R process taxonomy, embedding AI, automation, and data-driven decision-making into standardized global processes.
- Ensure the global deployment and adoption of a standardized R2R process across Shared Service Centers, minimizing customization where possible.
- Drive adoption of digitally enabled workflows, minimizing manual processes and leveraging reusable automation and AI capabilities.
Strategic Collaboration
- Partner with workstream leaders across Global Business Services (GBS) Shared Service Centers to implement balanced process improvements that align with business strategy.
- Collaborate with Accounting Operations, Group/Division Controllers, Compliance, Internal Audit, PPI, Automation, and IT to strengthen process operations.
Compliance & Controls
- Design and enhance digital control frameworks, incorporating automation, analytics, and AI-supported monitoring.
- Establish and maintain a strong accounting control environment within GBS Shared Services Operations, ensuring auditability, traceability, and transparency of processes and digital tools.
- Contribute to governance forums, influencing standards for responsible AI and digital use.
Training & Development
- Collaborate with Operations teams to ensure personnel are well-trained on policies, procedures, and digital tools.
Technology Enablement
- Support process design and future improvements of enabling technology, engaging with business and technology partners to drive standardization and optimization.
- Lead identification and deployment of technologies such as RPA, AI/GenAI, process mining, and advanced analytics.
- Combine tools (AI + data + automation) to improve outcomes across R2R processes.
Continuous Improvement
- Assess and articulate business requirements, analyze design options, and find opportunities for process simplification and standardization, following the PPI methodology.
- Lead efficiency initiatives that simplify processes, reduce unnecessary controls, and eliminate non-value-added activities.
Process Oversight & Performance
- Support process stabilization post debut.
- Act as the key decision-maker for process deviations and approve required changes.
- Review critical metrics with leadership monthly, track root causes of service deficiencies, and lead all aspects of remediation efforts.
Innovation & Improvement
- Drive initiatives that improve efficiency, effectiveness, and overall process performance.
- Lead efforts to refine and optimize R2R workflows.
Transition Management & Process Migration
- Serve as the Record-to-Report (R2R) process lead for migration initiatives, ensuring alignment with global process standards, target operating models, and business objectives.
- Partner with Operations, PMO, Digital Technology, Controls & Compliance, and business stakeholders to support the successful migration of R2R activities into or between Shared Service Centers and Global Business Services organizations.
- Assess current-state processes and identify process standardization, simplification, and efficiency opportunities prior to migration.
- Define and validate future-state process designs and business requirements to support migration objectives and global standards.
- Review and approve process scope, process flows, standard operating procedures (SOPs), desktop procedures, and related process documentation for migrated activities.
- Act as the primary process subject matter expert during migration initiatives, providing guidance on process design decisions, business requirements, and operational impacts.
- Partner with Controls & Compliance teams to ensure process designs support control requirements, accounting policies, and regulatory obligations.
- Identify process design and operational risks associated with migrations and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to support mitigation activities.
- Participate in go-live readiness assessments and provide process-related recommendations to support deployment decisions.
- Analyze post-migration process performance and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency, quality, standardization, and user experience.
Skills & Qualifications:
- 5-8 years of dynamic experience in finance or accounting, with 3-5 years in a Shared Services structure.
- A hands-on, proactive leader with a "roll up your sleeves" mentality and strong ability to multitask and collaborate.
- Ability to balance big-picture thinking with attention to detail, understanding the upstream and downstream impacts of financial processes.
- Shown success in leading complex, cross-functional projects.
- Ability to inspire change, influence teams, and maintain motivation across departments.
- Strong leadership, negotiation, and skills for engaging with senior management and business partners.
- Business insight to successfully align Finance objectives with the broader goals of Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Location & Travel Requirements:
- This position does not require relocation; however, travel will be vital.
- Encouraged travel: ~10%, with a higher concentration at the start of the role to establish relationships and understand processes.
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our work goes beyond day-to-day tasks. As the world leader in serving science, we tackle meaningful challenges while fostering a culture of innovation, quality, and collaboration. Join our team of 110,000 extraordinary minds and help us fulfill our mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities throughout the hiring process. Please contact us to request accommodation.