ESG Process and Controls Manager (Corporate Finance)
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Work Schedule
Standard Office Hours (40/wk)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

How you will make an impact:

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) Controllership is a new team within the Corporate Financial Reporting function, which is responsible for technical accounting, mergers and acquisition accounting, consolidation accounting, and external financial reporting.

If you have a passion for developing and deploying an enterprise-wide regulatory reporting capability for a $40 Billion global organization, Thermo Fisher Scientific's ESG Controllership function is the team for you!

Reporting to the ESG Controller, you will help develop and maintain ESG-specific processes and controls across enterprise functions. In addition, you will partner with teams to ensure adherence to ESG data governance policies and operating procedures in alignment with a strong internal control environment for ESG reporting practices. You will collaborate with subject matter experts in areas including: climate change, pollution, resource use and circular economy, own workforce, workers in the value chain, affected communities, consumers and end users, business conduct, and others.

What you will do:

• Assist in the development and implementation of business process, data, and controls as foundation to enterprise ESG and regulatory reporting
• Partner with business owners to ensure the implementation and assurance readiness plans for various ESG reporting-related initiatives
• Help establish data governance policy and procedure framework to ensure ongoing adherence to a robust internal controls environment
• Mentor cross-functional ESG teams on appropriate process and internal control documentation
• Develop expertise on ESG trends, frameworks, regulatory requirements to help inform operational plans, reporting philosophies, and metrics
• Manage reporting timelines to ensure deliverables meet internal and external requirements

• Required: Undergraduate degree preferably in Business, Finance, Accounting, or Information Systems
• Desired: CPA or CIA certification (or equivalent)

• Required: 5+ years of accounting and/or auditing experience, preferably complex, multinational enterprises
• Required: Experience in internal controls, audit, or accounting, preferably with a combination of public accounting and public company industry experience
• Desired: Experience in process mapping and process improvement

• Proficient verbal and written communication skills
• Strong project management skills
• Experience with business process mapping, continuous improvement identification
• Strong analytical skills with ability to identify process, data, or control gaps
• Capable of collaborating with diverse global teams
• Self-motivated with a bias for action
• Act with integrity and demonstrate strong professional judgment
• Maintain a positive demeanor and desire for continuous improvement

• Less than 25% domestic/international travel required