Senior Cost Accounting Manager

How will you make an impact? 

As the Senior Cost Accounting Manager for the Filtration and Separation Division (FSD), you will play a pivotal leadership role in the integration of a newly acquired $1B business into Thermo Fisher Scientific. This is a unique opportunity to build and lead the future-state global cost accounting organization for a newly formed division while establishing the processes, controls, governance, and reporting framework necessary to support a world-class manufacturing and finance organization. 

You will partner across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and IT to design and implement scalable cost accounting processes, strengthen inventory and manufacturing controls, and drive standardization across a complex global footprint. Your leadership will directly influence the operating model, control environment, and financial integrity of the FSD organization as it transitions from acquisition integration to long-term operational excellence. 

What will you do? 

Cost Accounting Leadership & Acquisition Integration 

• Lead the development and implementation of the global cost accounting strategy for the newly acquired Filtration and Separation Division. 

• Design and establish the future-state cost accounting organization, including roles, responsibilities, governance structures, and ownership models. 

• Partner with Integration Management, Finance, Operations, and IT teams to assess current-state processes and implement Thermo Fisher accounting standards and best practices. 

• Drive the integration of costing, inventory accounting, and financial reporting processes across acquired entities and manufacturing sites. 

Controls, Compliance & Governance 

• Design and implement a robust internal control framework supporting inventory accounting, product costing, manufacturing accounting, and financial reporting. 

• Establish standardized policies, procedures, and governance structures to support a scalable and compliant global cost accounting organization. 

• Lead cycle count governance and inventory control initiatives across manufacturing sites to strengthen inventory accuracy and compliance. 

• Oversee statutory audit support activities and coordinate audit responses for U.S. and international entities. 

• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, corporate accounting policies, and internal control requirements. 

Cost Accounting & Inventory Management 

• Own global cost accounting and inventory accounting processes.  Including inventory excess & obsolescence reserves, standard setting, physical inventory and audit support. 

• Lead annual cost roll activities, inventory revaluation analysis, labor and overhead rate calculations, purchase price updates, and capitalization assessments. 

• Oversee monthly CMV calculations, inventory closing