Associate Director, Cash Management & Working Capital

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At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives.

Own the CRO cash optimisation strategy and enterprise cash visibility. Lead monthly cash forecasting, actuals, flux analysis, and cash analytics, and drive cross-functional accountability for actions that improve cash flow along with recommendations for areas on focus and action. Present clear drivers, risks, KPIs, and actions to the Finance Leadership Team (FLT).

Key Responsibilities

Cash Strategy & Ownership

• Define and drive the CRO cash optimisation strategy

• Establish ownership and governance for key cash drivers

Performance Management (Forecast, Actuals, Flux)

• Own monthly cash forecast, actuals, and flux analysis

• Prepare both concise operational and executive level commentary explaining month-over-month movements, drivers, and risks

Analytics & KPI Development

• Design and maintain cash and working capital KPIs aligned to CRO operations

• Build analytics that link operational activity to cash outcomes

• Drive analytical insight into items impacting revenue and balance sheet

• Develop dashboards and metrics to track performance, trends, and accountability

Executive & FLT Engagement

• Present monthly cash performance, outlook, KPIs, and actions to FLT

• Track and follow up on agreed actions and outcomes

Cross-Functional Accountability

• Drive actions across Finance, Operations, Contracts, and Project teams

• Develop knowledge on expected behaviours in cash by business and levers to influence

• Recommend actions based on business insights for each division and business

• Challenge assumptions and behaviours impacting cash performance

Working Capital Levers

• Drive visibility, performance, and accountability for key cash levers including billing, collections, investigator/vendor payments, and pass-through cash timing

• Partner with AR, Contracts, Project Finance, and Treasury to improve cash predictability

Reporting & Governance

• Establish standard cash reporting, flux templates, and controls

• Reporting, Audit & Statutory Support

• Support internal and external financial reporting through robust analytics, flux analysis, and business insight

• Provide clear explanations of financial movements to support audit, tax, and statutory review processes

• Partner with Controllership, Tax, and external auditors to address analytical questions and emerging issues

• Identify trends or anomalies through analytics that may indicate reporting or control risks

Skills & Experience

• Senior experience in cash management, FP&A, or working capital

• Strong analytics, KPI design, and flux analysis capability

• Executive-level financial storytelling and presentation skills

• Proven ability to influence in a matrixed organisation

• CRO or project-based services experience preferred

Success Looks Like

• Clear, actionable cash KPIs in place and actively used

• Monthly cash movements clearly explained

• Improved forecast accuracy and reduced volatility

• Actions identified, owned, tracked, and delivered

• Indepth knowledge of all cash drivers for all businesses within CRG

• FLT confidence in cash insights and trajectory