Senior Internal Control Specialist

Work Schedule
Standard Office Hours (40/wk)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:

Join our Internal Audit team at Thermo Fisher Scientific and contribute to maintaining world-class internal controls across our organization. As an Internal Auditor III, you'll conduct comprehensive financial audits, working closely with teams to ensure operational effectiveness and regulatory compliance. This position offers opportunities to contribute to business process optimization while developing your career in serving science.

You'll plan and execute financial audits, participate in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance initiatives, and collaborate with management teams to develop practical recommendations for process improvements. You'll help establish and maintain robust control frameworks across our operations while building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Advanced Degree plus 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of experience in financial auditing, with demonstrated expertise in internal controls and compliance

• Preferred Fields of Study: Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Audit Analytics, or related field

• Professional certification required (CA, ACA, ACCA, ACMA, or equivalent)

• Strong knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, GAAP, GAAS, and PCAOB standards

• Proficiency in audit methodologies, risk assessment, and control testing

• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning systems (SAP, Oracle, or E1)

• Advanced skills in data analytics tools (R Studio, Tableau, SQL)

• Excellent project management abilities and organizational skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and build positive relationships across all organizational levels

• Available for 15-20% travel

• Experience in shared services environment preferred

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel

• Strong attention to detail and analytical capabilities

• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously

• Experience in revenue recognition and inventory management audit methodologies