About the role

AI summarised

The Regions Control Specialist role at Thermo Fisher Scientific supports financial operations by ensuring compliance, accuracy, and integrity of financial controls across regional business units. The position involves monitoring financial processes, identifying control gaps, and collaborating with finance and business teams to strengthen internal controls and reporting standards.

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Key Responsibilities

This role partners closely with Finance, Operations, IT, and Global/region Process Owners to assess risks, evaluate control effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.
Conduct internal control reviews, including testing of financial records; document and report control gaps, risks, and recommendations to management through formal written reports.
Support remediation of control exceptions identified through balance sheet reviews, Control Self- Assessment, internal audit, and external audit.
Perform assigned control and balance sheet deep-dive reviews in a timely manner, including planning, preparation, documentation, analysis of findings, and report writing; support ad-hoc assignments as required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required; CPA strongly preferred.
7+ years of progressive experience in internal audit, SOX/internal controls, compliance, risk management, or controllership, with experience in Big 4 or large multinational environments highly preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain control concepts and risk implications to non-technical and senior stakeholders.
Strong analytical mindset with a high level of attention to detail and sound professional judgment.