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Sr. Accountant (Tax specialist)

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Lenexa, Kansas

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Close, Analysis Skills, Business Support, Career Development, Communication Skills, Corporate Policies, Corporate Tax, Cross-Functional, Data Quality, Decision Support, Disease Treatment, Documentation, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), External Audit, Finance, Financial Operations, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Strategy, Financial Systems, Food Safety, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Internal Audit, International Business, International Tax, Journal Entries, Local Tax, Maintain Compliance, Microbiology, Operational Strategy, Organizational Skills, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Property Tax, Reconciliation, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, SAP, Sales Tax, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Tax Accounting, Tax Operations, Tax Regulations, Tax Returns, Time Management, Use Tax, Waitressing, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Lenexa, Kansas
POSTED
30+ days ago

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

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. The Thermo Fisher Finance community offers growth opportunities across the world with a wide range of positions including Commercial Finance, Operations Finance, FP&A, Controllership, and Global Business Support. Finance professionals seeking to play drive financial strategy and business outcomes via strong business partnership and an extensive network of strong leaders and a career development focused culture. Microbiology Division business within Specialty Diagnostics Group, which offers rapid identification and targeted treatment for disease, food safety serving Global markets. With 150 years' experience in microbiology our products provide customers with high performance, quality products that they can depend on.

DESCRIPTION

How you will make an impact:

We are seeking a Senior Accountant – Tax Specialist within the controllership structure to support the MBD business by ensuring tax compliance, strengthening internal controls, and driving process improvements. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in Sales and Use Tax, Property tax, and other corporate taxes to ensure compliance and accurate timely filings of tax returns in alignment with US GAAP and local reporting requirements. You will partner with finance and business teams to mitigate risk, improve processes, and support strategic decision-making.

What you will do:

  • Ensure timely and accurate preparation and filing of Sales and Use, and Property Tax returns
  • Monitor and ensure compliance with US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and company policies
  • Partner with site teams across North America and EMEA to meet local tax requirements and resolve tax-related issues
  • Support internal and external audits, including documentation and audit responses
  • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance tax controls and operational efficiency
  • Utilize financial systems and tools to strengthen compliance, reporting accuracy, and data integrity
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to assess tax risks and support business initiatives
  • Provide tax-related analysis and decision support to finance and business stakeholders
  • Lead and support monthly close activities including journal entries, accruals, reporting, and reconciliations
  • Integrate into the wider controllership structure supporting the wider team and businesses as required
  • Perform other ad-hoc duties as needed

REQUIREMENTS

How you will get here:

  • An undergraduate degree in Business, Finance or Accounting is preferred
  • Minimum of 5+ years' experience in tax or accounting, with exposure to Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax
  • Sales and Use tax filing experience (non-negotiable)
  • Global tax exposure is a plus
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
  • Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Taxware/Webtool Kit, Blackline) is a plus

Travel requirements: Less than 25% domestic/international travel required

Location: Lenexa, KS

This position is not approved for Relocation Assistance.

About the Company

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With revenues of nearly $11 billion, we have approximately 37,000 employees and serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. We create value for our key stakeholders through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, which offer a unique combination of continuous technology development and the most convenient purchasing options. Our products and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, and solve analytical challenges ranging from complex research to routine testing to field applications.

All of our employees share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. Our ability to grow year after year is driven by our ability to attract, develop and retain world-class people who will thrive in our environment and share in our desire to improve mankind by enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

If you share in our values and if you're looking for an employer who is strongly committed to developing talent and rewarding achievement, come grow with us at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
All
WEBSITE
https://corporate.thermofisher.com/en/home.html

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