Financial Analyst 2 – Agentic AI Po Operations & Governance

**Work Schedule** Standard (Mon-Fri) **Environmental Conditions** Office **Job Description** 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. **How you will make an impact:** The Clinical Trials Division (CTD) is part of the Pharma Services Group (PSG) to support Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Medical Device companies in planning, supplying, and executing clinical trials. **Position Summary** Lead the operational finance governance of Thermo Fisher’s Agentic AI Purchase Order (PO) Intake Validation and Quote Matching Solution. This role is responsible for owning the monitoring of AI-driven PO intake, PO-to-Quote mapping, exception validations, coordinating cross-functional resolution, and partnering with Development and CERT (Customer Experience Resolution) teams to continuously enhance AI logic, automation, and platform capabilities supporting the Quote-to-Cash process. **Key Responsibilities** * Monitor daily AI PO intake, validation performance, and operational health. * Own Finance exception management for PO-to-Quote mapping, validation failures, duplicate POs, blanket POs, pricing, customer master, and billing eligibility. * Coordinate timely resolution with Sales, Project Managers, Finance, Customer Experience, Commercial Operations, and Master Data teams. * Ensure accountable owners are engaged, provide solution options, track SLAs, and escalate high-risk or aged exceptions. * Serve as Finance business lead for platform enhancements, partnering with Development and CERT on roadmaps, business requirements, testing, process rules, and production releases. * Recommend improvements to AI decision logic, validation rules, workflows, and automation opportunities. * Develop operational reporting and KPIs including validation accuracy, exception aging, automation rate, and invoice readiness. * Maintain governance, audit readiness, process documentation, and compliance with Finance controls. **Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or related field. * 5+ years of Finance, Order-to-Cash, Commercial Operations, or Finance Transformation experience. * Experience with enterprise platforms (Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, or similar). * Strong analytical, stakeholder management, and continuous improvement skills. * Preferred: AI-enabled business processes, Agile/SDLC, UAT, Lean or Six Sigma. **Core Competencies** * Finance process ownership and governance * Cross-functional leadership and influence * Problem solving and root cause analysis * Business process improvement and automation * Executive communication and stakeholder management * Data-driven decision making **Success Measures** * Improved AI PO validation accuracy * Reduced manual exceptions and faster resolution times * Increased PO-to-Quote match rate and invoice readiness * Improved SLA compliance, customer experience, and DSO * Delivery of platform enhancements and continuous improvement initiatives