Financial Analyst 3 – Commercial Finance

**Work Schedule** Standard (Mon-Fri) **Environmental Conditions** Office **Job Description** **About the Role** The Financial Analyst III is a key member of the LPG Commercial Finance team, partnering directly with Commercial and Finance leadership to drive profitable growth across North America. This high-visibility role combines financial planning, forecasting, commercial analytics, and executive reporting to support strategic business decisions. The successful candidate will be highly analytical, intellectually curious, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, matrixed global organization. This position offers significant exposure to senior leadership and opportunities to influence commercial strategy through data-driven insights. **Location:** Pittsburgh, PA **Key Responsibilities** * Partner with Commercial leadership to provide financial insight and decision support across the North America business. * Analyze bookings, revenue, backlog, pipeline conversion, pricing, customer trends, and commercial performance. * Lead recurring forecasting activities, including monthly forecasts, quarterly outlooks, and Annual Operating Plan (AOP). * Develop actionable risk and opportunity assessments and communicate key business drivers to Finance and Commercial leadership. * Prepare executive-level reporting, dashboards, scorecards, and presentations for monthly and quarterly business reviews. * Support ad hoc financial analysis and strategic initiatives for Business Unit, Group, and regional leadership. * Partner with Business Unit Finance, Regional Finance, and Commercial teams to ensure alignment of forecasts, reporting, and operating metrics. * Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, automate recurring analyses, and enhance data quality. * Investigate data discrepancies, determine root causes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve reporting accuracy and operational efficiency. **Minimum Qualifications** **Education** * Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience). **Experience** * 3+ years of experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance, Financial Analysis, or a related field. * Experience supporting commercial or sales organizations preferred. * Experience within a large, global, matrixed organization preferred. **Preferred Skills** * Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities. * Experience with forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and financial reporting. * Advanced Excel skills with experience leveraging large datasets. * Experience with Power BI and enterprise planning/reporting systems such as Oracle Hyperion, Financial Management, Planning, or Cognos. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex analyses into clear business recommendations. * Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. * Demonstrated initiative, intellectual curiosity, and continuous improvement mindset. * Ability to build strong partnerships across Finance, Commercial, and senior leadership. * Commitment to Thermo Fisher Scientific's 4-I Values: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.