Project Accountant Jobs at Thermo Fisher Scientific with Visa Sponsorship
Project Accountant roles at Thermo Fisher Scientific sit at the intersection of scientific operations and financial oversight, supporting large-scale research and manufacturing programs. Thermo Fisher has a consistent record of sponsoring work visas for finance professionals, making it a viable target for international candidates with accounting credentials.
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Job Description
ImmunoDiagnostics Division (IDD)
Portage, MI
Company Information
The ImmunoDiagnostics Division (IDD), a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), develops, manufactures, and markets complete blood test systems supporting the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of allergy and autoimmune diseases. Operating on the Phadia Laboratory Systems platform, IDD delivers productivity and cost efficiencies to laboratories globally. This position is based in Portage, MI, the U.S. headquarters for IDD.
How You Will Make an Impact
As a senior finance leader within IDD, the Senior Manager, Accounting & Finance provides strategic financial leadership and operational oversight across accounting, financial planning & analysis, and Travel & Expense (T&E). This role partners closely with commercial and functional leaders to drive disciplined financial management, informed decision-making, and continuous improvement aligned with Thermo Fisher’s Mission.
The Senior Manager serves as the functional owner of North America accounting operations and financial planning processes, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and transparency while proactively identifying risks and opportunities in a growth-oriented environment.
This role manages three direct reports (Senior Financial Analyst, Senior Accountant, and T&E supervisor) and one indirect report, with responsibility to scale the organization as business complexity evolves.
What You Will Do
1. Financial & Business Leadership
- Serve as a strategic finance partner to divisional leadership, providing insights that drive operational and commercial decision-making.
- Lead the annual operating plan (AOP), STRAP, forecasts, and long-range planning processes.
- Translate financial performance into actionable business recommendations.
- Proactively identify risks, opportunities, and cost improvement initiatives.
- Provide executive-ready reporting and financial narratives to support leadership discussions.
2. Accounting & Financial Control Ownership
- Own the integrity and accuracy of all general ledger accounting and financial reporting.
- Lead the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring adherence to strict corporate deadlines.
- Oversee reconciliation to corporate systems (HFM/CMR, PLN) and ensure alignment between local and corporate reporting.
- Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, SOX controls, and Thermo Fisher policies.
- Supervise all internal and external financial and tax audits.
- Maintain strong internal control frameworks and continuously improve financial governance.
3. FP& A & Forecasting Leadership
- Oversee forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling activities.
- Review operating metrics and financial KPIs to proactively communicate forecast accuracy and goal attainment.
- Monitor and manage expense trends, providing clear visibility into spend and outlook.
- Perform analytics on company spending and provide recommendations to optimize resource allocation.
- Drive improvements in forecasting accuracy and reporting efficiency.
4. Travel & Expense (T&E) and Accounts Payable Oversight
- Provide leadership and governance over the T&E function.
- Ensure policy compliance, reporting accuracy, and process efficiency.
- Monitor spend trends and identify cost control opportunities.
- Partner cross-functionally to ensure alignment with global standards.
5. Team Leadership & Talent Development
- Directly manage:
- Senior Financial Analyst
- Senior Accountant
- T&E Lead
- Provide coaching, development planning, and performance management.
- Ensure workload balance, prioritization, and cross-training within the team.
- Build a scalable team structure to support evolving business needs.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
6. Operational Excellence & Systems Expertise
- Act as divisional subject matter expert for corporate financial systems (HFM/CMR, PLN, SAP, Navision).
- Drive automation and system enhancements to improve efficiency and control.
- Lead process documentation, backup planning, and cross-functional process improvements.
- Strengthen financial data tracking and reporting capabilities.
Scope & Impact
- Manages direct reports (professional and management level employees), with potential to expand.
- Owns U.S. accounting operations and financial planning processes.
- Oversees general ledger, intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Responsible for financial governance and audit readiness.
- Influences financial performance and strategic decision-making across the division.
Key Success Factors
- Deep expertise in GAAP, technical accounting, internal controls, and financial governance.
- Strong strategic thinking and business acumen.
- Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
- Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, global organization.
- Advanced analytical skills with ability to translate data into insights.
- High bias for action and continuous improvement mindset.
- Strong executive-level communication skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities within financial calendar constraints.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required.
- Master’s degree preferred.
- CPA preferred.
- 8+ years progressive accounting and finance experience.
- 3+ years leadership experience managing professional-level staff.
- Strong experience with corporate reporting systems (HFM/CMR, PLN, SAP).
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
ImmunoDiagnostics Division (IDD)
Portage, MI
Company Information
The ImmunoDiagnostics Division (IDD), a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), develops, manufactures, and markets complete blood test systems supporting the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of allergy and autoimmune diseases. Operating on the Phadia Laboratory Systems platform, IDD delivers productivity and cost efficiencies to laboratories globally. This position is based in Portage, MI, the U.S. headquarters for IDD.
How You Will Make an Impact
As a senior finance leader within IDD, the Senior Manager, Accounting & Finance provides strategic financial leadership and operational oversight across accounting, financial planning & analysis, and Travel & Expense (T&E). This role partners closely with commercial and functional leaders to drive disciplined financial management, informed decision-making, and continuous improvement aligned with Thermo Fisher’s Mission.
The Senior Manager serves as the functional owner of North America accounting operations and financial planning processes, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and transparency while proactively identifying risks and opportunities in a growth-oriented environment.
This role manages three direct reports (Senior Financial Analyst, Senior Accountant, and T&E supervisor) and one indirect report, with responsibility to scale the organization as business complexity evolves.
What You Will Do
1. Financial & Business Leadership
- Serve as a strategic finance partner to divisional leadership, providing insights that drive operational and commercial decision-making.
- Lead the annual operating plan (AOP), STRAP, forecasts, and long-range planning processes.
- Translate financial performance into actionable business recommendations.
- Proactively identify risks, opportunities, and cost improvement initiatives.
- Provide executive-ready reporting and financial narratives to support leadership discussions.
2. Accounting & Financial Control Ownership
- Own the integrity and accuracy of all general ledger accounting and financial reporting.
- Lead the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring adherence to strict corporate deadlines.
- Oversee reconciliation to corporate systems (HFM/CMR, PLN) and ensure alignment between local and corporate reporting.
- Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, SOX controls, and Thermo Fisher policies.
- Supervise all internal and external financial and tax audits.
- Maintain strong internal control frameworks and continuously improve financial governance.
3. FP& A & Forecasting Leadership
- Oversee forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling activities.
- Review operating metrics and financial KPIs to proactively communicate forecast accuracy and goal attainment.
- Monitor and manage expense trends, providing clear visibility into spend and outlook.
- Perform analytics on company spending and provide recommendations to optimize resource allocation.
- Drive improvements in forecasting accuracy and reporting efficiency.
4. Travel & Expense (T&E) and Accounts Payable Oversight
- Provide leadership and governance over the T&E function.
- Ensure policy compliance, reporting accuracy, and process efficiency.
- Monitor spend trends and identify cost control opportunities.
- Partner cross-functionally to ensure alignment with global standards.
5. Team Leadership & Talent Development
- Directly manage:
- Senior Financial Analyst
- Senior Accountant
- T&E Lead
- Provide coaching, development planning, and performance management.
- Ensure workload balance, prioritization, and cross-training within the team.
- Build a scalable team structure to support evolving business needs.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
6. Operational Excellence & Systems Expertise
- Act as divisional subject matter expert for corporate financial systems (HFM/CMR, PLN, SAP, Navision).
- Drive automation and system enhancements to improve efficiency and control.
- Lead process documentation, backup planning, and cross-functional process improvements.
- Strengthen financial data tracking and reporting capabilities.
Scope & Impact
- Manages direct reports (professional and management level employees), with potential to expand.
- Owns U.S. accounting operations and financial planning processes.
- Oversees general ledger, intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Responsible for financial governance and audit readiness.
- Influences financial performance and strategic decision-making across the division.
Key Success Factors
- Deep expertise in GAAP, technical accounting, internal controls, and financial governance.
- Strong strategic thinking and business acumen.
- Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
- Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, global organization.
- Advanced analytical skills with ability to translate data into insights.
- High bias for action and continuous improvement mindset.
- Strong executive-level communication skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities within financial calendar constraints.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required.
- Master’s degree preferred.
- CPA preferred.
- 8+ years progressive accounting and finance experience.
- 3+ years leadership experience managing professional-level staff.
- Strong experience with corporate reporting systems (HFM/CMR, PLN, SAP).
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
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Align your credentials to U.S. accounting standards
Thermo Fisher's finance teams work within U.S. GAAP frameworks across global operations. Before applying, verify your degree and any foreign accounting certifications translate clearly to U.S. equivalents, and highlight any project cost accounting or ERP system experience in your resume.
Target cost accounting roles in manufacturing divisions
Thermo Fisher's Project Accountant openings cluster around its life sciences manufacturing and lab products segments. Roles tied to capital project tracking and cost allocation in those divisions tend to align most directly with the specialty occupation criteria required for H-1B eligibility.
Understand how Thermo Fisher structures the LCA filing
Your employer files a Labor Condition Application with the DOL before your H-1B petition reaches USCIS. For Project Accountant roles, the prevailing wage level tied to your specific work location within Thermo Fisher's facility network directly affects the LCA wage requirement.
Use Migrate Mate to filter open Project Accountant roles
Thermo Fisher regularly posts Project Accountant positions across multiple U.S. locations, but not all are open to visa sponsorship. Use Migrate Mate to browse only the roles at Thermo Fisher that are confirmed sponsorship-eligible, saving you from applying to positions that won't move forward.
Time your application around H-1B cap registration
USCIS opens H-1B cap registration each March for an October 1 start date. If you're on F-1 OPT, confirm your OPT expiration date and whether a timely-filed H-1B petition covers any gap, since the cap-gap rule only applies if your status and EAD are still valid when USCIS receives the petition.
Prepare for project-specific documentation during PERM
If Thermo Fisher pursues a Green Card through PERM for your role, the DOL requires the employer to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available. For Project Accountant roles, be ready to document your specialized experience with project lifecycle costing or capital expenditure tracking that distinguishes your qualifications.
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Find Project Accountant at Thermo Fisher Scientific JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does Thermo Fisher Scientific sponsor H-1B visas for Project Accountants?
Yes, Thermo Fisher Scientific sponsors H-1B visas for Project Accountant roles. The position generally qualifies as a specialty occupation because it requires at least a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field. Thermo Fisher participates in E-Verify and has an established HR process for managing H-1B petitions through USCIS, including cap-subject filings for new candidates.
How do I apply for Project Accountant jobs at Thermo Fisher Scientific?
You can find Project Accountant openings at Thermo Fisher through Migrate Mate, which filters for roles confirmed to be open to visa sponsorship. Apply directly through Thermo Fisher's careers portal once you identify a relevant opening. Tailor your application to highlight project cost accounting, ERP experience, and any exposure to manufacturing or research-driven financial environments, which align with how these roles are scoped internally.
Which visa types does Thermo Fisher Scientific commonly use for Project Accountant roles?
Thermo Fisher sponsors H-1B visas as the primary work authorization path for Project Accountants. F-1 OPT and CPT are accepted for students and recent graduates in qualifying accounting or finance programs. TN visas are available for Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying professional categories. For longer-term immigration, Thermo Fisher supports EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process for eligible employees.
What qualifications does Thermo Fisher Scientific expect for Project Accountant roles?
Most Project Accountant postings at Thermo Fisher require a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and some direct experience with project costing, capital expenditure tracking, or cost center management. Familiarity with ERP platforms, particularly SAP or Oracle, is consistently listed. Roles in manufacturing or life sciences divisions often expect experience reconciling project budgets against actual spend across multi-phase scientific or production programs.
How long does the H-1B sponsorship process take at Thermo Fisher Scientific?
The timeline depends on which filing pathway applies to your situation. Cap-subject H-1B petitions require registration in March, with an October 1 start date if selected. USCIS standard processing for Form I-129 takes roughly three to five months, though Thermo Fisher can request premium processing for a 15 business day adjudication. If you're transitioning from F-1 OPT, confirming your cap-gap eligibility with Thermo Fisher's immigration team early in the process avoids gaps in your work authorization.
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