Chris Burns

About Chris Burns

Experienced Financial Executive with significant operational experience, successful at building and leading departments for large international manufacturing and service companies. Heavy strategic/tactical financial expertise with strong qualifications in business development, operations and profitability management. Skilled at partnering with operations and developing productive cross-enterprise alliances. Broad Big-4 consulting and audit experience in industries including manufacturing, telecommunications and financial services. Core strengths are developing strategy and building high-impact teams to achieve goals.Specialties: • SEC reporting, accounting and controls • Strategic & operational business planning • Public/Private capital markets & equity financing• Business process excellence• Financial modeling/planning & risk management • Mergers, acquisitions & corporate integration• International operations • Profit optimization/ cost reduction

Experience

1. Senior Director Finance, Integrations Management Office

   Thermo Fisher Scientific

   Jun 2025 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   Lead finance strategy and execution for enterprise M&A integrations, partnering with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver value realization, financial discipline, and operational continuity Drive pre and post-close financial integration, including governance, synergy tracking, systems and process alignment, and controls implementation across global acquisitionsServe as a trusted finance partner to business and functional leaders, balancing speed, risk management, and scalability while ensuring compliance with US GAAP and Thermo Fisher’s operating modelEnable data-driven decision-making, executive-level reporting, and successful transition of acquired businesses into the enterpriseKey Responsibilities• Lead end-to-end financial integration for multiple acquisitions, aligning accounting, controls, systems, and reporting from close through stabilization with no material disruption• Develop and deploy standardized financial integration playbooks and governance, accelerating execution and improving consistency across deals• Enable value realization through disciplined synergy tracking and executive-level financial reporting• Partner cross-functionally to integrate finance processes and operating models at scale across the enterprise

Education

• West Virginia University

  Bachelor of Science Business Adminstration, Accounting

  1992 — 1996

• West Virginia University

  Masters of Professional Accounting, Accounting

  1996 — 1997

Skills

• Financial Reporting
• Auditing
• Business Process Improvement
• Management
• Process Improvement
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Budgets
• Finance
• Mergers
• Sec Filings
• Internal Controls
• Risk Management
• Strategy
• Budgeting
• Analysis
• Accounting
• Corporate Finance
• Mergers
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Accounts Receivable
• Financial Analysis
• Leadership