Principal ATR Analyst, Global Business Services

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At our company, we value diversity and believe it is our greatest strength. We are committed to empowering women, supporting the LGBTQ+ community, and creating opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Our belief is that your diversity enriches our work environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we wholeheartedly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background. Additionally, we have a Gender Equality Policy that reflects our commitment to fairness and equality in the workplace.

About the role:

The Principal ATR Analyst role operates within the company’s Global Business Services Account to Report organization to provide high quality accountancy expertise and services to various client businesses within Boston Scientific Corporation. This role performs a variety of complex duties in general accounting such as analyzing accounts, booking necessary journal entries, preparing reports, managing software interfaces and performing the monthly financial close and consolidation. This role measures performance against key performance indicators and metrics, and continually identifies ways to improve and streamline processes.

Key responsibilities:

• Delivers project results and deliverables on-time, on-budget through effective risk and project management, and by motivating and influencing others.
• Develops positive working relationships with several groups within BSC, including local sites and other departments and acts as liaison for projects and cross-functional training.
• Project Type: Lean/Kaizen, System implementations, Acquisitions, and Integrations.
• Project Scale: Regional and Global large-scale, cross-functional projects and likely to work on more than one project at a time.
• Influences and creates the Value Improvement strategy for our end-to-end and regional processes.
• Makes continuous improvement recommendations and presents project conclusions to businesses, functions and management by leveraging leading practices, monitoring performance metrics, and benchmarking performance across end-to-end business processes.
• Participates in the month-end close process and acts as liaison with supported sites, as needed.
• Supports the accountants on the team, including mentoring and approving journal entries and reconciliations.
• Compiles and analyzes financial information through preparation of reports and general ledger journal entries.
• Assures financial accuracy for all supported sites and supports all legal entity closings on a monthly basis.
• Takes an active interest in seeking opportunities for continuous improvement and standardizing processes across multiple legal entities.
• Establishes and communicates accounting processes by maintaining a thorough understanding of SOX controls, GAAP, and new accounting guidance as appropriate.
• Works to deliver upon key performance metrics and service levels agreed with business partners.

Minimal requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance, Accounting, or Business.
• 5-7 years’ relevant experience.
• English level desired: Fluent.
• Open to working across global time zones.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to act as team lead of accountants.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to work independently.
• Must have highly developed customer relationship skills with strong service orientation.
• Experience working in shared service environment preferred.
• Holds self accountable to a performance metric culture building performance excellence.
• Strong integrity.
• Respects others.
• Inquisitive and takes an active interest in opportunities to improve the efficiency of work.
• Team member.

Preferred requirements:

• Advanced knowledge of tools and systems (SAP ECC, SAP HANA, Excel, etc.). 
• Experience with MS Excel and PowerPoint. 

About Global Business Services

The vision of GBS is to be a valued business partner in our company’s mission to improve the health of patients around the world providing world class global business solutions and support services.

Our mission is to support BSC’s strategic imperatives by delivering business solutions and a suite of support services that are valued by our customers and distinguished by the use of a global, scalable delivery network, transparency and metrics, global best practices and process standardization and a service-oriented, process improvement culture.

We offer a culture of innovation, development, continuous improvement, opportunity and challenges.  Our employees bring a diversity of thought, experiences and backgrounds which are leveraged across the globe. We work together as a team, with our colleagues around the globe to offer real solutions to our Business Partners.  With a strong commitment from management, our performance-based culture is supported by tools, training, and well-defined accountability.  GBS is a place where people can build their career within GBS or prepare for a role in the broader BSC organization.

Requisition ID: 595539

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

Benefits • Life-Work Integration • Community • Career Growth

At Boston Scientific, you will find a collaborative culture driven by a passion for innovation that keeps us connected on the most essential level. With determination, imagination, and a deep caring for human life, we’re solving some of the most important healthcare industry challenges. Together, we’re one global team committed to making a difference in people’s lives around the world. This is a place where you can find a career with meaningful purpose—improving lives through your life’s work.