Financial P&A Manager, HCM

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

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

Purpose Statement

Provides support to Head of Country and regional FP&A team, in order to achieve the overall goals and objectives of Boston Scientific through the effective planning and analyzing activities including variance, comparative and trend analysis for Country/Divisional sales, gross margins, operating income and Sales Rep commissions. Participate in the development, preparation, analysis and reporting of Country/Divisional financial plans. Ensure providing timely feedback and guidance to FP&A HUB for their quality of service and driving functional excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides key financial support at Country Business and Plan reviews
• Provides support and financial advice through value-added analysis to stakeholders on all kind of reports generated by FP&A Hub such as sales & financial reporting, MBR, QBR, Opex, Headcount report and others
• Works directly with divisional Sales & Marketing Managers in the reporting and analysis of Sales/COGS information to identify issues and opportunities.
• Conducts deep-dive sales analysis including productivity by customer/product and provides effective challenge to the Country Leadership, and Sales & Marketing functions
• Elaborates strategy with business stakeholders, weighing pros and cons and influence toward the best ROI.
• Support the decision-making process by performing scenario modeling based on a clear business understanding.
• Leverages business acumen and current market insights to drive forecast accuracy.
• Key participant in FP&A process, including the preparation and data input of quarterly sales and OPEX plans / annual budgets into Pillar.
• Analyzes performance trends and provides commentary on sales, operating expenses and other key financial parameters to improve profitability.
• Provides support and financial advice to Sales/Marketing, on employee commissions plan.
• Investigates and reports on significant variances to ensure integrity of informationand performance against quarterly plans. Helps division remain on target.
• Ensures awareness and compliance with applicable standard operating procedures tomeet, comply and champion all quality and regulatory commitments of BostonScientific.
• Provides input to the Quality committee in finance specific local issues, with thepurpose of finding a solution from other countries' experiences or providing advice onpotential barriers for other countries and local regulations. Drives compliance in allfinance related matters (CA&C, SOX, Statutory, monthly Closing). Participates inimplementing Quality requirements in all aspects of the Finance Process.
• Interacts with FP&A HUB to obtain the relevant financial reports to drive thesustainable business growth.
• Ensure providing timely feedback and guidance to FP&A HUB for their quality ofservice and driving the functional excellence.
• Ensure timely knowledge sharing to FP&A HUB for their understanding of business.

Management Requirements

• Not applicable.

Job Scope and Leveling Guidelines:

• Knowledge: A seasoned, experienced professional with wide-ranging experience and expertise in a specialized field. Applies comprehensive knowledge of a particular field to resolve complex issues in creative ways. Full knowledge of other related disciplines. Uses in-depth knowledge of business unit functions and cross group dependencies/relationships. Is recognized as an expert in the work group.
• Problem Solving: Develops solutions to diverse business problems of high complexity which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity. Analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors. Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Has specialized knowledge of various alternatives and their impact on the business. Challenges are frequently unique and solutions may serve as precedent for future decisions.
• Planning and Organization: Plans and organizes project assignments of substantial variety and complexity. Initiates or maintains schedule for projects and project milestones.
• Discretion/Latitude; Supervision Received; Decision Making: Works without appreciable direction. Works independently on highly specialized projects with long range objectives. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives of assignment. Selects methods and techniques to lead a project to completion. Develops departmental policies and procedures, new techniques and standards. Work is reviewed from a relatively long- term perspective, for desired results.
• Business Relationships and Project Management: Interfaces with senior management on significant matters, often requiring the coordination of activity across organizational units. May lead specialized project teams which have a broad impact on the company utilizing cross-functional resources. Provides leadership to business units.
• Impact: Guides the successful completion of major programs and often functions in a project leadership role. Effects of decisions are long-lasting and influence the future course of the organization. Errors in judgement or failure to achieve results would result in the expenditure of large amounts of company resources.
• Liaison: Serves as a consultant to management and special external spokesperson for the organization on major matters pertaining to its policies, projects, or objectives. Uses diplomacy and tact to diffuse high tension situations, particularly with senior level internal and external contacts. Occasionally escalates the most serious issues to manager.
• Mentoring: Participates in the development of others by facilitating training and providing feedback and guidance.

Requisition ID: 625260

Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions. Learn more at www.bostonscientific.com and follow us on LinkedIn.