Accountant-Global Business Services

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.

Global Business Services 

The Global Business Services (GBS) team is a function established within Boston Scientific, designed to improve the efficiency of key business processes by taking opportunities to drive standardization, leverage resources, knowledge and skills and monitor the effectiveness of service delivery against benchmarks and service level agreements. Our team has a great diversity of personalities with an international background and functional expertise.

The vision of GBS at Boston Scientific is to be recognized as a world-class Center of Operational Excellence driven by the desire for excellence in its people, processes, execution and business partnerships. GBS is designed to deliver significant business benefits to employees and customers of Boston Scientific and is championing the development of a continues improvement culture. We are developing a performance-based culture supported by tools, training and well-defined accountability, where people can build their career or prepare for a role in the wider business or elsewhere within GBS.

About the role as Accountant:

Magellan, our global business transformation program, is driving the migration of our ERP system from SAP ECC to S4 HANA. The goal of Magellan is to simplify, standardize, and modernize our core business processes, enabling BSC to harness the power of data for sustainable growth.

We are seeking an Accountant II to actively participate in the project of transferring the local distribution entity from SAP ECC to SAP S4 HANA system. Works with other teams within GBS and Supply Chain to gather the information and analyze the potential impacts and correlations. Attends workshops and supports testing activities. Performs a variety of duties in general accounting and financial planning such as analyzing accounts and cost centers, preparing reports, performing monthly financial close activities, external and internal reporting, monitoring SOX/internal control requirements. Continually identifies ways to improve and streamline processes.  

Your key responsibilities will include:  
 

•    Actively participate in the SAP transition project and support other team members involved in it. 

•    Work with the team members and other stakeholders on analyzing the impact of the system change and proper remediation plan for any risks raised. 

•    Support with preparing/gathering the documentation and testing of the new system functionalities. 
•    Optimize current financial accounting process in coordination with various stakeholders. 

•    Identify and implement process improvement and standardization. 

•    Support (backfill) the team with executing month/quarter/year-end close processes to ensure timely and accurate close and financial reports preparation. 
•    Drive compliance in all finance-related matters and ensure compliance with Corporate and local policies, statutory requirements and GAAP principles. 
•    Apply LEAN methodologies to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of financial processes. 
•    Ensure all activities comply with legal demands, ethical standards and the Internal Quality Management System 

Who are we looking for:
•    Bachelor Financial accounting or Business Economics (or equivalent)
•    3+ years’ experience in relevant field
•    SAP experience, Hyperion and Cadency experience are a plus

•    Fluent in English, additional language capabilities are a plus 
•    Strong verbal & written communication skills and focus on building relationships 
•    Self-motivated yet team player and takes ownership in all responsibilities
•    Change agent that focuses on a high level of quality 
•    Continuous Improvement and analytical mindset

You can work hybrid from our office in our European Distribution Center Kerkrade and start with a maternity cover assignment.

Requisition ID: 600346

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!