Senior Accountant- Global Business Services

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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:

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 a highly skilled Senior Accountant to provide support to GBS AtR team during the transformation. The ideal candidate shall be able to perform a variety of medium complex duties in general accounting such as analyzing accounts, preparing reports, reconciling accounts, and performing the monthly financial close and consolidation, external and internal reporting, monitoring SOX/internal control requirements, support audits, and maintaining & performing software interfaces with SAP, Hyperion, Cadency. Measures performance against key performance indicators, and continually identifies ways to improve and streamline processes. This role supports the accounting manager and AtR team during the Magellan transformation program, as well as working closely with local finance team of the EMEA Center of Operations (Boston Scientific International BV).

Your key responsibilities will include:  
•    Execute/monitor month/quarter/year-end close processes to ensure timely and accurate close and financial reports preparation.
•    Oversee financial and accounting process with a high focus on controlling balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries.

•    Prepare and maintain procedures to ensure compliance with SOX requirements.

•    Works closely with the local finance and operating teams to drive the monthly goals.

•    Optimize current financial accounting process in coordination with stakeholders.
•    Comply with KPI’s and OPIs as defined by GBS.
•    Drive compliance in all finance-related matters and ensure compliance with Corporate and local policies, statutory requirements and GAAP principles.
•    Support internal and external audits and audit-related accounting matters.

•    Apply LEAN methodologies to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of financial processes.
•    Participate in implementing quality requirements in all aspects of the financial process.
•    Identify and implement process improvement and standardization.
•    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)
•    5+ 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 will start with a defined term contract at least until end of 2025 and you can work hybrid from our office at the European Distribution Center in Kerkrade.

Requisition ID: 597547

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!