Senior Accountant - Revenue Accounting

Additional Location(s): US-MN-Maple Grove; US-MN-Arden Hills

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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.       

About the role:

Boston Scientific’s Cardiovascular Finance and Accounting Group is looking for a Senior Accountant to join our team. As a Senior Accountant, you will perform a variety of duties including analyzing accounts, preparing reports, and performing the monthly financial close activities. As someone who knows the intricacies of revenue recognition, you will specialize as one of our divisional experts in complex revenue transactions and capital leasing arrangements. You will track, maintain, and control critical business assets while continually identifying ways to improve and streamline processes.

 Your responsibilities include:

• Providing technical accounting expertise on topics such as lessor accounting and revenue recognition; participating in research, implementation, and monitoring activities ranging from formal quarterly disclosures to informal conversations with business partners
• Preparation of asset reports, general ledger entries, and account reconciliations on monthly, quarterly, and yearly cadences
• Compile and analyze financial information to generate forecasts for capital related accounts. Deliver forecasts to business partners in accordance with established forecasting cycle

• Compile and analyze monthly actuals against forecast
• Establishing and communicating accounting policies by maintaining a thorough understanding of GAAP and new accounting guidance as appropriate
• Coordinate with internal business on annual field inventory counts.
• Taking an active interest in seeking opportunities for continuous improvement, standardizing processes across multiple legal entities
• Leveraging systems and capabilities to find new efficiencies
• Working to deliver upon key performance metrics and ad hoc research and reporting as agreed with business partners
• Preparing balance sheet reporting package and providing meaningful commentary
• Maintaining internal control environment and assisting with regular SOX documentation and testing requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of progressive experience with a public accounting firm or large, complex multi-national company
• Detail oriented
• Self-starter
• Strong integrity
• Must have highly developed customer relationship and communication skills
• Inquisitive and takes an active interest in opportunities to improve the efficiency of work
• Proficiency in Microsoft office applications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active CPA license
• SAP and Hyperion experience preferred
• Prior revenue recognition or lease accounting experience preferred

Requisition ID: 614499

Minimum Salary: $69500 

Maximum Salary: $132000 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com—will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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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!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. 

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status.  Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment.  Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements.   As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.