Senior Finance Manager, Global Finance Innovation

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

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.                

About the role: 

The Senior Finance Manager will play a key role in the global finance innovation initiative (Finance Forward) focused on Finance Planning & Analysis capabilities and global process harmonization. The individual will collaborate with stakeholders across the business (divisions, regions, global supply chain, tax, human resources, etc.) to align and document planning and reporting processes. Process areas of focus will include revenue, COGS, SG&A, R&D, headcount planning, etc. Partner with IT teams to translate the future state planning and reporting processes to detailed requirements for new technology solutions such as Oracle EPM cloud and Project & Portfolio Management tools. This workstream should yield greater organizational agility, process efficiency and better use of leveraging technology (automation, machine learning, artificial intelligence, etc.) in our FP&A processes, which in some cases may require standing up new capabilities.  

This role will report to the Global HQ FinOps Associate Director Lead. This position has a high degree of collaboration amongst the Finance Forward and FinOps teams, as well as interaction with corporate, divisional, and regional finance groups across the organization. The culture of the team is to work as a group and be flexible and willing to jump into the broader team responsibilities. 

Your responsibilities will include:  

• Overall responsibility for initiative workstream progress and delivery  
• Define and delegate activities to initiative support resources 
• Collaboration with project manager to maintain weekly status report/project plan 
• Present on initiative progress, risks, issues, etc. during weekly status meetings 
• Escalation of risks and issues to project manager and SteerCo (as needed) 
• Partner with Talent / Learning & Development leads on emerging skillset needs or training requirements 
• Coordinate with Change Management and Communications resources to create strategies for adoption and monitoring 
• Serve as change agent to promote Finance Forward by motivating teams in the development and adoption of global best practices 

Required Qualifications: 

• 10+ years in financial analysis, planning and business support 
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a related field (Finance, Accounting, Economics, etc.)     
• Demonstrated end-to-end process thinking with ability to drive global process harmonization; ability to manage interdependencies and  
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders, drive process improvements and support change management principles 
• Must be able to work well in a complex, highly matrixed worldwide organization and be able to simplify that matrix for reporting and analytical purposes  
• Comfort with ambiguity; skilled at problem-solving to meet internal customers’ needs; proven ability to work through roadblocks; demonstrated critical thinking skills; analytical and process-driven 
• Self-starter and quick learner, willing to delve deeply into project details  
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to develop and maintain relationships on all levels within a global organization; ability to communicate how and why decisions were made to various stakeholder groups 
• Strong Excel skills required. Familiarity with Hyperion Planning and SAP a plus.   
• Ability to travel up to 10% 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• A desire and commitment to meaningfully contribute to organizational culture  
• Proven results applying lean process improvement in enterprise-wide and transactional environments 
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, or similar 
• Prior experience in a medium to large medical device company preferred 
• Prior leadership role in driving organizational or major process change 

Requisition ID: 595910

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’s status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

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