Principal Financial Analyst, Corporate FP&A

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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:
The Principal Financial Analyst of Corporate FP&A plays a crucial role in providing decision support to management by understanding and communicating the key drivers of financial performance by division, region, and product. This position interfaces with the Global Business Units to analyze trends within the business and marketplace and communicate them on a monthly/quarterly basis. It also serves as a key resource in the annual operating plan (AOP) process and quarterly forecast cycles, partnering with functional, divisional, and regional counterparts. Additionally, this position supports reporting and analysis of the company’s consolidated financials to the CEO and CFO in preparation for quarterly earnings calls and Board of Director meetings.

 

Your responsibilities will include

• Lead Global Annual Operating Plan processes, partnering with global finance teams on continuous process improvements while leveraging new financial system capabilities.
• Coordinate, prepare, and analyze monthly financial reporting by division, region, and function, working across the team to understand the various drivers.
• Analyze key areas of focus for the Senior Management team such as global headcount reporting, T&E spend, digital initiatives, etc.
• Consolidate total company, divisional, and regional P&L’s analyzing trends and understanding/tracking variances to plan and forecast by P&L line item.
• Coordinate the quarterly forecasting cycles working with Global Finance teams to define, communicate, and manage all requirements to develop financial statements; troubleshoot as needed and partner with divisions/regions/functions during the process.
• Maintain and enhance P&L modelling for quarterly/annual estimates, using inputs from businesses and external factors, comparing trends against recent forecasts and external guidance.
• Quickly and accurately respond to ad hoc queries from internal customers (including Sr./Executive Management).
• Assist in preparing schedules for CFO updates to the Executive team.
• Support Global Headcount reporting processes, partnering closely with HR and Finance in monitoring headcount investments and growth.
• Engage in continuous improvement activities to streamline core FP&A processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness as well as support overall company optimization initiatives.

 

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant financial analysis, planning, and business support experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
•  Ability to work well in a complex, highly matrixed worldwide organization and simplify that matrix for reporting and analytical purposes

 

Preferred qualifications:

• Strong organizational, management, project, and process skills.
• Be proactive, a self-starter, results-oriented, and a team player. Wants to be challenged.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding environment and multi-task
• Attention to detail and accuracy. Very strong analytical skills.
• Track record of successful business partnering. Advanced knowledge of tools and systems (Hyperion Planning/Smartview, Excel, etc.)

 

 

 

 

Requisition ID: 605546

Minimum Salary: $103700 

Maximum Salary: $197000 

 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconne