Senior Accountant

Additional Location(s): 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:

Our division, Boston Scientific Neuromodulation (NM) business is a leading developer of emerging microelectronic technologies that modulate nerve activity to treat disabling disorders, including chronic pain.  The Finance Department is seeking a Senior Accountant to perform a variety of complex duties in general accounting such as analyzing accounts, preparing reports, reconciling accounts, performing the monthly financial close and consolidation, external and internal reporting, monitoring SOX/internal control requirements, support audits, maintaining & performing revenue recognition analysis, and supporting and preparing reports related to federal grants.  Measures performance against key performance indicators and continually identifies ways to improve and streamline processes.

 

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. This role must work hybrid from our Valencia, CA office.

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Execute month/quarter/year-end Close processes to ensure timely and accurate Close and financial reports preparation.
• Oversee financial and accounting process and work closely together with finance teams and GBS teams, with a high focus on controlling balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries.
• Optimize current financial accounting process in coordination with stakeholders.
• Support the Fixed Asset activities, such as CERA, Fixed asset tagging and cycle counts.
• Execute and analyze monthly and quarterly accruals, such as AP invoices, contracts, milestones, etc.     
• Manage quarterly Deferred Revenue analysis, Corporate reporting and tracking of revenue, and Rebates 
• Coordinate intercompany accounting and reconciliations
• Comply with KPI’s and OPIs as defined by NM Divisional Finance.
• 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 (SOX, Global Internal Audit, and E&Y).
• 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
• Preferably have some experience in M&A and integration activities.

 

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 4+ years of relevant experience in accounting
• Possess Advanced MS Excel skills including excel modeling capabilities and strong proficiency in MS Word and PowerPoint.

 

Preferred qualifications: 

• CPA
• Proactive, enjoys working in a challenging environment, results-oriented and a team player.
• Experience with SAP, Hyperion, NetSuite, Blackline and Cadency

 

 

 

Requisition ID: 606623

Minimum Salary: $72800 

Maximum Salary: $138300 

 

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