Senior Accountant, Corporate Accounting

Location

Marlborough, MA | United States

Job description

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 team is a dynamic, high-performing team that is responsible for recording, reporting and analyzing financial transactions, as well as producing consolidated financial statements. This position will work with stakeholders across the global organization to understand business drivers and identify accounting implications and impact to Boston Scientific; continually assess and implement process improvements; evaluate current core close activities for efficiency and effectiveness and maintain accurate accounting of results in a well-controlled environment. The role will report to the Principal Accountant in Corporate Accounting and Consolidations. Ideal candidate will be a self-motivated finance professional with both core and technical accounting skills, a continuous process improvement mindset, and a focus on internal controls to drive positive results across a global organization. Strong communication skills are a necessity; this individual will work with cross functional and global teams on a regular basis.

Responsibilities:

• Represent Corporate Accounting as a subject matter expert in certain core accounting areas, and legal entity rationalization efforts
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support integration of newly acquired businesses
• Perform functional currency reviews for acquired businesses, and ongoing currency assessments for legacy sites.
• Prepare accounting for partially owned subsidiaries
• Complete accounting close activities and related internal controls, including consolidation of fixed asset activity, and detailed equity analysis
• Manage global journal entry review process
• Partner with Corporate Tax on ongoing adjustments during the year, including compensating adjustments.
• Manage the SOX 404 control matrices, and coordinate with external auditors on 404 and financial statement audit requests
• Liaise with external auditors to address review/audit questions and provide relevant responses and supporting documentation
• Drive continuous improvement within our processes to gain efficiencies
• Support an inclusive culture at BSC

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent; Master's degree a plus
• CPA preferred

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of accounting experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
• Strong accounting and analytical skills
• Solid knowledge of US GAAP and ability to interpret and apply technical accounting research and reach conclusions
• Desire to engage, lead and work in cross-functional teams
• Attention to detail and data accuracy
• Highly organized and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills which provide the ability to establish and build working relationships with individuals throughout the organization
• Preferred Qualifications:
• SAP, Hyperion Financial Management, Tableau and/or Alteryx experience a plus.
• Prior experience in a public accounting firm preferred; mix of public/private a plus. 
  

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