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Purpose
Great opportunity to join the EMEA EHQ FP&A team as an FP&A OPEX Analyst acting as the primary business partner to the Core Functions Senior European Leadership. This is a key position in the EMEA EHQ Finance Organization and reports to the EMEA EHQ Finance Director.
In our matrix environment, our team has a key role around:
- Supporting Senior Management in strategic and tactical decisions
- Coordinating the FP&A processes (Annual Operating Plan, Forecasts and Strategic Plan) across the region
- Providing Guidance and Targets
- Close Management and reporting
- Providing crisp data reporting, analytics, and insight
- Challenging status quo and bringing new ideas and efficiencies
The role will focus on both OPEX (SG&A and R&D) and Headcount, putting together robust KPIs, processes, and being able to navigate complex data sets to point the right decision, while promoting process improvement.
These activities occur during monthly close, plan and forecast cycles.
High exposure to Senior Management and to the overall European FP&A community in this privileged central position.
Key responsibilities
- Manage the regional planning and quarterly forecasting processfor functional spend (OPEX and CAPEX) and headcount for our MultiDiv functions, including calendar, rollup and analysis. This involves EMEA’s Strategic Plan and Annual Operating Planning cycles as well.
- Key business partner of core functions. Provide decision making support, scenario modeling, and results analysis.
- Lead the monthly financial close by providing proactive analysis to Senior Management, system reconciliations, and contribute to the preparation of monthly / quarterly reporting packages (close deck, MBR, QBR) including variance/trend analysis.
- Play a central role in the coordination of our FP&A processes with the divisional FP&A teams, FinOps and GBS, as well as other functions such as HR analytics or Local Accounting.
- Prepare and analyze monthly and quarterly reporting by function for SG&A, R&D and HC.
- Support Ad-hoc requests/projects from senior management as needed.
- Be the lead on our cost center management efforts for the region (creation and maintenance of cost center structure).
- Be the lead in our regional financial system access management (overseeing, guiding, coordination)
- Be the Finance owner of our Value Improvement Program, partnering with all functions and divisions to provide analytical support and help identify and implement cost savings programs. Work across divisions, functions and regions to understand successful programs and share best practices. Review, challenge and approve VIPs proposed by our business partners.
- Become a subject matter expert on our spend and headcount planning and reporting tools (PlnRst, PPMS, Tableau). Lead trainings and best practice sharing across the region, assist with further enhancement initiatives, leveraging system knowledge to continuously improve our processes. Work with IT and FPS to ensure data accuracy / reconciliations across our systems.
- Assist Corporate FP&A in the execution of companywide FP&A related initiatives. Represent the region in various projects and task forces, as required.
- Support acquisition and integration efforts when necessary.
- Ensure awareness and compliance with applicable standard operating procedures to meet, comply and champion all quality and regulatory commitments of Boston Scientific.
- Drive compliance in all finance related matters (GIA, SOX, Statutory, monthly Closing), participate in implementing Quality requirements in all aspects of the Finance Processes.
Skills and experience required
- 3 to 5 years of experience in financial analysis, accounting or business controlling.
- Fluent in oral & written English (main working language).
- Experience in working in a large company, preferably in an international environment.
- Ability to understand and articulate cost drivers, as well as potential saving initiatives.
- Strong financial analysis skills with ability to zoom in and out from the details, with a good holistic view to identify and summarize the key takeaways.
- Solid Excel knowledge and systems skills (Tableau, Hyperion, SAP)
- Proven experience in managing stakeholders in a complex organization involving change management.
- Self-starter/autonomous and pro-active
- Ability to solve problems and work independently and collaboratively as part of a larger team
- Team player with strong communication skills, used to interact with people at all levels, with strong and positive attitude and energy
- Initiative and ability to work well within a fast-paced organization often under tight deadlines
Interested? Please apply online with your CV in English
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Requisition ID: 574897
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