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About the role:
The Principal Accountant acts as a Business Partner to Neuromodulation Management and Divisional Finance teams. This role will lead and support the month-end close process and perform a variety of complex duties in general accounting as well as reporting and analysis of financial results with insights and recommendations to improve financial and operating performance. As a Principal Financial Accountant, you will spend time advising on technical accounting and share in the rewarding impact of seeing its business application. You will be a trusted finance leader helping to drive business decisions and strategic planning.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing technical accounting expertise on topics such as revenue recognition and reserves; participating in research, implementation, and monitoring activities
- Establishing and communicating accounting policies by maintaining a thorough understanding of GAAP and new accounting guidance
- Driving critical accounting processes across divisional franchises groups with a focus on revenue and finished goods inventory
- Compiling and analyzing financial information through preparation of reports, general ledger entries, and account recs
- Maintaining internal control environment and assisting with regular SOX documentation and testing requirements
- Performing month/quarter-end close processes
- Working closely with Corporate, GBS, and other functions of the business to ensure key Balance Sheet controls compliance
- Manage internal and or external audits (SOX, GIA, EY, Property Tax, etc.)
- Plans and organizes, with minimal guidance to meet, key deadlines, project assignments, and key objectives.
- Leads process improvement recommendations with clear and achievable milestones
- Works independently without appreciable direction on highly specialized projects
- Support ad-hoc decision-making to enable profitable growth
- Support regular and ad-hoc reporting and presentations to senior management.
- Identify and drive cost saving opportunities across the operating functions.
- Quickly respond to numerous ad-hoc queries from internal customers (including Senior Management and Corporate leaders).
- Provide mentorship to Senior Accountant
- Career-oriented financial professional with demonstrated career progression in a large, complex multi-national business
- Bachelor's degree in accounting
- 7+ years of relevant accounting experience
- Active Certified Public Accountant
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills required; (Hyperion/Oracle, SAP skills preferred
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong financial analysis, communication, organizational and prioritization skills
- Strong attention to detail and data accuracy
- Ability to multi-task and set priorities/execute in a high-paced organization
- Able to assertively engage with internal and external customers
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment, adhere to tight deadlines
- Team orientated with career orientation and clear potential to progress to Management responsibilities
- This position is a hybrid role requiring in-office attendance in the Valencia, CA site Tuesday - Thursday during normal business hours. Mondays and Fridays are authorized remote work days.
The anticipated annualized base pay range this full-time position working at this location will be from $98,200 to $186,500, plus variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target2 (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements) and the value of core and optional employee benefits being offered at Boston Scientific (BSC), which can be reviewed at www.bscbenefitsconnect.com. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the pay range. BSC considers various factors in determining actual compensation for this position at the expected location. Actual compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, and other relevant business or organizational needs. Actual compensation may be otherwise adjusted if the position is filled outside of the intended geographic location.
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Requisition ID: 565335
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