Country Finance Manager Benelux

**Work mode**:Hybrid**Onsite Location(s)**:Kerkrade, NL**Additional Location(s)**: N/A**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**:
The position has become available as our current Finance Manager is moving on internally in Boston Scientific. Hence there is a need for a strong finance partner in Benelux as part of the Global Business Services (GBS) Local Accounting Team.
- The Country Finance Manager (CFM) Benelux will establish and maintain a robust control environment while delivering strategic and business decision support to the entire business. The role is part of the commercial leadership team (CLT) in the Netherlands and will also be supporting improvement projects in the GBS and EMEA finance organization. In this role you will have 6 direct reports.- The Country Finance Manager Benelux will report to the Associate Director Finance and Accounting GBS.**Your responsibilities include**:

- Finance and accounting:
- Oversees month end close process to ensure timely close and financial reports preparation.
- Analyzes, interprets and reports operating results to local management and makes specific recommendations to achieve cost effectiveness and profit improvements.
- Oversees Maintaining of all substantiation records for tax; Assesses and makes provision for tax payable; Oversees Liaising with Corporate Tax on transfer pricing issues and oversees Liaising with Ernst & Young (external) to ensure audit compliance.
- Develops and implements accounting policies, procedures and internal controls in support with business processes and decisions; Ensures all activities comply with relevant Acts, legal demands, ethical standards and the internal Quality Management System
- Oversees financial and accounting processes to ensure compliance with Corporate and local policies, statutory requirements and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles/Standards and ethical standards with unyielding integrity.
- Oversees timely completion of statutory accounts for 6 entities in the Benelux.
- Drives compliance in all finance related matters (GIA, SOX, Statutory, monthly Closing); Participates in implementing Quality requirements in all aspects of the Finance Process
- Secures a successful S4/Hana implementation in the accounting area.
- Drives optimizations and automations.
- Business partnering:
- Identifies key financial issues; reports, interprets and translates them into terms meaningful to business partners and functional managers.
- Teaming up with the Country Leadership Team of Netherlands (Belgium CLT delegated within the team) to drive the organization in the right direction to achieve sustainable growth and develop-/make the most of our Product Portfolio and the Go-To-Market models we deploy as a company.
- Anticipates financial needs of business partners; proactively develops financial solutions to those requirements.
- Implements and drives process improvements in GBS and Benelux finance environment.
- Participates in cross-functional teams addressing alternate business practices.
- Recruits, retains and develops finance staff.

**What we are looking for**:

- Degree qualified in a Finance discipline.
- At least 5+ years of professional experience in finance within a dynamic, international commercial organization
- Experience of working in a US organization and/or matrix structured business is highly desirable.
- Proven track record for driving, supporting and building strong relationships with commercial functions
- and teams.
- Documented experience in leading and driving of project work at an international level.
- Fluency in Dutch and English
- ,- Competencies and behaviors:
- Excellent communication and influencing skills; ability to build trust and credibility with business leaders.
- High level of commercial acumen coupled with a hands-on attitude.
- Strong analytical and reporting skills.
- Must be self-motivated with ability to develop, encourage and lead a strong efficient team Focused on continuous improvements and efficient change agent.**Requisition ID**:584642- At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. Boston Scient