.OPEX Senior Analyst: Remote Eligible: Hybrid- Onsite Location(s): Madrid, ESAdditional Locations: France-Voisins le Bretonneux; Germany-Düsseldorf; Italy-Milan; Spain-Madrid; United Kingdom-Hemel HempsteadDiversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High PerformanceAt 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.Location: All EMEA BSC Hubs (Spain, France, Germany, Italy, UK)Purpose Statement: Key member of the Central EMEA FP&A Team, the OPEX Senior FP&A Analyst acts as primary business partner to the Senior European Leadership and the FP&A Director. In our matrix environment, our team has a key role around:Supporting Senior Management in strategic and tactical decisionsCoordinating the FP&A processes across the regionProviding crisp data reporting, analytics, and insightChallenging status quo and bringing new ideas and efficienciesThe 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.Responsibilities:Manage the regional planning and quarterly forecasting process for 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 all New capabilities 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
