Southern Cluster Financial Planning Analyst

**Southern Cluster Financial Planning Analyst, Neuromodulation**: - Remote Eligible: Hybrid- Onsite Location(s): Milan, MI, IT**About the role**: The Southern Cluster represents 20% of the EMEA revenue with a commercial organization of 30+ people. The Cluster Financial Planning Analyst plays a critical business partner role to support the cluster leadership teams in developing & executing the business strategy, focusing on Planning, Management Reporting and Financial Analysis. He/she is a key member of the EMEA Neuromdulation Finance organization, and reports to Neuromodulation EMEA Finance Director. The role is a great opportunity to get exposure to the Neuromodulation business environment while supporting the a Sales and Marketing management team to achieve their business goals and P&L objectives, while coordinating with the local finance and accounting teams. **In this role, you will be responsible to**: - Act as primary business partner to the Cluster Leadership & Divisional FP&A Leadership for all Financial Planning and Analysis activities within the cluster: Advise in setting appropriately challenging objectives for Regional/Country performance; Accompany the Cluster Leader (BUD) to all Country Business Reviews and Plan Reviews to provide key financial support, Participate in the Regional Quarterly Business Review; Co-ordinate the annual budgeting & quarterly forecasting process; Advise the Cluster Leaders, Country management and regional FP&A teams in resource allocation decisions so as to optimize the Country's performance; Setting appropriate financial targets; Linking strategies and tactics to financial objectives. - Manage the P&L of both Clusters: propose action and recovery plans in case of sales shortfall. Drive productivity initiatives to improve the profitability of the Business Unit. - Responsible for leading compliance with quarterly budgeting calendar & guidelines, monthly & quarterly business reviews and quarterly plan reviews: Monitor and measure business performance to ensure maximization of opportunities to meet or exceed targets whilst managing effectively the P&L; reviewing the quarterly commission calculations and presenting to Management for approval; Modelling business cases for investment or analyzing resource/territory allocation and distribution within the region; Provide guidance/advice to ensure performance targets are achieved. - Collaborate with the Finance Operations team to get adequate support on some of the more standardized FP&A activities. Provide functional leadership and mentoring to other the finance resources across the region. - Assist regional FP&A in the execution of region wide or Corporate wide FP&A related initiatives. Represent the Division in various regional and Corporate task forces, as required. Masters Financial Systems used in the region. - Establish, maintain and/or leverage as appropriate information systems to support the FP&A process. Recommend and implement techniques to improve productivity and analysis, increase efficiencies, manage costs and maintain state of the art practices. - Drive compliance in all finance related matters (CA&C, SOX, Statutory, monthly Closing - as required). Participate in implementing Quality requirements in all aspects of the Finance Process. - Participate in driving quality awareness in every employee, while guiding the local organization towards improved performance and customer-oriented initiatives. **What are we looking for in you**: - 4 to 7 years of experience in Finance, preferably FP&A with an Audit background. - Fluent in English (main working language), Spanish knowledge will be considered a plus - Strong Excel knowledge and systems skills (Tableau, Hyperion, SAP). - Management of FP&A activities for multiple countries in a commercial environment - Full Business Unit P&L management experience including closing, reporting and forecasting - Ability to solve problems and work independently and collaboratively as part of a larger team - Self-starter/autonomous and pro-active - A “change” advocate who thrives working in a dynamic and changing environment - Initiative and ability to work well within a fast-paced organization often under tight deadlines - Business-oriented: ability to interact with Sales and Marketing management, at all levels, and challenge status quo. - Communication: ability to adapt communication style depending on the internal customer. - Team spirit: ability to influence group of experienced peers and drive towards company goals. **What we can offer to you**: - Permanent contract - A team-oriented company culture - Possibility of working from home - International opportunities - Flexible working arrangements - Inspirational colleagues & culture - Possibility to make an impact. Location: in our offices in Milan, on a hybrid working schedule. **_We, Boston Scientific, are an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not and will not make any personnel decisions (like recruiting,