Boston Scientific
Director /Senior Director Finance Operations, EMEA
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Director / Senior Director Finance Operations, EMEA
Location: EMEA hubs (Madrid, Paris, London, Dusseldorf, Milan, Warsaw)
Role Overview
The Senior Director Finance Operations, EMEA is a strategic leadership role accountable for end-to-end Finance Operations and controllership across a complex, multi-country region. Lead all the country finance organization in EU including business controls. This role combines governance excellence, operational rigor, and transformational leadership, with a strong mandate to modernize the finance operating model through standardization, automation, and AI-enabled solutions.
Key Accountabilities
Finance Operations & Governance
- Own end-to-end accounting, statutory reporting, and close governance across EMEA
- Ensure timely, accurate US GAAP financial reporting and a strong business control environment across the region
- Lead responses to audits, investigations, high-risk issues
- Ensure compliance with all local countries’ finance external reporting requirements
- Ensure compliance with the company Finance and Accounting Policies
Transformation & Digital Finance Leadership
- Lead large-scale Finance transformation initiatives across processes, people, and systems
- Drive process harmonization, simplification, and standardization
- Own the identification, implementation, and scaling of AI and automation use cases
- Embed AI into core Finance processes with measurable impact
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Shared Services & Operating Model
- Govern performance of GBS / Shared Services and outsourced providers
- Lead transitions and operating model evolution
- Define and optimize retained vs. shared services roles and accountability
Organizational Leadership
- Lead and inspire regional teams across multiple countries
- Drive organizational transformation and capability building
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership
Experience Requirements (Must Have)
- Experience leading and implementing AI-driven transformation in Finance, including end-to-end delivery of AI or automation initiatives with measurable impact
- Strong track record in leading large-scale Finance transformation programs (ERP, automation, shared services, process harmonization) including organization transformation
- Experience working with Global Business Services / Shared Services models
- Leading large international finance teams in matrix organizations (e.g. closing, reporting, controls) including proven ability to influence across regions and functions
- Experience in driving financial accuracy, compliance, and process improvements with measurable impact on risk, efficiency, and reporting quality
- Strong expertise in accounting standards and managing audits, internal controls, and compliance in complex, multi-country environments
- Experience in working with Intl’ shared service centers
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Key Differentiators
- Experience scaling AI solutions across regions or functions
- Ability to translate Finance challenges into practical digital solutions
- Experience in FP&A and M&A integration or operating model redesign
- Background in internal or external audit
Leadership Profile
- Enterprise mindset and strong influencing capability (stakeholder management and relationships building)
- Ability to simplify complexity while maintaining governance rigor
- Ability to solution by bringing together multiple different teams
- Strong execution and transformation leadership
- Collaborative leadership style with focus on organization development and individual talent development
Success Measures
- Accurate and timely financial close and reporting
- Strong control environment with reduced audit findings
- Increased automation and AI adoption
- Improved service delivery performance
- Successful transformation and operating model changes
Requisition ID: 631053
Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological, and urological diseases and conditions. Learn more at www.bostonscientific.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
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