Spring 2027 Co-op, Global Record to Report at Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston, MA

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Job Description Kickstart Your Career at Vertex! Are you ready to make a real impact? At Vertex, our mission is to tackle serious diseases and to change lives, for the better, for the future. Our aim is to give you the skills, insights, and career guidance to be an important part of that future; to turn your potential into progression. As a Vertex intern or co-op, you’ll work on meaningful projects, collaborate with talented teams, and learn from industry leaders. We’re passionate about innovation, inclusion, and supporting your growth—inside and outside the lab. Why Vertex? Real Projects: You’ll work on assignments that make a real impact, not just busy work. Mentorship & Networking: Connect with leaders and peers who want to see you succeed through professional networks, connections, and collaborations that will shape your longer-term career. Flexible & Supportive: We offer flexible work options with Flex @ Vertex and prioritize your wellbeing. Inclusive Culture: Collaboration and inclusion are embedded in everything we do. Career Launchpad: Build skills, explore career paths, and get guidance for your future career. Your Impact The Vertex Global Record to Report Co-Op is a 6-month experiential training program for students currently working towards an undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or other related fields. If you are passionate, collaborative, and growth-minded, a co-op at Vertex will help you gain meaningful experience in our Chief Accounting functional areas and serve as a launchpad for your career. The application deadline for this co-op is November 15th. Please note that Vertex reviews applications on a rolling basis and reserves the right to close this job posting prior to the listed deadline. Applicants can expect to receive an update about their application before or shortly after the application deadline. Ready to apply? Submit your application and let’s turn possibilities into reality! What you will be doing: Record-to-Report (RTR) is a key function within the Chief Accounting Organization under the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), supporting the accuracy, integrity, and timely reporting of the company’s financial results. RTR oversees critical accounting and close processes while driving greater standardization, simplification, automation, and control across the end-to-end financial reporting lifecycle. Our focus is to transform RTR into a globally consistent, efficient, and scalable organization, leveraging technology and process optimization to reduce manual effort and improve the experience for our teams and stakeholders. Ultimately, our goal is to maintain accounting excellence while creating capacity for greater insight, agility, and strategic value. The RTR Strategy & Optimization Co-op will support strategic transformation initiatives focused on simplifying, standardizing, and automating RTR processes while gaining hands-on experience in finance transformation, project execution, and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities: Support the R2R Strategy & Optimization team with day-to-day activities related to process improvement initiatives. • Assist in documenting current accounting and reporting processes, including process flows, procedures, and supporting materials. • Help gather, organize, and analyze information to identify process improvement opportunities. Contribute to defining the AI strategy for accounting, including the prioritization of key initiatives through year end. • Support project tracking by helping maintain timelines, action items, meeting notes, and status updates. • Assist with preparation of presentation materials, summaries, and reports for team and stakeholder meetings. • Help develop and update process documentation, playbooks, toolkits, and training materials. • Participate in meetings with cross-functional teams such as Accounting, Finance, IT, Tax, Treasury, and Legal to capture notes and follow-up actions. • Support data collection and basic analysis fo