Sr Director, Finance FP&A

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Your role at Baxter

This is where your insights inspire change !

As Senior Finance executive you will lead Financial workstreams and analytics driven by Business Development activity, including M&A, divestitures, and additional portfolio optimization.

This role will report to VP, Finance – FP&A with high visibility and engagement with the CEO, COO, CSCO, CFO, SVP Corporate Controller, SVP Treasurer, SVP Strategy, and SVP Business Development and their teams

In addition, this role also Indirectly leads finance sub-function and cross functional teams of 20-25 FTEs through separations and divestitures. High visibility with ELT, owning and communicating financial impact of transformational initiatives.

What you'll be doing

• Partners closely with SVP Corporate Strategy, SVP Business Development, Chief Transformation Officer, and their teams on separations and acquisitions
• Serve as the finance function lead responsible for all activity within the Divestiture Management Office (DMO) including global, sub-function coordination (e.g., tax, treasury, accounting, etc) through reverse due diligence, separation planning and execution
• Build and maintain standardized processes to facilitate financial operations and consolidated, cross functional reporting across all M&A projects, including one-time costs, stranded cost identification and mitigation planning, and harmony target development / tracking
• Design overarching finance project plans to support sub-functional execution of multiple projects in parallel
• Lead stranded cost mitigation and value capture synergy activities across the enterprise, coordinating with ELT, Transformation Office to identify drivers of stranded and duplicative costs, develop cost reduction targets, and steer initiatives to mitigate
• Works closely with senior executives from third parties including consultants and banks on financial modeling, transformation initiatives and program management, and finance organizational design

What you'll bring

• Strong analytical skills and decision-making capabilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Change agent with ability to effectively lead and drive impactful change across multiple geographies and functions
• Ability to lead and operate in a team-oriented environment and influence cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong process approach and proven success in leading business initiatives to deliver large scale process improvements
• Strong technical and financial knowledge, including understanding of internal control requirements and accounting principles as well as understanding of relevant business environment
• Strong ownership mentality; maintains focus on driving projects to completion and delivering output/results
• Ability to effectively prioritize and manage tasks concurrently; owns career and is accountable for leading own development
• Strong financial and business acumen; familiar with financial systems and various aspects of financial reporting
• 80/20 work approach, ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple ongoing projects
• Ability to distill insights from complex analyses and build concise and compelling presentations to senior leadership audience
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (or country equivalent). MBA and/or CPA
• Healthcare, pharma and/or medical device industry experience preferred
• 10+ years of working experience with at least 3 -5 years within FP&A in a large multinational organization
• Experience leading financial integrations or separations

The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.

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