Accounts Payable Accountant

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.

Role Summary

• Reports to the P2P Accounting & Reporting Supervisor
  
• Responsible for accurately executing other services related to Accounts Payable function such as system administration, reconciliations and audits
  
• Responsible to grant and manage accesses to the different systems to the Accounts Payable team and ensure segregation of duties among the AP functions
  
• Responsible to accurately reconcile Accounts Payable related accounts and do follow ups as required to close open items in a timely manner
  
• Responsible to accurately run operational metrics and present them to management
  

Key Responsibilities

• Ability to reconcile Accounts Payable accounts related in accordance with Baxter’s Internal Controls and Sox related controls
  
• Ensure proper and timely follow up and / or investigation on the open items to avoid aging. If any, ensure that sufficient documentation is available and in accordance with Baxter’s Internal Controls and US GAAP
  
• Work with Shared Service Center personnel and key stakeholders to address and resolve open and / or aged items in the Accounts Payable related accounts
  
• Ensure proper documentation is prepared for the Accounts Payable related accounts in accordance with USGAAP, Baxter’s Internal Control and Sox related controls
  
• Support period-end close reconciliation activities, as needed
  
• Ensure errors are minimized and straight-through processing principles are adopted where possible
  
• Identify and present solutions for continuous process improvement
  
• Educate internal customers and suppliers on the use of self-service solutions, where appropriate
  
• Create and manage profiles for starters and current users as required
  
• Ability to investigate and resolve technical issues with ERPs such as Canon, PEGA, JDE
  
• Ensure that interfaces within systems are happening accurately and on time
  
• Ability to resolve any interface issue and / or addressed it correctly and timely to the proper team / person
  
• Identify and present solutions for continuous process improvement, including root cause analysis and recommendations
  
• Create Tax Keys in Canon and PEGA including multi department co-ordination.
  
• Perform system testings in case of any upgrade
  
• Run and analyze accounts payable related metrics
  

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  
• 5+ years’ experience in a finance position
  
• Functional Knowledge in the end-to-end Accounts Payable process
  
• Excellent customer service skills
  
• Knowledge of financial systems
  
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
  
• Good written and oral communication skills, in the specified language(s)
  
• Highly organized
  
• Ability to meet strict deadlines
  
• Experience in accounting and financial systems and processes
  
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
  
• Internal controls experience