AP Accounting & Reporting Supervisor

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 AP Accounting & Reporting Manager
• Responsible for supervising a team of Analysts in their day-to-day activities, ensures the defined service level agreements are met and is accountable for driving a culture of service excellence

Essential Duties & 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

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum seven-years Finance experience with a minimum of five-years management experience across all Accounts Payable processes
• 3+ years management experience in a Payment processing role
• Management experience in a large multinational organization
• Internal controls experience
• Experience in customer service processes and demonstrated experience managing performance through service level agreements and key performance indicators
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and drive execution at all levels of the organization on a global basis
• Demonstrated ability to act as a change agent
• Knowledge of, and experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining processes and their supporting policies and procedures organization wide