Assoc Mgr

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with senior members of the regional finance, business and commercial finance team for decision support for the region.
• Work closely with local country business partners, Finance directors, and their teams to review business performance and advice the regional finance leadership on opportunities
• Advise regional leaders on key strategic business decisions by providing insightful variance and trend analyses
• Help develop the future KPIs required to meet business and finance strategic objectives
• Partner with Local County Teams, FP&A Managers and Corporate teams within commercial and manufacturing/supply chain organizations to understand, drive and support decision making ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Support execution of FP&A team new operating model for the region and within the COE team
• Partner with regional leaders to drive standardized processes and share best practices.
• Help transform the finance organization mindset from backward-looking to forward - looking
• Perform strategic ad hoc reporting with heavy financial analysis tracking business performance to facilitate decision making and business support.
• Increasing learning and development opportunities to improve business analytics acumen

Knowledge/Experience:

• Demonstration of key finance competencies and qualifications and typically 8+ years of relevant experience with financial planning, reporting and decision support.
• Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills
• Extensive knowledge of economic practices and accounting principles; the analysis and reporting of financial and operational data, experience in a health care equipment & services industry is preferred
• 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 managing own development
• Ability to lead and operate in a team-oriented environment and influence
• Expert in technical and financial knowledge, including understanding of accounting principles as well as understanding of relevant business environment
• Provides expert guidance and advisory based on complex synthesis of projection/forecasting information that influences other activities such as pricing, financial planning etc.
• Proficient in advanced financial modeling and statistical techniques and selects the appropriate technique to address the problem at hand
• Knowledge of JD Edwards (JDE), Hyperion Planning, and Cognos helpful