Finance Manager

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Your role at Baxter

The Finance Manager for Jayuya assumes the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for their plant’s end-to-end supply chain. Reporting directly to the Solutions Group Controller and indirectly to the Plant Leader.

This role oversees an annual budget of $146M in value of production, $8.5M in capital spend, $13M of inventory. The plant has a workforce of 543 direct and 232 indirect employees.

What you'll be doing:

As a member of the plant Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Finance Manager’s primary responsibilities are:

Compliance:

• Provides oversight of all plant related GAAP, SOX and Baxter policy requirements

  • The Finance Manager has ultimate responsibility for their plant’s financial records (P&L and BS)

Reporting:

• Provides relevant, accurate and timely communication of financial performance (past, present, and future)

  • Includes oversight of month end closing, the submission of weekly pulses, the preparation of quarterly forecasts and the preparation of the budgets (annual and long-range plans)

Influence:

• Maximizes financial performance through analysis, guidance, and accountability

  • Achieves financial results as committed

    • Manufacturing Variances

    • Operating Income

    • Cash Flow

    • Capital investments (on time and on budget)

    • Value Improvement Project (VIP) generation and execution

Development:

• Actively develops the financial acumen of finance and non-finance team members.

What you'll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting. MBA or equivalent preferred

• +7 years’ experience in manufacturing or supply chain finance

• Background in standard costing, budget management and capital analysis and control

• Proven track record of identifying and implementing change

• Has effectively communicated at all levels of the organization in both formal and informal environments

• Experience in a global, diverse matrixed organization

• Capable of executing a business case for change by analyzing and leveraging best practices

• Maintains a strong presence, with the ability to manage indirect reporting relationships

• Experience working with Lean concepts and tools is preferred.

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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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