Director, Finance Partner – Connected Care

This is whereyour work makes a difference.

At Baxter we believe every personregardless of who they are or where they are fromdeserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today tomorrow and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together our community is driven by a culture of courage trust and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here you will find more than just a jobyou will find purpose and pride.

Your Role at Baxter

This is where your insights influence change.

Your belief in hard work critical thinking and analytical approach is essential in understanding the big picture as well as collaborating on solutions. Though your talent is needed across a wide array of work environments your preference is working at a large stable company. One that appreciates your skills and actively invests in your career.

As a Director Finance Partner Connected Care at Baxter you have the opportunity to work with our internal team as well as collaboratively with the teams we support. As a valued member of our finance organization your insights and technical expertise will support our operations and contribute to our goals. You are able to adapt quickly and thrive in nearly any situation due to your friendly open approach to work. Your colleagues and business unit leaders will support you as you grow your professional skills at Baxter.

Your Team

Baxter is a large global company that provides rich opportunities to develop professionally and learn from one another. Our mission to save and sustain lives is backed by a strong business model and over 90 years of success and growth.

As our companys mission comes to life it brings vast amounts of data with it. The finance organization has the responsibility and privilege of translating this data into meaningful practical insights to help teams learn and adapt along the way.

Our Finance team enables leaders and partnering groups to understand the financial implications that their business decisions are projecting to be or are resulting in. We guide these partners to understand financial opportunities or realities that help move Baxter forward and closer to the overall mission.

As we work toward our common purpose we lean on our colleagues for their expertise and collaborate to get work done. As an internal partner to the business the finance team builds relationships and functions as a thought partner providing expertise and reliability along the way. This function is friendly and helpful largely due to the cross-collaborative nature of the roles. While you often work independently with your partner you always have the greater finance organization to lean on for support or guidance.

The Finance Leader Connected Care Group (CCG) is responsible for providing financial leadership and business partnering to the VP of CCG. This organization is responsible for Baxters Connectivity Platforms Connected Care Strategy and Connected Care and Communications (CCC) business total this individual directly supports approximately $260M in revenue for the CCC business and the delivery of Baxters connected products which are approximately $2B in revenue annually. This finance leader will be responsible for driving global results and supporting the transformational initiatives of CCG. We provide opportunities for you to continue to learn through various training conferences certifications and support for advanced degrees.

What youll be doing

• Own and provide proactive leadership for the Annual Operating Plan and forecasting for the CCG organizations including capital allocation reporting results explaining variance drivers understanding trend and highlighting risk and opportunities

• Support leadership in defining strategic direction of the organization

• Support key commercial activities such as pricing deal structures and incentive program development; this is inclusive of monetizing and developing commercial structures for new connected care services

• Support key operational activities and manage KPIs

• Deploy and manage standard processes reporting and analytics governance and business partnership globally ensuring consistency across the regions

• Direct the Capital spend budgets and corresponding forecasts. Facilitate tracking and analysis of spend and ensure actuals are within targeted commitments.

• Lead compliance with internal controls Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) SEC requirements and Baxter Financial Policies and Procedures for all related operations

• Identify business risks and determine and drive implementation of mitigation plans

• Build and maintain strong team and cross functional partnerships

What youll bring

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or finance. Professional certification such as CPA is also a plus

• 15 years of experience in accounting and finance area; software and large public company experience a plus

• Strong business acumen and judgment as well as understanding of relevant business environment

• Ability to effectively influence and drive consensus with diverse stakeholders; demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities

• Strong negotiation interpersonal communication collaboration and presentation skills

• General knowledge of GAAP accounting principles tax and legal accounting (Knowledge of acquisition accounting a plus)

• Skilled at assembling and managing both ongoing staff as well as cross-functional teams as required

• Decisive leadership with ability to generate ideas develop alternatives rapidly decide upon best course of action and drive implementation of that decision

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter we are committed to equitable pay for all employees and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $176000 - $242000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location skills and expertise experience and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses commission and/or long-term incentive. For questions about this our pay philosophy and available benefits please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes arequired minimum number of daysa week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal its discretion Baxter may decide to adjust suspend or discontinue as business needs change.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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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 additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits Baxter

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