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Financial Planning Analyst, EMEA FP&A

Req #: JR - 135072 Location: Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland Job Category: Finance Date posted: 05/01/2024

Overview

This is where your insights influence change. As a member of the Baxter Finance team, you have the critical thinking and analytical mindset that allows you to translate data into meaningful, actionable insights that help teams learn and adapt along the way. We guide our internal partners to understand financial opportunities or realities that move Baxter forward and closer to our mission to save and sustain lives. While you often work independently with your cross-functional team, you always have the greater finance organization to lean on for support and career mentoring.

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  • Team player

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Financial Planning Analyst, EMEA FP&A

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.

Summary

EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) FP&A Analyst will support the strategic planning, annual budgeting, forecasting processes, and monthly performance reviews. As a Financial Analyst, you will navigate high-value-added business analytics as well as drive the development of management presentations for this multifaceted growing region and build strong business partnerships with local commercial teams. This position is an extension of in-country finance teams where you will get along with the EMEA FP&A Center of Expertise (CoE), Leadership Team as well as In-Country Finance and Business partners within the EMEA Region.

What will you be doing?

  • Cooperating closely with in-country business partners and finance teams to review projections, budgets and historical results.

  • Updating process flows, operating manuals, training guides, standard operating procedures and loading budget and forecast adjustments into the system.

  • Ensuring quality, accuracy, and timeliness of the monthly reports, forecasts, and the annual budget / strategic plan preparation.

  • Coordinating escalation/identification of issues and advising Finance leadership of potential business and operational risks.

  • Supporting the delivery of comprehensive monthly reporting packages for management, including monthly reviews of budget vs. actual results and variances with P&L/cost centre owner, etc.

  • Performing strategic ad hoc reporting and financial analysis to assess business performance and facilitate decision-making and business support.

  • Supporting Finance leadership with process improvement, policy development, and strategic initiatives (e.g., business systems, processes, and policies).

  • Liaising with the FP&A Global Delivery Center (GDC) and other cross-functional leads to support the creation of budgets, forecasts and management reports, while ensuring compliance with all quality/control requirements.

Who are we looking for?

  • Expert in technical and financial knowledge, with a good understanding of internal control requirements and accounting principles.

  • A strong Analyst, familiar with accounting and financial analysis with 2 + years of proven experience with financial planning and reporting.

  • Excellent interpersonal skills with high proficiency in speaking and writing in English (another language with professional proficiency is a plus).

  • Technical skills: Microsoft Office Suite (Excel), experience in JD Edwards (JDE), and HFM/FCC would be a plus.

  • In terms of education, a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, and Economics (or in a similar area).

What do we offer?

  • Probation period of 3 months and then for an indefinite period.

  • Competitive salary, annual bonuses, recognition award program.

  • Corporate culture based on our values: collaboration, speed, courage and simplicity.

  • Possibilities for development on a personal and professional level in one of the leading global MedTech companies.

  • Package of benefits including Private medical care (Lux Med), Life Insurance, and Multisport card.

  • Bax4U - cafeteria/lunch cards (300 PLN monthly).

  • PPE program with very attractive conditions available for each employee after 3 months.

  • Fully covered language courses (English or other languages according to business needs).

  • Co-financing of holidays and an additional 2 days off from work annually and an extra day off for your birthday!

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

  • Great Warsaw office location - Powiśle!

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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