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Manager I, FP&A

Req # 208198 Location Heredia, Provincia de Heredia, Costa Rica Job Category Finance Date posted 09/02/2026
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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.

  • Support for Parents

  • Continuing Education/ Professional Development

  • Employee Health & Well-Being Benefits

  • Paid Time Off

  • 2 Days a Year to Volunteer

Success Profile

What makes a successful Finance team member at Baxter? Take a look at some of the top traits we’re looking for and see if you’re a fit.

  • Adaptable
  • Analytical
  • Detail-oriented
  • Easygoing
  • Results-driven
  • Team player

Manager I, FP&A

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This is where your work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves 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 job—you will find purpose and pride. 

Your role at Baxter

This position at Baxter, will be part of an outstanding Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) organization. This position is an extension of the local country FP&A team. This position interacts with the Americas FP&A Center of Expertise (CoE) leadership team as well as in-country finance and business partners within the Americas Region (i.e. United States, Canada and Latin America).

This position will support the planning process, annual budgeting and forecasting processes and monthly performance reviews. In addition, this role will support high helpful business analytics as well as drive the development of senior management presentations for this multifaceted and growing region.

Your Team

At Baxter, our mission to save and sustain lives is supported by a strong business model and over 90 years of success and growth. You will have the responsibility and privilege of translating vast amounts of data into relevant insights that help teams learn and adapt along the way!

What you'll be doing

  • We liaise with the other cross-functional leads for the purpose of facilitating the creation of budgets, forecasts and management reports, while ensuring compliance with all quality / control requirements

  • We coordinate closely with local country business partners and finance teams to review projections, budgets and historical results

  • We load budget and forecast adjustments into system for your Country/business

  • We ensure quality, accuracy, and timeliness of the monthly reports, balance sheet reviews, forecasts, and the annual budget / strategic plan preparation

  • We deliver a comprehensive monthly reporting package for management, including monthly reviews of budget vs. actual results and variances with P&L/cost center owners

  • We perform any necessary resource allocations to ensure effective ROI on investments

  • We partner with FP&A Regional, Local, and Corporate resources within commercial and manufacturing/supply chain organizations to understand, drive and support decision making ensuring alignment with strategic objectives

  • We coordinate handling of partner concerns and advise Finance leadership of potential business and / or operational risks

  • We perform strategic ad hoc reporting and financial analysis to assess business performance and facilitate decision making and business support

  • We update process flows, operating manuals, training guides, and standard operating procedures as needed

  • We support Finance leadership with improvement in execution, policy development, and / or strategic

What you'll bring

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required. Degree must be completed at the time of application

    Demonstration of key finance proficiencies and qualifications and typically 6+ years of confirmed experience with financial planning and reporting

  • English C1 is a requirement

  • Knowledge of JD Edwards (JDE), Hyperion Planning, and Cognos preferred

  • Strong Power Point and Excel skills

  • Strong presentations skills

  • Self-starter with strong analytical skills and decision-making capabilities

  • initiatives (e.g., business systems, processes, and / or policies)

  • Should be able to bring to bear Copilot to improve efficiency

  • Position will have direct responsibility to support the Canada Cluster interacting and delivering presentations and analysis that provide high benefit to Senior Levels

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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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Hear from Our Employees

Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world.

Meet Monica Weber, Senior Analyst, Finance, Singapore

“Though Finance is often referred to as a support function, I find finance to be a critical aspect of Baxter operations. The finance community is one of the most connected across the globe and, from my experience, highly regarded among business partners. Every project I support or initiative I'm involved in I try to look at the total Baxter picture and understand how it relates to the business and patients. Having that level of insight behind my work drives motivation.”

Meet Serge Vandermotten, COE Controller, Benelux

“My job has always fascinated me at Baxter. After 33 years of service, this is where I want to continue my career. I have stayed because it is a large company grounded in sound ethics and provides countless opportunities for development and innovation. It is a company that lives, progresses, and constantly develops with time. I have great pleasure in forming professional relationships with my colleagues as we learn from each other’s experiences.”

Meet Joselyn Alvarez, Senior Analyst, Costa Rica

“It is impossible to be a part of Baxter and not learn and grow. I've had the opportunity to learn valuable skills from coworkers and enjoy the relationships we have built as professionals. As a global company, Baxter always looks towards automation and improvement. I know that my work helps us be more efficient and precise in ensuring that our products are consistently available to patients.”

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