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Supervisor, Inventory Accounting

Req # 208912 Location Heredia, Provincia de Heredia, Costa Rica Job Category Finance Date posted 09/07/2026
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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

Supervisor, Inventory Accounting

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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

The role includes overseeing activities for Americas Inventory, supporting Global Process Owner, Local Finance Teams, Baxter GBS Costa Rica workstreams, and A2R teams in other locations. The goal is to improve the operations in Inventory Department, specifically focusing on Americas' inventory transactions by identifying and facilitating operational changes and process improvement initiatives.

Your team

This is a truly thrilling time to be a part of Baxter. As we energetically transform the way we do business, there are always opportunities to challenge the status quo in a variety of markets. We can now offer global opportunities from various centers without the physical constraints we previously faced!

What you'll be doing

  • Oversight of the Inventory Accounting team on month-end close activities and monthly reviews. Work closely with other A2R teams to ensure a timely month-end-close.

  • Review and approve inventory-related reconciliations, entries, and tasks in Blackline as needed. Drive process improvement opportunities across the team.

  • Champion and maintain positive teamwork with finance and non-finance teams, as well as external providers, to uphold and improve shared processes, tools, and reporting activities.

  • Ensure adherence to company's policies and procedures, internal and external audit requirements and local rules and regulations; support strengthening of financial processes and controls.

  • Build and handle high-performing teams with focus on engagement and talent development. Support local, regional, and global projects, as the need arises; provide financial expertise in such projects.

  • Conduct regular meetings' cadence with inventory leadership team to review performance, provide/acquire feedback, and assist in the inventory transactional operations.

  • Raise process issues to respective parties in a timely and structured manner. Ensure all department services provided are in compliance with service level agreements, S-Ox, and Corporate Policies.

What you'll bring

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration a requirement.

  • 5+ years of experience in manufacturing and/or inventory accounting and related areas and leading teams to results.

  • 2+ years of experience leading accounting teams

  • Experience with process focus, continuous improvement, and Microsoft Office Suite.

  • English B2+ or higher.

  • Experience in manufacturing and/or inventory accounting and JDE, GME, PRMS, MAXIMO knowledge are desirable.

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.

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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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