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Associate Director A2R (Account to Report), EMEA

Req #: JR - 128743 Location: Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland Job Category: Finance Date posted: 04/25/2024

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.

  • Support for Parents

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    Professional Development

  • Employee Health &
    Well-Being Benefits

  • Paid Time Off

  • 2 Days a Year to Volunteer

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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

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Associate Director A2R (Account to Report), EMEA

Vantive: A New Company Built On Our Legacy

Baxter is on a journey to separate our ~$5B Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

*Completion of the proposed separation of Kidney Care from Baxter into a standalone company (to be named Vantive) remains subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

Summary:

EMEA Associate Director A2R oversees the team that is responsible for the accounting for regional account-to-report processes: Regional Liabilities, Revenue and Expenses, VAT & Reporting, Inventory and Manufacturing accounting

The role requires an understanding of complex accounting matters, quick problem-solving skills and strong collaboration with other finance and non-finance structures. As a People Lead person at this position will be managing approx. 25 people-size team with 3 direct reporting Managers.

From this position we may require the ability and willingness to travel internationally.

What will you be doing?

  • Organizing, managing and building the EMEA A2R team to achieve high-performing collaboration, engagement & talent development resulting with a successful (in terms of quality and timeliness) process of month-end close.

  • Driving automation opportunities around account reconciliation and manual journal entries, initiating and encouraging process improvement opportunities across the team.

  • Building and maintaining a strong relationship with all BBS Teams, as well as external providers for shared processes, tools, and reporting activities. 

  • Ensuring adherence of processes to company's policies and procedures, internal and external audit requirements and local rules and regulations, supporting the strengthen of financial processes and controls. 

  • Supporting local, regional, and global projects, as the need arises; providing financial expertise in such projects. 

  • Being an active advocate of the finance function across the EMEA region.

Who are we looking for?

  • Finance Manager with at least 10 years of professional experience gained in multinational environment (audit experience would be an asset) and shared services environment.

  • People Leader with strong management and coaching skills,

  • Accounting Expert with good knowledge of US GAAP and strong analytical skills.

  • Fluent English speaker with phenomenal communication and diplomatic, flexible, “can do” mindset.

  • Person with a strong reporting tools including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint (experience with JD Edwards, Alteryx and W-Desk may be an advantage).

  • In terms of education Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting or part-qualified ACCA/CIMA/CPA.

What 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!

Reasonable Accommodations

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