The Americas Accounting Center of Expertise (CoE) supports Baxter’s monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close processes and has insight into senior leadership.

This team focuses on ensuring accurate accounting treatment for sophisticated areas of accounting, evaluating internal controls, and establishing efficient and accurate close processes.

This position requires strong cross-functional collaboration with various Global Finance contacts, the Costa Rica Shared Services Center (SSC) and other members of the Accounting CoE.

Your team

We are in the midst of a ground-breaking journey, challenging the status-quo in various markets. With our global reach, you will have the opportunity to excel in an outstanding stage without the previous physical constraints. Our leaders are accessible, approachable, and genuinely interested in helping you achieve your goals. Together, we champion a collaborative and inclusive environment where you can define your own career path.

Are you ready to join us and help our mission to save and sustain lives?

What you'll be doing

• Ensure adherence of company’s policies and procedures, while strengthening financial processes and controls by complying with US GAAP and ASC606 accounting standards

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate/timely reporting of monthly financial data, including required US GAAP/management adjustments and accounting support

• Prepare monthly flux analysis and trends for Balance Sheet and Revenue accounts

• Owned assigned system close processes, run validations and ensure data is accurate and complete, identify and mitigate risks, while supporting internal control and audit process requests.

• Own multiple Gross to Net revenue analysis, such as rebates, commissions, chargebacks, royalties and prepare the related monthly/quarterly entries

• Ensure that account receivables balances comply with company policies by owning related reconciliations and certifications in Blackline.

• Challenge the status quo, and keep looking for improvement opportunities, to take our processes to the next level.

• Support ad hoc company projects as needed, ensuring timelines and goals are met.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting required; CPA preferred

•  3+ years of revenue accounting experience; solid accounting/finance background and qualifications (industry experience is a plus).

• Proven understanding of US GAAP and financial analysis, including understanding of internal control requirements and relevant business environments

•  High level knowledge of Microsoft Excel and proven experience managing large data.

• Ability to lead ambiguity and multiple, challenging priorities and to efficiently handle or resolve issues to meet deadlines

• Process improvement and process innovation experience preferred

• Strong interpersonal, communication, teamwork skills, adaptable, self-starter with strong analytical skills and decision-making capabilities

• Excellent English written and oral communication skills

• JDE, HFM, FCCS, SAP Blackline and DAS knowledge is a plus

• People management experience is a plus