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.

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Your role at Baxter

As the Senior Analyst, Internal Controls, you will play a vital role within the Internal Control Function, supporting Controllership, Finance, and Global Business Services. Your primary responsibility will be to supervise and evaluate the efficiency of our internal controls environment, ensuring reasonable assurance on the reliability of financial reporting. You will drive control improvements and play a key role in maintaining the integrity of our financial processes.

Your Team

Join a team that is dedicated to developing quality products with the patient in mind. Our work is patient-centric, and we take pride in the value we provide to people every day. As part of a large, multinational organization, you will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge through collaboration with a diverse group of individuals. You will gain exposure to different facets of our portfolio and work with an encouraging leadership team that supports ongoing development.

What you'll be doing

• Support the self-assessment program (L1 Program) when required. Conduct control assessments and testing procedures (L2 Program) to ensure the adequacy of the control environment.

• Ensure Segregation of Duty (SOD) disagreements are handled and mitigated by appropriate controls.

• Coordinate management’s remediation of control deficiencies, reviewing compliance policies and procedures regularly to ensure adherence to internal controls over financial reporting.

• Lead special projects to drive improvements in internal controls across the Finance Operations teams.

• Review balance sheet reconciliations, drive quality and resolution of open items, assess the healthiness of the balance sheet, and identify risks to be addressed.

• Identify potential control gaps, analyze root causes, and offer recommendations for resolution while optimally presenting key insights.

• Collaborate with process owners to optimize critical business processes and controls, tackling for efficiency and automation.

• Partner with multiple team members to plan and coordinate efficient internal and external audits, ensuring timely remediation of any issues. Also, provide ad-hoc information and reports to partners as needed.

• Work with teams responsible for implementing new IT applications to support internal control design as requested.

• Perform quarterly monitoring of compliance activities using the Compliance Dashboard tool, identifying areas where additional improved/forensic monitoring procedures are vital and completing those procedures.

• Conduct ESG audits to verify the accuracy of ESG-related data disclosed to employees, customers, and regulatory bodies.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in public accounting or finance, with an advanced degree in accounting.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in S-Ox, accounting, finance, internal control, auditing, or shared services quality control.

• Proficiency in English at a B2+ level.

• Solid understanding of Microsoft Office Suite.

• Highly effective communication, multitasking, and relationship-building skills with key team members.

• Knowledge of the Workiva application is a plus.

Reasonable Accommodations

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