**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.
About Baxter:
- Our products and therapies touch the lives of millions of people around the world every day, which is why we are passionate about ground-breaking innovations that bring more personalized care to all of us. For 87 years and counting, we have been at the critical intersection where the ideas that save and sustain lives meet the providers who make it all happen. And now, we are determined to realize our boldest opportunities to transform global healthcare for years to come._
Responsible for the recording of manual journal entries, preparing and approving account reconciliations, and completing month-end close accounting primarily related to Revenue Recognition processes for the America's region (UCAN and LATAM). In addition, this role will provide accounting reports and information to business partners, will provide information for internal and external audit support, and will aid in statutory accounting. This position will also support various ad-hoc accounting assistance and related projects, as needed.
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**
- Perform month end close activities, including creation and posting of manual and recurring journal entries, account reconciliations and other ad-hoc support required during month-end close.
- Work closely with accounting team, partners, and Local Country Business Leaders to accurately account for Revenue and AR transactions in accordance US GAAP.
- Drive standardization and process improvement/process efficiencies in AR and Revenue. accounting areas, including tracking of tasks and responsibilities, maintaining job aids and other documentation to ensure process execution is adequately detailed and maintained.
- Ensure accounts are accurately reconciled, including appropriate documentation to support balance and to quickly address balancing differences.
- Compliance of S-Ox controls.
- Maintain accurate monthly task list and complete according to the task list; own accounting conclusions and proper US GAAP accounting for all owned tasks.
- Timely address all audit requests.
- Propose, develop, and implement process efficiency improvements.
- Proactively work with supervisor/managers to ensure proper prioritization and completion of all tasks.
**Qualifications**
- Bachelor's degree Accounting and/or Finance (with accounting experience) or similar background.
- 3-5 years experience in an accounting or finance-based EPR/ledger-using role
- English knowledge (B2+)
- Continuous learner with a positive approach to learning
- Attention to detail and ability to understand end-to-end transactional/process flows
- Work experience with general accounting processes and implementation projects (all stages)
- Proven record to prioritize work, with strong analytical skills required
- Self-starter, proactive learning will to be a standout colleague and have excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong ERP knowledge (JDE, SAP, Oracle), JDE highly preferred
- Sophisticated MS Excel skills (pivot, vlookup, index match and short cut key use)
- Use of reporting tools (Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau, etc.) is a strong plus
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