Vantive: A New Company Built On Our LegacyBaxter 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.Your role at BaxterThis position is for FP&A COE Kidney Care Consolidation team for Integrated Supply Chain (ISC), maintaining significant interaction with senior leadership.The role provides direct support to Plant Controllers.This role plays an instrumental part in steering Baxter's financial direction.The role is expected to manage the planning and reporting cadence for the Segment within ISC and provide actionable insights that will help support business leaders in informed decision-making.The jobholder is the point of contact for strategic as well as business planning matters related Business Segment.This position oversees the FP&A process for +20 manufacturing sites with an annual value of production (VOP) of around +$2B.What you'll be doingReview the Segment's financial forecasting and planning processes, establishing guidelines, templates, and timelines to ensure consistency and completeness.Use in depth business knowledge to understand business drivers, risks and opportunities so as to play a role as business partner in preparation of forecast, budgets and long-range plans.Innovate and standardize processes to enhance departmental productivity and forecasting accuracy through automation.Promote a culture of continuous improvement by translating insights into actionable process and guideline enhancements.Financial Reporting & Analysis:Supervise the analysis and reporting of financial statements, explaining trends and variances to the latest forecasts / prior year for senior management.Coordinate the preparation of materials for global operating reviews, ensuring comprehensive and accurate financial presentations.Enable the team to support business decision-making by modeling key scenarios and performing sensitivity analyses.Strategic Business Support:Support key strategic business initiatives, providing business partnering support, sophisticated analytics and project management skills.Evaluate and help coordinate the implementation of mitigation plans.Provide strategic mentorship by demonstrating a deep understanding of key business and operational drivers, applying data-driven financial expertise, and anticipating future trends.Develop and maintain positive relationships with internal clients and partners, offering insights and solutions to challenges from commercial, operational, and ground-breaking perspectives.What you'll bringSolid discernment, excellent analytical skills, and sound judgment.Organized and forward-looking, proficient in managing multiple team members and deadlines.Demonstrated strong communication skills with senior leaders and functional colleagues.Superior interpersonal, teamwork, and presentation skills.Ability to influence, align and challenge senior stakeholders within finance and the wider business.Proficient in process automation and improvement.Demonstrated experience in leading, motivating, and developing diverse teams in a distributed/remote environment.Strategic and decisive leadership with a track record of idea generation, developing alternatives, and driving implementation.Fluency in English, both spoken and written.
