Job Description

This is where you save and sustain livesAt 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.

• Balances the workload between multiple team members
• Plan, coordinate the workload for team members to ensure SLAs and customer expectations are met or exceeded
• Provide leadership to their team to ensure completeness, accuracy and timeliness of transactions presented for payment while also increasing cash discounts and terms, where applicable
• Work with their cross functional managers and or team leads, as well as in-country personnel and vendors to address and resolve issues as they surface
• Work in partnership with the Global Teams to ensure following the standard practices and procedures
• Provide staff mentor and reviews and approve employee performance evaluations for completeness
• Support staff training and education activities
• Ensure record retention, tracking and reporting for tax purposes in accordance with policy
• Review & resolve invoice processing exceptions
• Provide input into performance metrics
• Identify and present solutions for continuous process improvement
• Review and propose changes to Accounts Payable policies and procedures as instructed by market and company changes and/or industry
• Assist with testing and approving all related system changes or implementations

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. List knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Operates independently and mentors others in sophisticoutstandingunique, strategic situations
• Has a broad impact on the organization by demonstrating outstanding expertise in Invoice Processing, Payments, Issues resolution, the broader Accounts Payable processes and its associated standard methodologies
• Ability to contribute strategically
• Understands change and people management
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage optimally with collaborators from across the organization effectively, change behavior based on data analysis and tailor communication based on audience
• Ability to speak proficient English
• Ability to read and comprehend English language
• Ability to plan, assign and direct work
• Excellent knowledge of financial systems and accounting practices

Include the education and experience that is vital to perform the job satisfactorily.

• Education

• Broad training in a related field, usually acquired through a college degree level education in Finance or work-related experience
• CPA, CMA or equivalent certification preferred
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification desirable
• Knowledge of related Accounts Payable technologies desirable including JDE, Coupa, Concur, Canon OCR
• Knowledge of Business Process Management (BPM) such as PEGA desirable
• Experience

• Minimum seven-years Finance experience with a minimum of five-years management experience across all Accounts Payable processes
• Experience of successfully leading teams
• Management experience in a large multi-national organization, including SSC experience
• Internal controls experience
• Experience in customer service processes and proven experience handling performance through service level agreements and key performance indicators
• Proven track record to collaborate and drive execution at all levels of the organization on a global basis
• Demonstrated ability to act as a change agent
• Knowledge of, and experience in crafting, implementing, and maintaining processes and their supporting policies and procedures organization wide

Reasonable AccommodationsBaxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.Recruitment Fraud NoticeBaxter has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Baxter employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information. To learn how you can protect yourself, review our .

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