Director, Finance - UCAN

Baxter International Inc. • Deerfield, IL

1d • $176,000 - $242,000

About The Position

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. Your Role at Baxter The Finance Director, UCAN provides financial leadership for the combined U.S. and Canada Pharmaceuticals and Clinical Nutrition businesses, which have approximately $1.3B in revenue. This role reports to the Senior Director, Finance – ITP Division and acts as the finance business partner (CFO) to the UCAN commercial leader. They direct comprehensive financial support across a highly regulated portfolio. This support includes pricing and contracting decision analysis such as GPO/customer agreements and tenders. They also handle new product launch and pipeline modeling, demand/volume and margin analytics including gross-to-net where applicable, and FP&A processes. Their objective is to deliver growth, profitability, and cash flow commitments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of progressive finance experience, including demonstrated ability to build and lead teams.
• Pharmaceuticals industry experience (preferably in a leadership role) supporting commercial operations in a highly regulated environment. Includes pricing and contracting, new product launch financials, gross-to-net and margin analytics, with cross-functional partnership across Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, and Regulatory/Quality.
• Strong business insight and good judgment, with understanding of the relevant business environment.
• Ability to influence and drive consensus with diverse collaborators; proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Strong negotiation, interpersonal communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
• Working knowledge of GAAP, tax, and legal accounting; acquisition accounting knowledge is a plus.
• Experience demonstrating shared service resources and leading cross-functional teams as needed.
• Decisive leader with the ability to generate options, select the best course of action, and drive implementation.
• Travel up to 25%.

Nice To Haves

• MBA and/or CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis and reporting of financial results, including trends and variances to budget, forecast, and prior year. Translate insights into clear management reporting to support day-to-day commercial execution.
• Provide proactive leadership for all operating forecast updates and deliver the annual operating plan (AOP) and strategic plan.
• Provide finance leadership for a significant pipeline of new product launches and business development initiatives over the next 2–3 years.
• Partner with Marketing Analytics to develop product models that forecast and optimize the price/volume relationship across the pharmaceutical portfolio to maintain or expand profitability.
• Lead financial analytics, modeling, and negotiation support for GPO, customer, tender, and vendor deals.
• Lead a cross-functional team to improve Canadian compounding profitability as part of a global initiative.
• Serve as liaison with the Accounting CoE on new commercial models that may require outstanding accounting treatment.
• Act as a key contact for Investor Relations and support development of external messaging for the U.S. market.
• Represent Finance on special task forces, cross-divisional teams, and working groups, including business development integration activities.
• Identify key business risks, perform risk assessments, and recommend mitigation plans.
• Drive compliance with internal controls, GAAP, SEC requirements, and Baxter financial policies and procedures across all related entities and operations.
• Develop and lead a high-performing, cross-region finance team with a strong focus on mentoring, development, and succession planning.

Benefits

• Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles.
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
• Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.
• We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
• Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees