Senior Finance Manager, Corporate Functions

Waters Corporation • Milford, MA

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Corporate Finance Manager will report to the Senior Director of FP&A and be responsible for managing and controlling the corporate functions expenses at Waters (CEO, Legal, IT, Finance, HR, Communications, Research & Strategy). The total scope of spending this role is responsible for supporting is ~$350M. In addition, this role will help in the consolidation of corporate related expenses associated with the recent BD acquisition into the legacy Waters Corporate functions to align on accountability of ~$120M of spend. This person will manage a team of three analysts who are responsible for business partnering and planning/closing financials for their respective functions each month. Additionally, this person is responsible for creating the consolidated monthly document (contact report) that is submitted to FP&A, which summarizes the results of Waters’ corporate functions in aggregate and ensuring analytics on G&A functions are created and/or maintained. The person in this role will be expected to serve as the direct business partner to the respective EC members who own the Corporate Function G&A Spend. This will include SVP’s of Legal, HR, Strategy & Research, Communications, as well as the CIO and CFO. They must also be prepared to present to the CFO, CEO & Executive Committee as needed. Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Requirements

• BS in Finance
• 10-15 years of experience, preferably in a public company.
• Prior management experience required.
• Operates with integrity, transparency and humility
• Excellent communication skills. Comfortable with presenting to executives.
• Balances strategic thinking and accountability in execution to deliver results
• Carries a broad global perspective of markets, tech, and trends

Nice To Haves

• MBA preferred
• Prior experience managing/supporting corporate G&A functions a plus

Responsibilities

• Manage, develop, and lead a team of analysts focused on corporate function (HR, IT, Finance, Legal, CEO etc.) financial closing and business partnering. Ensure team delivers partnering as desired and close deliverables are analyzed in advance and delivered on time.
• Manage the corporate function close process and report summarized corporate function performance to FP&A concisely, focusing on business drivers behind financial data and implications on future results and forecasts.
• Manage and drive the operational and financial planning AOP for the corporate functions, ensuring each of the respective functions deliver an achievable plan on target while meeting strategic and operational goals.
• Manage, drive and report on the performance to plan for the recently announced synergy savings associated with BD acquisition.
• Serve as direct business partner to Corp Function EC members: Translating functional strategies into financial implications, tradeoffs, and investment cases. Influence decision‑making by providing scenario analysis, ROI modeling, and cost‑benefit evaluations. Provide analytical support for investment approval processes and capital requests Challenge assumptions and ensure alignment with enterprise financial goals
• Responsible for developing the Corporate Functions multi-year financials in support of the annual Strategy planning process.
• Identify and lead cost optimization initiatives, including Providing Support for GBS function within the Finance organization to ensure accuracy in tracking/reporting costs per transaction.
• Ad hoc analysis on corporate functions, attend meetings within corporate function leads, and participate in cross functional teams as needed.

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees