Plant Controller - Guayama
Location
Puerto Rico | United States
Job description
Plant Controller - Guayama
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.
Your role at Baxter:
The Plant Controller for Guayama assumes the role of Site Finance lead for the plant’s end-to-end supply chain. Reporting directly to the Finance Director of Pharma Operations and indirectly to the Plant Leader.
This role oversees an annual budget $150M in value of production. The plant has a workforce of ~300 employees.
What you’ll be doing:
As a member of your Plant Leadership team (SLT), you will drive activities in key work streams including Compliance, reporting, influence, and leadership. These activities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Provides oversight of all plant related GAAP, SOX and Baxter policy requirements and has ultimate responsibility for their plant’s financial records (P&L and BS)
- Provides relevant, accurate and timely communication of financial performance (past, present, and future). Includes oversight of month end closing, the submission of weekly pulses, the preparation of quarterly forecasts and the preparation of the budgets (annual and long-range plans)
- Support and participate in the standardization and modernization of ISC financial processes.
- Identify trends and opportunities for continuous improvement (both financial and operational)
- Develop and execute action plans to drive profitable growth.
- Improves financial performance through analysis, mentorship, and accountability. Achieves financial results for KPIs including manufacturing variances, operating income, cash flow, capital investments and value improvement projects (VIP)
- Actively liaise with process business partners (FP&A COE, FPO, BBS, Global ISC) in the pursuit of more efficient and effective ways to fulfill the Plant Controller’s responsibilities.
- Actively develops the financial acumen of finance and non-finance team members.
What you’ll bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting. MBA or equivalent preferred
- 10 plus years of experience in manufacturing or supply chain finance
- Background in standard costing, budget management and capital analysis and control
- Proven track record of identifying and implementing change.
- Has effectively communicated at all levels of the organization in both formal and informal environments.
- Experience in a global, diverse matrixed organization
- Capable of executing a business case for change by analyzing and leveraging best practices
- Maintains a strong presence, with the ability to manage indirect reporting relationships.
- Experience working with Lean concepts and tools is preferred.
The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.
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