Senior Decision Support – Finance Department

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide financial and business support to the Country Business Unit Heads: key insights and support optimal business decision-making to all financial activities (new product launches, business cases, business strategy and other commercial initiatives).
• Manage the annual strategic and financial planning process (Plan, Forecasts, Long Range Plan and LBEs) in collaboration with key stakeholders: Business, FP&A CoE and Senior Management.
• Proactively monitor business results; leverage financial data to elevate business risks and opportunities; advise on financial implications and develop recommendations to achieve business results.
• Coordinate the preparation of the Monthly Results Review (MRR), working closely with Business Unit Heads (BUH) and FP&A CoE &the Finance Director for Germany. Participate in monthly reviews with FD and VP Western Europe.
• Actively collaborate with Commercial Excellence Team to analyze operational performance to support analysis of business and understand customer, operational and pricing trends.
• Support the BUH in identifying opportunities to improve financial performances and recommend improvements in methods, processes and reporting.
• Challenge status quo methods and actively propose improvements to streamline processes and maximize efficiencies.
• Work on projects with the defined scope of 20% with the Finance Director Germany.
• Job content may vary depending on changes in the organization and requirements for the BU.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education/Experience:
• University Degree in Business Administration
• Minimum 5 - 7 years significative experience in broad financial roles within multinational companies, more specifically in Business Partnership role
• Pharma or Medical Products Industry background is a plus

Competencies:
• Solid business knowledge & commercial acumen
• Strategic thinking & sense of urgency
• Excellent analytical & organizational skills
• Strong communication, both verbal and written, and presentation skills
• Act with the highest level of compliance and integrity with sense of accountability and exhibit Baxter’s Culture Levers: Speed, Simplicity, Courage, Collaboration
• Very good English and German
• Advanced MS Office skills with emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint

LOCATION: ROME