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Chicago, Il, Us

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Sr. Finance Manager, Corporate Controllers Group Management responsibilities include supervision of four Sr. Financial Analysts and one Finance Mgr. Operations responsibilities include supervising the Corporate Controllers monthly close and reporting processes, oversight of over $700M in Corporate expenses including periodic forecasting and planning, oversight of the Corporate IT capital planning and project review process and management of fringe benefit expenses for all US employees.Provide direct Financial support to the Baxter CIO and IT Global Leadership team for expense management and investment analysisDeveloped allocation methods for Corporate IT, HR and Finance costs and processes for charging these costs to other entities to ensure appropriate tax compliance and management performance requirementsRegularly meet with senior management including the CIO, Corporate Controller, SVP HR, General Counsel and CFO to discuss Corporate and Global functional spendingSr. Finance Manager, Renal Management responsibilities include supervision of two Sr. Financial Analysts and one Finance Mgr. Operations responsibilities include supervising the US Renal month end close, managing the quarterly US Renal forecast process and annual plan, managing the US Renal annual LRP update process, member of the US Renal Sr. Management Core Team, provide oversight and support to Incentive Compensation and Contract Ops teams, provide financial support for US Renal Business Development opportunities and provide direct financial analysis and support to the US GM as required. Notable accomplishments include:Lead several projects related to the integration of the $400M Gambro businessProvided financial modeling, contract terms development and assisted negotiations for $2 Billion contract with largest US Renal customerDeveloped US Renal PD business financial model to provide detailed support for short range and long range planning decisions

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Global Manufacturing Accounting Manager Management responsibilities include supervision of Supply Chain Finance organization; one Sr. Financial Analyst, responsibility for U.S. Plant Controller, Argentina Plant Controller, Europe Regional Supply Chain Controller and Australia Regional Controller. Reporting responsibilities include preparing consolidated budgets, forecasts and monthly results. Other responsibilities include standardizing global cost accounting policies and procedures, coordinating and analyzing annual standard cost change, analyzing product sourcing opportunities, auditing consolidating entries related to inventory, intercompany eliminations and cross charges, preparing global financial metrics measuring inventory and manufacturing performance, maintaining global transfer pricing and other projects as required.* Redesigned general ledger mapping (SAP R4.6, PA and BW) to improve global COGS reporting.* Completed multiple product-sourcing analyses generating over $2 million in annual savings.* Identified deficiencies in internal controls and implemented solutions to improve general ledger accuracy and prevent future errors. Developed new capital approval process for improved internal controls. Standardized the calculation of profit-in-inventory for 12 legal entities (countries) and 9 currencies.

Marlborough, Ma, Us

Finance Manager Promoted to this position to support senior management team. Primary responsibilities included financial planning and analysis, product costing, inventory integrity, financial support of customer quote process and cost reduction planning and implementation. Supervised staff of four Inventory Analysts, one Cost Analyst and one Sr. Cost Analyst. Managed financial aspects of plant closure process.* Improved the customer quote process resulting in new manufacturing contracts.* Provided financial leadership to customer focus teams to resolve customer satisfaction issues and recommended process improvements.Supervised annual cost change and approved all new product costs and engineering changes. Implemented improved ABC methods to better align overhead costs with existing business model.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Accounting ManagerPromoted to this position to lead an accounting staff of two Accountants, one Payroll Supervisor and two clerical employees. Responsible for all aspects of general and cost accounting and payroll. Sr. Financial AnalystPromoted to this position to transition all treasury functions, including payroll and banking services, from a joint venture organization to a wholly owned subsidiary organization. Other responsibilities included financial planning and analysis of SG&A costs. Sr. Cost AccountantPromoted to this position to implement improved ABC overhead allocations. Provided direct cost accounting support for four manufacturing plants located in the U.S. and Mexico. Coordinated semi annual cost change process. Consolidated annual cost changes from all plants and reported actionable items to senior management.

Worldwide, Oo

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Information Technology

Mba, Information Technology