In this role you will report to the Finance Director, FP&A – Kidney Care. You will lead the Global EPM Systems and Capabilities team. Direct line management responsibilities of a team of 3 to 4 employees driving the strategic direction of EPM technical capabilities and operating model to enable global consistency, scalability, and governance.

• Responsible for leading a team to enhance, maintain and integrate systems globally
• Actively seeks opportunities to capitalize on native functionality/ system capabilities to enable faster processes with more reliable outputs
• Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement by proactively driving alignment of requirements across regions, functions, etc. and quickly collaborates when opposing requirements are presented
• Support continuous process optimization through alignment with the Global FP&A, functional, and regional leadership
• Manages the security and integrity of information within the FP&A systems landscape and coordinates with Baxter/KidneyCo IT to manage risks/ threats
• Ensures the management of the FP&A applications and coordination with key stakeholders
• Accountable for the testing of all functional and technical requirements and communicates status updates and results with stakeholders
• Leads post-mortem assessment and sets parameters for monitoring implemented process and system improvements

• 10+ years of directly related FP&A enabled technology experience with a strong background in transforming and maintaining applications/tools
• Deep knowledge of EPM systems (cloud-based and on-premise) and proactively stays up to date on improved functionality of existing systems and emerging technology trends
• Application Lifecycle management
• Business solution architecture and infrastructure
• Ability to manage technology vendors
• Ability to deliver on commitments
• Achieve results in a dynamic, consistently changing and demanding environment
• Aware and sensitive to customer needs and the requirements of the marketplace.
• Global service delivery mindset
• People management and talent development skills
• High-level ability to influence and negotiate
• Proven capability in managing Manager and supervisory level staff
• Excellent problem solving, and customer service skills
• Adaptable to new ideas and ways of accomplishing tasks
• Demonstrated leadership and management of individuals and teams within a shared services organization (COE, GDC, Help Desk, Customer Service)
• Demonstrated ability to drive alignment through collaboration, interpersonal skills, and technical skills with the ability to speak finance
• Excellent communications and presentation skills; comfortable with presenting to executives
• Expert knowledge and technical understanding of business systems functionality and capabilities