Sr. Director, Finance (Division CFO) - CCS Job at Baxter (Batesville)

Job Description

This is where your insights influence change. As a member of the Baxter Finance team, you have the critical thinking and analytical mindset that allows you to translate data into meaningful, actionable insights that help teams learn and adapt along the way. We guide our internal partners to understand financial opportunities or realities that move Baxter forward and closer to our mission to save and sustain lives. While you often work independently with your cross-functional team, you always have the greater finance organization to lean on for support and career mentoring.

Job Responsibility

Act as a core member of the CCS Leadership Team, shaping portfolio strategy across Devices, CareComm, and Digital Health
Drive investment decisions balancing hardware, software, and platform-based growth opportunities
Provide financial leadership on build/partner/buy decisions in digital health and connected care ecosystems
Understand procedure drivers and consolidate market models
Partner with the division president as well as other cross functional leaders to pressure-test strategic assumptions, shape long-range financial, product, go-to-market, and payment model strategies
Drive portfolio strategy to grow high‑value modalities and rationalize underperforming areas
Develop market, competitive, and multi scenario financial models for long-horizon investments
Understand and anticipate how near‑term decisions influence immediate as well as long‑term customer and distributor behaviors, and guide the business toward sustainable growth and profitability
Provide forward-looking insights on market trends, M&A opportunities, and investment priorities
Accountable for stewarding the full P&L encompassing top-line growth, margin management, including manufacturing and financial planning cycles
Strengthen commercial execution in long‑cycle capital equipment environments, indirect and direct channel management, overall go to market channel optimization
Continuously monitor and optimize reimbursement frameworks, pricing architecture, discounting, and tender economics with direct, indirect and Medicare/Medicaid and private insurer payment models
Benchmark against major competitors and integrate market insights into executive decision making
Financial modeling for both organic and inorganic investments, including due diligence
Optimize working capital for division
Improve scalability, standardization, and lifecycle economics
Deliver gross‑margin expansion through COGS reduction, footprint optimization, and supply‑chain improvements
Closely monitor and manage sales, pricing, margin, credit management, and productivity funnels tied directly to P&L impact
Support multi-year capital heavy purchase cycles – drive improvement in tender economics, deal modelling/structuring, and customer financing scenarios
Drive working capital performance, including DSO, DPO, and inventory turns, with clear accountability, governance, and cross‑functional execution
Drive continuous improvement in financial systems, reporting automation and analytics capabilities
Serve as the primary strategic advisor to the CCS President and Baxter CFO, synthesizing complex clinical, operational, and financial signals into strategic insights/recommendations
Establish world‑class forecasting, scenario planning, and KPI dashboards
Build advanced driver-based forecasting models spanning capital, accessory, service, and cloud connected revenue streams
Manage financial mix, pricing, and margin performance with rigor
Reconcile financial systems with commercial operations to ensure accurate forecasting, financial planning, revenue recognition, and general cross-functional alignment
Influence high complexity, cross-functional initiatives across commercial, R&D, engineering, manufacturing, and corporate teams
Ensure strong internal controls, compliance and adherence to corporate financial policies, regulated device manufacturing and cybersecurity‑sensitive platforms
Strengthen risk programs consistent with evolving global medical device industry standards
Ensure compliance with accounting policies and controls, including SOX controls
Timely completion of all internal and external audits requests, as well as timely remediation of any findings
Build and lead a high-performing global finance organization across commercial, R&D and service functions
Develop talent that can operate at the intersection of finance, product and technology
Champion a culture of trust, respect, accountability, and empowerment with transparency, and analytical rigor
Build and lead a global finance team capable of supporting a hybrid hardware‑plus‑software device portfolio across multiple channels and payment models
Partner with R&D / Digital teams → prioritize software and connected care investments
Partner with Commercial teams → enable integrated device + digital selling models
Partner with Service organizations → optimize lifecycle value and recurring revenue
Support expansion of CareComm and digital health into new markets and care settings

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
20+ years of experience in strategic finance and/or commercial role required
General knowledge of GAAP accounting principles, tax and legal accounting
Deep experience with capital equipment + consumables + software business models
Experience in connected‑device/cloud‑integrated ecosystems and cybersecurity‑impacted product lines
Strong negotiation, interpersonal communication, collaboration, and presentation skills
Proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities
Track record of decisive leadership
Strong executive presence with ability to influence/drive consensus cross‑functionally and with diverse stakeholders
Skilled at assembling and managing both direct as well as cross-functional teams as required

Nice to have

Professional certification such as CPA is a plus
Public accounting or related large public company experience a plus
Knowledge of acquisition accounting a plus
Prior senior finance leadership roles in medical devices, healthcare technology, or digital health are an asset
Demonstrated turnaround, restructuring, or portfolio‑repositioning experience

What we offer

Support for Parents
Continuing Education/ Professional Development
Employee Heath & Well-Being Benefits
Paid Time Off
2 Days a Year to Volunteer
medical and dental coverage that start on day one
insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)
Flexible Spending Accounts
educational assistance programs
time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave
commuting benefits
Employee Discount Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
childcare benefits

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