Senior Director, Accounting and ESG Controller

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Your Role

Baxter is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Special Project Leader with expertise in global accounting, reporting and internal controls. This role will lead all aspects of complex non-routine global projects, including the company’s ESG reporting. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all accounting, internal controls and reporting requirements of a public company in the healthcare industry, as well as various global ESG reporting requirements, such as EU CSRD, CS3D, EU Taxonomy and California SB253/SB261. This role will involve cross functional collaboration with various stakeholders to identify areas of improvement, analyze feedback and data, prepare reports, while ensuring Baxter meets all accounting and regulatory requirements.

What will you bring

• Monitor and analyze and benchmark accounting, reporting and controls trends and best practices to continuously improve Baxter’s performance and close process. Identify, scope and manage complex global accounting projects (e.g., chart of accounts, close process improvement, etc.). Develop detail project plans, timelines, and budgets that can be tracked and reported out to various stakeholders.
• Lead, develop and implement industry-leading and regulatory compliant reporting for accounting projects such as the ESG reporting, including the preparation and submission of reports in alignment with global regulations including but not limited to EU CSRD, EU Taxonomy, CS3D and California SB253/SB261 and continually emerging regulations. Conduct gap analysis to identify entities impacted and data sources required for compliance with global regulations.
• Collaborate globally and cross functionally to ensure compliance and gather necessary data, including financial reporting, policy and controls, internal audit, legal, treasury, financial planning and analysis, supply chain, human resources, communications, and procurement teams (e.g., legal entity rationalization project).
• Provide guidance and training to the relevant stakeholders and employees on changes to policies, processes, accounts, entities, and controls partnering closely with the policies and controls group as well as internal audit.
• Develop and implement a communication plan for stakeholder groups.
• Design, implement and maintain effective internal controls and documentation ensuring the accuracy and completeness of data and reports. Ensure compliance with the ESG regulations standards and frameworks (e.g., CSRD, SEC, GRI, SASB, TCFD, and ISSB standards).
• Stay current with changes in global reporting requirements and ensure that Baxter’s reporting processes are compliant with the latest regulations.
• Coordinate audits and liaise with external and internal auditors.
• Lead the evolution of the various internal and external global audit processes for any projects, including the external assurance of ESG metrics. Oversee the alignment of legacy systems with new reporting requirements including necessary IT upgrades.
• Collaborate with IT and other departments to identify develop and implement new IT software for any projects, such as that needed for ESG tracking, reporting and compliance and close process.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to the board of directors, senior management, and external stakeholders on ESG performance and other accounting and reporting initiatives.
• Responsibility for overseeing, budgeting and forecasting Baxter’s compliance and reporting costs for all projects.

What will you bring

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in accounting or finance, ideally with experience in public company reporting with an interest in emerging and evolving sustainability matters a plus.
• Project management experience with experience in financial reporting or technical accounting in a public company SOX compliant environment preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of ESG reporting requirements, including EU CSRD, CS3D