Manager, Global Finance Services Bengaluru, Karnataka

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Overview This is where we value your strategic mindset, technical expertise and passion for innovation. If you are someone who has the ability to transform strategies into actionable plans while also demonstrating empathy and a willingness to assist others, this might be the right opportunity for you. Your contributions will make a significant impact on Baxter's mission to save and sustain lives. Paid Time Off Employee Health & Well-Being Benefits Continuing Education/ Professional Development Support for Parents Employee Assistance Program Success Profile What makes a successful Information Technology team member at Baxter? Take a look at some of the top traits we’re looking for and see if you’re a fit. Strategic Business Partner Communicator Curious Results driven Collaborative Problem Solver Manager, Global Finance Services Apply Now This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. Your Role at Baxter The Manager, Financial Systems is responsible for leading the design, implementation, optimization, and support of financial technology platforms and processes. This role serves as the bridge between Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to ensure financial systems effectively support accounting, reporting, planning, compliance, and operational requirements. The manager drives continuous improvement, system governance, data integrity, and digital transformation initiatives across the finance organization. What You’ll Be Doing Manage and support enterprise financial applications, including ERP, consolidation, planning, reporting, and related finance systems. Oversee system configuration, maintenance, upgrades, testing, and release management. Ensure system availability, performance, reliability, and security. Lead issue resolution and coordinate with internal IT teams and external vendors. Analyze existing finance processes and identify opportunities for automation and optimization. Lead finance transformation initiatives to improve efficiency, control, and user experience. Standardize financial processes across business units and regions. Develop and maintain system documentation, procedures, and governance frameworks. Manage financial systems implementation and enhancement projects from initiation through deployment. Develop project plans, budgets, timelines, and resource requirements. Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure successful project execution. Support mergers, acquisitions, and organizational changes from a financial systems perspective. Ensure integrity and accuracy of financial data across platforms. Partner with Finance leadership to develop reporting and analytics capabilities. Support financial close, forecasting, budgeting, and statutory reporting processes. Establish and monitor key performance indicators related to system performance and data quality. Maintain strong internal controls within financial systems. Support SOX compliance, audit requirements, and regulatory obligations. Ensure appropriate user access controls, segregation of duties, and data governance practices. Collaborate with Internal Audit and external auditors as required. Lead and develop a team of financial systems analysts and administrators. Act as a trusted advisor to Finance leadership regarding technology solutions. Build strong partnerships with Accounting, FP&A, IT, Procurement, and other business functions. Provide training and change management support for system implementations and enhancements. What You’ll Bring Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field. 7-10+ years of experience in finance, financial systems, ERP management, or finance transformation. 3+ years of experience leading and developing high-performing teams. Experience with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Workday, or similar enterprise systems. Proven track record of leading system implementations, upgrades, and process improvement initiatives. Strong understanding of financial accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and finance operations. Experience with financial planning, consolidation, reporting, and analytics tools. Knowledge of system integrations, data governance, master data management, and automation technologies. Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders. Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management capabilities. Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change within a complex global environment. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills. Equal Employment Opportunity Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic. Reasonable Accommodations Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Recruitment Fraud Notice Baxter has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Baxter employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information. To learn how you can protect yourself, review our Recruitment Fraud Notice . Apply Now Address Explore this location Tower A, 4th and 5th Floor Prestige Shantiniketan Campus,Whitefield Bangalore- 560 048 Karnātaka India Explore This Location Share LinkedIn Facebook X Email Hear from Our Employees Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world. Meet Anchal Tayal, Principal Software Engineer, India “I am proud to be associated with a company whose mission is to Save and Sustain lives. As a Principal Engineer, my key responsibility is to design and implement the new product features in the most efficient, effective, and maintainable way. These products are designed to empower our patients worldwide. It has been an exciting journey so far full of learnings and a sense of satisfaction in what we do and how it impacts lives.” Meet Jorge Ramirez, Senior Specialist - Mexico “Technical skills are really important, but in my case, Baxter helped me in developing soft skills like leadership, work ethic, problem-solving, adaptability, and communication. I’ve learned this by following the example of my manager and some other valuable people. Baxter was the first company that offered me a career plan since the beginning, that was a game changer for me.” Meet Malgorzata Grzesik, Senior Project Manager, USA “I feel that everything that I know at work, I learned it from others. We have amazing people from all over the world with different backgrounds, whom I get to work with and learn from every day. I am part of an organization where developi