Director, Hyperion Financial Systems

Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better. Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products serves customers across the full spectrum of eye health needs.

With a global footprint of ~13,000 employees in ~100 countries, we have a 170‑year history of trust and innovation.

We are seeking a Director, Hyperion Financial Systems to provide global leadership, strategic direction, and operational ownership of our Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) environment. This role serves as the primary authority for the design, administration, stability, and evolution of the enterprise financial consolidation and reporting platform, supporting global controlling, planning, and cash forecasting functions. The Director will partner closely with senior finance leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable system solutions, ensuring a secure, high‑performing, and well‑governed financial systems landscape.

Deep hands‑on expertise with on‑prem HFM and the ability to lead globally are required.

• Provide global strategic and operational leadership for the HFM platform and related enterprise performance management (EPM) components, including Hyperion Planning and Cash Forecasting.
• Own the end‑to‑end administration and governance of the HFM environment, covering configuration, security, metadata, data integration, patching, upgrades, and performance optimisation.
• Act as the primary liaison between Finance, IT, and external partners, directing system requirements, enhancements, and delivery timelines.
• Ensure data integrity, accuracy, availability, and security across all consolidation, reporting, and planning processes.
• Partner with global finance teams to support monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles, including statutory, management, and internal reporting.
• Oversee and validate metadata, data loads, mappings, intercompany eliminations, and journal processing within HFM.
• Establish and enforce standards, controls, and documentation for system configuration, processes, and governance.
• Provide expert‑level guidance and escalation support for complex system issues, ensuring minimal business disruption.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives, proactively identifying opportunities to enhance system performance, usability, and scalability.
• Ensure ongoing SOX compliance and audit readiness, including control design, testing support, and issue remediation.
• Evaluate and influence the future‑state EPM roadmap, balancing technical sustainability with evolving business needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10 + years in financial systems, EPM, or enterprise financial consolidation with 5 + years administering on‑prem Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM).
• Proven senior or director‑level experience supporting complex, global, multi‑entity organisations, preferably in pharma/life science.
• Deep understanding of financial consolidation, reporting, planning processes, and enterprise performance management systems.
• Strong expertise in HFM metadata, data integrations, intercompany eliminations, journals, and performance tuning.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Smart View, and related financial reporting tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional initiatives, influence stakeholders, and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong knowledge of internal controls, SOX compliance, and audit support within financial systems.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with executive leadership and global teams.

Location:

US – Bridgewater, NJ

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting pay for this role is between $ and $ annually. The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. U.S. based employees may be eligible for short‑term and/or long‑term incentives, medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, tuition reimbursement, holidays, and well‑being benefits. They may also receive sick time, floating holidays and paid vacation.