Senior Financial Analyst

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.

As a Senior Financial Analyst within Baxter’s Corporate FP&A organization, you will play a highly visible role supporting two of the company’s most important priorities: global cash flow forecasting and capital investment governance. Reporting directly to a Senior Finance Manager, you will partner with finance leaders, operations teams, engineering, procurement, Treasury, and FP&A colleagues across the company to help drive better investment decisions and improve visibility into Baxter’s financial performance.

This role offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to senior leadership, including the Corporate FP&A organization and enterprise capital governance processes. You will help evaluate major capital investments, analyze cash flow drivers across the business, and provide executive-level insights that influence strategic decision-making. Success in this role requires strong financial and accounting fundamentals, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to navigate complex data and systems to find meaningful answers.

This is a hybrid role based in Deerfield, IL.

• Support the development, consolidation, and reporting of Baxter’s global cash flow forecasts, partnering with Treasury, FP&A, and finance teams across the organization.
• Analyze cash flow and balance sheet drivers, identify forecast variances, and provide actionable insights to improve forecasting accuracy and business decision-making.
• Evaluate capital investment opportunities through detailed financial analysis, including ROI, NPV, IRR, payback, sensitivity analysis, and risk assessments.
• Partner with project sponsors, engineering, operations, procurement, and finance teams to validate investment assumptions and monitor project performance throughout the investment lifecycle.
• Prepare executive-level analyses, reports, and presentations that support capital governance committees and senior leadership decision-making.
• Monitor capital spending, project approvals, forecast updates, and benefit realization to ensure compliance with established governance processes.
• Develop and maintain financial models, dashboards, and reporting tools that provide visibility into capital performance, cash flow trends, and key financial metrics.
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives that enhance reporting transparency, forecasting accuracy, and overall financial efficiency.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, including cash flow, balance sheet, accrual accounting, and how transactions impact overall financial performance.
• Experience performing financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, investment evaluation, or FP&A activities within a large, matrixed organization.
• Advanced analytical and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to work through complex datasets and incomplete information to develop logical recommendations.
• Strong…