Finance Manager

Edwards Lifesciences; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Edwards Lifesciences in Irvine, CA is seeking a senior financial professional to lead month-end close and reporting for cost centers, while advising on budgeting and forecasting with BU leadership. The role emphasizes regulatory compliance and cross-functional collaboration.

The position offers opportunities to drive cost management initiatives, perform trend analyses, and contribute to strategic execution of business objectives with robust MS Excel and financial systems support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• Minimum eight years of related experience (or six years with a Masters).
• Proven project management skills and strong analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Month-End Close and Reporting for cost centers, including journal entries and performance reviews.
• Advise cost center managers on budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning within constraints; produce variance analyses.
• Ensure compliance with Sunshine Act, SOX, GAAP, SEC, IRS; prepare explanations for auditors.
• Drive Special Projects such as trend/mix analysis on gross profit and contract management.
• Partner with functional leaders to define and drive KOD/strategy execution.
• Handle other incidental duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Excel

Financial systems

Job description

Edwards’ groundbreaking work in transcatheter aortic heart valve replacement (TAVR) pioneered an innovative, life-changing solution for patients by offering heart valve replacement without the need for open heart surgery. Our Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) business unit continues to partner with cardiologists and clinical teams to transform patient care with devices supported by clinical evidence. It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Month-End Close and Reporting – Manage cost center finances including journal entries, review of financial measures, providing guidance and advice on more complex issues regarding cost center performance, and developing BU specific reports
• Planning and Analysis – Advise Cost Center managers to generate complex solutions to obtaining necessary resources within budgetary constraints, including identifying opportunities and mitigating risks (e.g., cost center planning, revenue planning, reporting with increasing responsibilities. Assess complex report data (e.g., month-end matrix report, quarter-end year-over-year sequence reporting, headcount reporting, trend analysis, planned and forecast variance analysis) to identify opportunities for course correction/course alignment, including writing justification for variances
• Compliance – Ensure Edwards compliance by applying knowledge of applicable regulations (e.g., Sunshine Act, SOX, GAAP financials, SEC, IRS) to develop complex explanations for internal and external auditors
• Special Projects – Varying duties by business unit, e.g., developing trend analysis and mix analysis on gross profit, clinical contract management
• Strategy/KOD Execution – Partner with functional leaders to define and drive KOD and strategy execution
• Other incidental duties

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree in related field
• A minimum of eight years previous related experience (OR six years with a Masters)

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Proven successful project management skills
• Proven expertise in MS Office Suite, including advanced Excel and related financial systems
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Extensive understanding of multi-relational impact if the Balance Sheet, P&L, and Cash Flow Statement and how journal entries affect each statement
• Extensive understanding of related aspects of financial processes and/or systems
• Understanding of major products and keys to success of the business (acumen)
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively elevate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to represent leadership on sections of projects within a specific area interfacing with project managers and finance team
• Ability to consult in project setting within specific sections of financial area
• Ability to provide financial leadership to outsourcing partners on a task level

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $105,000 to $148,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).

Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.