Financial Analyst - FDP

Baxter; Deerfield (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible workplace policy

Job summary

Baxter is offering a Financial Analyst (FDP Program) role in Deerfield, IL. You will contribute to financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analytics while rotating through multiple finance functions to gain a broad view of the business.

You will collaborate with global teams and learn to translate data into actionable insights, supporting senior leaders and driving improvements within a large, stable company focused on healthcare outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong academic performance; GPA ≥ 3.2.
• At least 12 accounting credits upon graduation.
• Internship or co-op experience.
• Pursuing a bachelor's or master's in Finance/Accounting or related field.
• Solid technical competencies in Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Analyze monthly and quarterly financial results and business drivers; prepare critical financial reporting.
• Own budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Enable internal decision-making with financial models and analytics.
• Partner with global businesses, international finance teams, shared service centers, investor relations, and planning for accurate reporting.
• Contribute to ad hoc projects and specialized team functions.
• Identify and implement process improvements.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Finance knowledge

Accounting knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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

This is where your insights influence change.

Your belief in hard work, critical thinking, and analytical approach is essential in understanding the big picture as well as collaborating on solutions. Though your talent is needed across a wide array of work environments, your preference is working at a large, stable company. One that appreciates your skills and actively invests in your career.

As a Financial Analyst (FDP Program) at Baxter, you have the opportunity to work with our internal team as well as collaboratively with the teams we support. As a valued member of our finance organization, your insights and technical expertise will support our operations and contribute to our goals. You are able to adapt quickly, and thrive in nearly any situation due to your friendly, open approach to work. Your colleagues and business unit leaders will support you as you grow your professional skills at Baxter.

Your Team

Baxter is a large, global company that provides rich opportunities to develop professionally and learn from one another. Our mission to save and sustain lives is backed by a strong business model and over 90 years of success and growth.

As our company's mission comes to life, it brings vast amounts of data with it. The finance organization has the responsibility and privilege of translating this data into meaningful, practical insights to help teams learn and adapt along the way.

Our Finance team enables leaders and partnering groups to understand the financial implications that their business decisions are projecting to be or are resulting in. We guide these partners to understand financial opportunities or realities that help move Baxter forward and closer to the overall mission.

As we work toward our common purpose, we lean on our colleagues for their expertise and collaborate to get work done. As an internal partner to the business, the finance team builds relationships and functions as a thought partner, providing expertise and reliability along the way. This function is friendly and helpful, largely due to the cross-collaborative nature of the roles. While you often work independently with your partner, you always have the greater finance organization to lean on for support or guidance.

The Financial Development Program (FDP)

The Financial Development Program (FDP) provides aspiring finance and accounting students with a range of unique experiences in corporate accounting and finance. Over the course of this three-year rotational program, accounting and finance professionals develop their careers through a series of three rotations strategically designed to provide a well-rounded view of Baxter's business and finance competencies. In addition, the program provides structured training, as well as guided mentoring from strategically appointed teammates. Baxter is committed to developing its employees and providing them with opportunities that are personally challenging and professionally rewarding.

What you'll be doing

• Analysis of monthly and quarterly financial results and business drivers; preparation of critical financial reporting
• Ownership of budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes
• Enablement of internal decision-making and investment prioritization via financial models and analytics
• Partnering with global businesses, international finance teams, shared service centers, investor relations, and global planning to ensure accurate/timely reporting and consolidation of monthly financial data
• Contribution to ad hoc projects and specialized team functions
• Identify and implement process improvements

What you'll bring

• Strong academic performance - Minimum GPA: 3.2
• At least 12 accounting credits upon graduation
• Internship/co-op experience
• Actively pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Finance/Accounting or related field of study
• Solid technical competencies (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint), finance and accounting knowledge, and business acumen

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our M