Finance

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Patients are at the heart of what we do at Edwards Lifesciences. Our Finance teams work hard to optimize our current and long-term success and enable our ongoing strategy of innovation, leadership, and focus. As part of the team, whether providing analysis, forecasting, or reporting financial information, your application of accurate financial business practices will play a fundamental role in how we impact the quality of life for patients all over the world.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze weekly and monthly trends and reconciliations (e.g., labor, overhead, discretionary spend) in partnership with leaders and/or department management to develop/update quarterly forecasts and budgets.
• Support BU finance business partners for a timely and accurate submission of Forecast and AOP
• Analyze and interpret monthly financial results to identify financial issues, for internal departments; provide insights.
• Produce financial forecasts in line with the monthly cycle and support the Annual Operating Plan process.
• Measure and analyze forecast accuracy and provide insights to management.
• Support coordination of ad-hoc requests from JAPAC regional office or global finance
• Gather information to be used in presentations for management.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in related field.
• 5 years experience in related Finance field and accounting, forecasting, planning, or expense analysis experience preferred.
• Prior experience working in large audit firms would be a plus

Additional Skills:

• Experience working in a subsidiary area within an international company;
• Proven expertise in MS Office Suite, including advanced Excel and related financial systems; ERP (e.g., JDE, Oracle, SP) experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills.
• Solid problem-solving, critical thinking, and investigative skills.
• Solid understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).
• Solid knowledge of financial concepts and principles.
• Expertise in own functional areas and general knowledge of other areas impacted within the business.
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion.
• Strict attention to detail.
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams and representing the department on specific projects.
• Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships.
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control.