Senior Analyst, Accounting

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:

1. Controllership tasks: routine MJE and Balance Sheet Review for the region.
2. Organize quarterly controllership review meetings and responsible to the review and compilation of the Regional Controller Checklist.
3. Highlight any accounting/financial issues identified during the Controllership Review and work with the stakeholders to address them.
4. Escalate the issues to the next levels when required.
5. Participating/Leading the RTR Standardization and Improvement projects initiated by the Senior Leaders.
6. Partner with leaders to advise on financial impact of recent/proposed process changes.
7. Assess system capabilities and process efficiencies, and make recommendations for enhancements and upgrades.
8. Identify flaws within the current RTR processes and carry out initiatives to improve them.
9. Other ad-hoc assignments.

Education and Experience:

1. Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field, 5 years experience of previous related accounting experience required.
2. Accounting, process improvement, reporting experience preferred.
3. Experience working in a subsidiary area within an international company; preferably in the United States required.
4. Lean Six Sigma or relevant certification preferred.
5. Professional Accounting Certification preferred.

Additional Skills:

1. Proven expertise in MS Office Suite, including advanced Excel and related financial systems; ERP (e.g., JDE, Oracle, SP) experience preferred.
2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including consultative and relationship management skills.
3. Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and investigative skills.
4. Substantial knowledge and understanding of Edwards policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to accounting.
5. Good understanding of RTR accounting processes.
6. Substantial understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).
7. Substantial knowledge of financial concepts and principles.
8. Expertise in own functional area and ability to coach others in various functional areas impacted within the business.
9. Ability to manage confidential information with discretion.
10. Strict attention to detail.
11. Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels.
12. Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
13. Ability to work and perform within a metrics organization and with OUS Plants.
14. Ability to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams and key contact representing the department on projects.
15. Ability to interact with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations.
16. 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.