Senior Analyst Accounting

Description

Job Summary: Edwards Lifesciences seeks a finance professional to optimize our current and long-term success, contributing to innovation and impact on patients’ quality of life. Key Highlights: 1. Impact the patient’s life through finance work. 2. Be part of a team that drives innovation and leadership. 3. Opportunity to influence the company’s long-term strategy. Imagine how your ideas and experience can change a patient’s life. Patients are at the center of everything we do at Edwards Lifesciences. Our Finance teams work diligently to optimize our current and long-term success and enable our ongoing strategy of innovation, leadership, and focus. As part of the team—whether delivering analysis, forecasting, or reporting financial information—your application of accurate corporate finance practices will play a critical role in how we impact patients’ quality of life worldwide. **How You Will Make an Impact** ============================= * Provide guidance, advice, analysis, and reporting of financial information. * Analyze and interpret monthly financial results to identify financial issues for departments; provide information. * Prepare and process month-end journal entries; prepare balance sheet account reconciliations; collect data and generate reports to support trend analysis. * Timely preparation of month-end close, including statutory annual reports. * Evaluate system capabilities and process efficiency, and make recommendations for improvements and upgrades. * Collect information for management presentations. * Prepare, submit, and process monthly tax filings (e.g., VAT) and Intrastat reports. * Ensure Edwards compliance by applying knowledge of applicable regulations (e.g., Sunshine Act, SOX, GAAP financial statements, SEC, IRS) to develop explanations for internal and external auditors. * Other incidental duties: Evaluate basic system capabilities and process efficiency and make improvement recommendations. * May be required to assist with tasks from other team members. **What You’ll Need** ====================== * Bachelor’s degree or locally recognized certification in Accounting or Finance. * Minimum 3 years of prior related experience. * Experience in accounting and expense analysis. * Intermediate English proficiency required. * JDE knowledge required. **What Else Will Help** ====================== * Proven experience with MS Office, including advanced Excel and related financial systems; ERP experience (e.g., JDE, Oracle, SAP) preferred. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and the local language. * Strong interpersonal skills. * Solid problem-solving, critical thinking, and research skills. * Strong knowledge and understanding of Edwards policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to accounting. * Compliance with all company standards and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Health & Environmental Safety rules) and implementation of appropriate controls to prevent injury to self and others, as well as environmental protection and pollution prevention within one’s sphere of influence/control. * Strong understanding of local tax principles. * Solid knowledge of financial concepts and principles. * Ability to communicate with different areas to improve processes. * Experience in one’s own functional area and general knowledge of other business areas impacted. * Ability to handle confidential information discreetly. * High attention to detail. * Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels. * Ability to manage priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment. * Must be able to work in a team environment, including cross-departmental teams, and represent the department on specific projects. * Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships.