Senior Analyst, 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.

Onsite in Irvine

How you’ll make an impact:

• •Serve as a trusted finance partner to Medical, Clinical, and Regulatory Affairs, supporting operating expense management, headcount planning, strategic investments, and resource prioritization.
• •Build strong relationships with business leaders and cross-functional partners to influence decisions and support achievement of strategic and financial objectives.
• •Own month-end and quarterly close process for respective teams, delivering timely and accurate reporting, variance analysis, and actionable insights to leadership.
• •Develop monthly forecasts, annual operating plan, and strategic plan through close collaboration with cross-functional teams, ensuring spend and investments align with key operational deliverables and strategic priorities.
• •Analyze financial performance to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and key business drivers; recommend actions to improve outcomes and support informed decision-making.
• •Create clear, concise presentations that communicate financial results, performance metrics, expense drivers, and business implications to stakeholders and leadership.
• •Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate reporting and planning processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.

What you'll need (Required):

• •Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or relevant field is required
• •Minimum of 5 years of Finance/Accounting experience is required
• •E xperience working in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) or equivalent work experience is preferred

What else we look for (Preferred):

• •MBA or Master’s degree
• •CPA, CMA or other advanced certifications
• •Hands-on experience with OneStream, JDE, Oracle, Anaplan, or similar financial planning and reporting systems.
• •Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau and Power BI.
• •Strong communication, consultative, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across functions.
• •Ability to prepare and present financial results, business insights, and actionable recommendations to leadership.
• •Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate findings into meaningful business insights.
• •Strong business acumen and understanding of financial principles and GAAP.
• •Self-motivated, adaptable professional with a high level of accountability, attention to detail, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

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 $81,000 to $116,000 (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.