Bausch Health Companies

Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (Aesthetic Medical Device)

Bausch Health Companies$170K — $230K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred
  • 10+ years of progressive FP&A or commercial finance experience in a multi-region environment
  • Proven track record leading planning, forecasting, and performance management processes
  • Strong analytical skills combined with effective communication abilities
  • Demonstrated experience in healthcare, medical devices, or global commercial organizations (preferred)
  • Experience with FP&A standardization, transformation, or advanced analytics initiatives (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Own and standardize the Solta FP&A operating model and planning cadence
  • Ensure consistent execution of budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting across regions
  • Apply a global perspective to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and best practices
  • Provide leadership and standardization for regional commercial finance teams
  • Challenge assumptions and outcomes through cross-regional analysis
  • Partner closely with Corporate Accounting for alignment in reporting and forecasting
  • Support continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and transparency

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) with matching company contribution
  • Discretionary time off and paid sick time
  • Tuition reimbursement for further education
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Paid parental leave and holidays
  • Life and disability insurance options
Full Job Description
Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (Aesthetic Medical Device)

Job Location: Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA

Job Requisition ID: 15446

The Solta FP&A Director leads the FP&A function for the Solta business from a global standards, governance, and enterprise insight perspective, with accountability for standardization, global insight, and disciplined execution. The role applies a global lens to planning, forecasting, performance management, and commercial analytics, ensuring consistent standards and comparability across regions. Operating as a senior functional leader, the Director strengthens FP&A capability, scalability, and insight quality while supporting the VP Finance through high-quality analytical execution and process excellence.

Responsibilities

FP&A Operating Model & Standards

  • Own and standardize the Solta FP&A operating model, including planning cadence, forecasting methodologies, assumptions, templates, and analytical standards
  • Ensure consistent execution of budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and performance reporting across regions
  • Coordinate FP&A deliverables across regional teams to ensure quality, comparability, and timeliness
  • Own FP&A governance of cost center structures and usage across regions to ensure consistent planning, reporting, and enterprise-level comparability


Global Lens & Cross-Regional Insight

  • Apply a global perspective to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and best practices across markets
  • Translate regional learnings into scalable Solta-wide insights to support leadership decision-making


Commercial FP&A & Performance Execution

  • Provide FP&A leadership and standardization for regional commercial finance teams, ensuring consistent methodologies, assumptions, and performance analytics across regions
  • Establish and govern common revenue and sales forecasting frameworks, enabling regions to manage forecasts locally while ensuring comparability, rigor, and transparency at the Solta level
  • Challenge assumptions and outcomes through cross-regional analysis, highlighting risks, opportunities, and performance drivers for leadership review


FP&A-Controllership Partnership & Close Discipline

  • Partner closely with Corporate Accounting to ensure alignment between actual results, forecasts, and management performance reporting
  • Prepare and analyze close results for VP Finance review, including analysis of key judgments, estimates, unusual items, and true-ups impacting the Solta P&L
  • Ensure forecast-to-actual bridges, margin walk analyses, and variance explanations are consistent, well-documented, and suitable for Corporate and leadership review
  • Support continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and actuals transparency by reinforcing clear handoffs and communication between FP&A and Accounting


Enterprise P&L Ownership & Performance Challenge

  • Own FP&A oversight of the full Solta P&L, ensuring end-to-end coherence across revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and key below-the-line items
  • Challenge assumptions, trends, and outcomes across all functional areas (Commercial, Operations, Marketing, R&D, G&A, and Corporate allocations)
  • Identify cross-functional trade-offs and structural drivers impacting overall profitability and cash generation
  • Ensure leadership discussions focus on enterprise outcomes, not siloed functional results


Planning, Forecasting & Long-Range Planning

  • Own execution of Solta's annual budget, periodic forecasts, and long-range planning processes
  • Consolidate regional plans into clear, decision-oriented views for leadership
  • Ensure forecasts are analytically sound, well-documented, and aligned with operating assumptions


Corporate & Enabling Function Business Partnering

  • Serve as the primary FP&A business partner for selected corporate and enabling functions, providing clear financial insight, forecasting, and performance challenge
  • Support functional leaders with investment evaluation, resource allocation decisions, and productivity initiatives aligned to Solta financial objectives
  • Ensure functional cost forecasts and plans are integrated into the overall Solta P&L and long-range outlook


Process Improvement, Automation & Advanced Analytics

  • Implement FP&A best practices including driver-based models, scenario analysis, and performance scorecards
  • Drive automation and responsible use of AI and advanced analytics to improve efficiency and insight quality
  • Partner with Finance Systems, IT, and Corporate FP&A to enhance planning and reporting tools with appropriate governance


M&A Financial Modeling & Transaction Support

  • Support Solta M&A and business development initiatives through valuation, synergy, integration, and sensitivity modeling
  • Provide analytical support across diligence, internal approvals, and post-transaction tracking without deal approval authority


Strategic Marketing & Product Economics

  • Partner with Global Strategic Marketing to develop financial inputs for new and upcoming products
  • Support pricing, margin structure, launch economics, and product profitability analysis for both product and service lines
  • Evaluate product and service cost structures, identifying opportunities to improve profitability, scalability, and overall lifecycle returns


Leadership & People Management

  • Lead and develop a global FP&A team, directly and through matrixed regional teams, building analytical, commercial, and business partnering capability
  • Set clear expectations for quality, consistency, and execution discipline


Qualifications

Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. MBA or CPA preferred

Minimum 10 years of progressive FP&A or commercial finance experience in a multi-region environment

Demonstrated experience leading planning, forecasting, and performance management processes

Strong analytical, communication, and people leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in healthcare, medical devices, or global commercial organizations.

Experience driving FP&A standardization, transformation, or advanced analytics initiatives.

The range of starting base pay for this role is 170-230. Actual starting pay will be based on a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, qualifications, education and location. In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for participation in either (i) our annual bonus program or (ii) a sales incentive plan.

Benefits package includes a comprehensive Medical (includes Prescription Drug), Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) with matching company contribution, discretionary time off, paid sick time, stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, paid holidays, employee referral bonuses and employee discounts.

About Bausch Health Companies

Bausch Health Companies is a multinational specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and markets a range of pharmaceutical, medical device, and over-the-counter products. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. Bausch Health Companies operates in more than 100 countries and has a portfolio of products that includes prescription eye care, gastrointestinal, dermatology, and neurology products. The company has faced legal and financial challenges in recent years, including a $1.2 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice in 2019.
Learn more about Bausch Health Companies
Size
19,600 employees
Market Cap
$5.1 billion
Industry
Founded
1960
5 Year Trend
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