Director, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (Remote - United States)

Solventum is a new healthcare company focused on improving lives and enabling healthcare professionals. The Director, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis will lead the company's free cash flow performance and effective tax rate, ensuring strong cash generation through various financial strategies and partnerships.

Responsibilities:

• Owning Solventum’s enterprise free cash flow forecast, outlooks, and long‑range planning, ensuring alignment across P&L, balance sheet, and capital assumptions
• Leading monthly, quarterly, and annual FCF performance reviews, including variance analysis versus plan, prior year, and commitments
• Translating complex operational and financial drivers into clear, actionable insights for executive leadership
• Driving enterprise working capital performance across inventory, receivables, payables, and other balance‑sheet levers, with clear targets and accountability
• Partnering with Supply Chain, Operations, Commercial Finance, Procurement, and Shared Services to embed cash outcomes into operating rhythms
• Establishing and maintaining dashboards, KPIs, and governance routines to track progress, risks, and opportunities
• Partnering with FP&A and business leaders to evaluate capital investments, restructuring actions, and strategic initiatives through a cash‑first lens
• Supporting capital prioritization and funding decisions aligned to growth strategy, margin expansion, and cash commitments
• Leading scenario modeling and stress testing to assess liquidity, resilience, and trade‑offs under varying business conditions
• Partnering with Treasury to support capital planning and use‑of‑cash analyses, including non‑operational forecasting for net interest and pension expenses
• Partnering with FP&A, Tax Planning, and business leaders to evaluate initiatives through a strategic tax lens
• Supporting forecasting of the annual effective tax rate and development of tax planning strategies
• Building and enhancing driver‑based cash flow models linking operational plans to cash outcomes
• Ensuring consistency and integrity of cash flow assumptions across planning tools, ERP systems, and reporting platforms
• Driving continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy, data quality, and insight generation
• Leading legal entity forecasting processes supporting Treasury and Tax activities
• Serving as a trusted advisor to the CFO, Finance leadership team, and senior executives on cash performance and capital allocation
• Leading, coaching, and developing a high‑performing offshore team focused on cash flow analytics, governance, and execution
• Influencing non‑finance leaders to drive cash‑conscious decision‑making and accountability
• Ensuring strong internal controls and SOX compliance related to cash flow, working capital, and capital expenditures
• Partnering with Controllership and Audit to maintain transparency, consistency, and audit‑ready processes
• Identifying and mitigating cash‑related risks proactively

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration (completed and verified prior to start)
• Ten (10) years of finance experience in areas such as free cash flow, treasury, FP&A, working capital, and/or controllership within a matrixed organization
• MBA, CPA, or CFA
• Experience partnering cross‑functionally and influencing senior leaders
• Experience applying analytical and financial modeling approaches to support business decision‑making
• Experience working in global, regulated, or manufacturing‑intensive environments (e.g., MedTech, Life Sciences, Industrial)
• Experience supporting stand‑alone readiness, transformation, or ERP/finance modernization initiatives
• Experience using enterprise financial and planning systems, such as SAP, Anaplan, or Hyperion
• Experience building or enhancing financial processes, operating models, or analytical capabilities in a growing or transforming organization
• Experience making decisions aligned to enterprise‑wide business objectives, balancing functional and organizational priorities
• Experience managing financial performance drivers, including cash generation and tax‑related considerations
• Experience executing strategic initiatives, balancing near‑term deliverables with long‑term business objectives
• Experience influencing stakeholders and driving outcomes through cross‑functional partnership
• Experience supporting organizational change initiatives, including building new processes, operating models, or team structures