We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 23 Feb 2026

 

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. 

We are looking for an experienced and accomplished professional to join our team as a Principal Financial Analyst - Portfolio, Finance & Operations. This role is perfect for a recognized expert who excels at managing complex projects, providing impactful financial solutions, and shaping the strategic direction of the organization. As a Principal Financial Analyst, you will take ownership of financial modeling, analysis, and planning to enable data-driven decision-making and drive organizational success.

Responsibilities:

• Lead enterprise-wide cost optimization strategy across OPC, GOSC burden, tariffs, SOGL, freight, duties, and product support to drive sustainable gross margin expansion, partnering with lead portfolio Operations.
• Partner with OU and GOSC finance and operations leaders (with dotted-line oversight) to deliver granular cost transparency, identify reduction opportunities, and execute margin improvement programs.
• Own gross margin driver analysis across the strategic planning horizon, including monthly plan vs. actual variance analysis and forecasting of savings realization.  Including Pricing, Mix, partnering with OUs to drive GM improvement.
• Lead financial performance analysis of top manufacturing sites and develop site-level cost reduction initiatives with operations leadership.
• Drive inventory and working capital optimization, including unhealthy inventory actions and transportation mode-shift business cases.
• Provide executive-level reporting, recommendations, and governance to ensure cost savings translate into realized financial results.
• Develop, maintain, and establish operational specifications for financial information systems, considering factors such as information flow, volume, ad hoc reporting, and analysis.
• Lead and manage projects, ensuring successful implementation while adhering to organizational policies and standards.

Required Qualifications

• Mastery of financial analysis and modeling, with full knowledge of industry practices.
• Required education combined with relevant experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or
  • Advanced degree with minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Proven ability to manage large projects or processes independently.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop solutions to moderately complex problems and improve processes, systems, or products.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, capable of influencing decision-making and representing the organization with internal and external stakeholders.
• Leadership experience, including coaching, mentoring, and managing the work of other professionals.

Nice-to-Have

• Broad knowledge of project management principles and practices.
• Experience with business development analysis and performance monitoring.
• Ability to implement innovative solutions to enhance operational performance.
• Skilled in creating impactful financial reports and recommendations.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

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