Principal Financial Analyst
MedtronicAbout the role
Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.
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 onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. The person in this role will work from the Medtronic Operational HQ facility located in Fridley MN.This role will require up to 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.
The Principal Financial Analyst serves as a key financial leader supporting a portfolio of strategic GO&SC initiatives totaling approximately $0.7B in active investments. The role drives financial planning, forecasting, governance, and performance management from project inception through closeout. Partnering closely with project managers and cross-functional leaders, this individual will shape investment decisions, deliver actionable financial insights, mitigate risks, champion financial accountability, and ensure projects achieve targeted business outcomes. The role will also establish reporting standards, enhance portfolio visibility, and strengthen governance processes to improve predictability, transparency, and value realization across the organization
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Partner directly with strategic project managers to identify, assess, and escalate financial risks and opportunities, quantify business impacts, and drive projects to successful execution and value realization. [
Influence key business decisions by delivering actionable financial insights, developing robust business cases, validating savings opportunities, and ensuring alignment with financial policies and objectives.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives that streamline reporting, enhance financial transparency, and increase focus on value-creating activities across the project portfolio.
Own and execute month-end financial processes, including WBS and cost center management, expense reclassifications, financial reconciliations, consolidation activities, and SAP/Planisware data integrity reviews.
Drive annual strategic planning, capital prioritization, budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance tracking to support organizational goals and investment decisions.
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