We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 7 Feb 2025

 

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.

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Careers that Change Lives

This position serves as a key member of the Enterprise Operations FP&A Leadership team, leading the FP&A team that supports (1) certain Global Functions, (2) the Mfg Support cost pool within the Global Manufacturing Network, and (3) consolidated Enterprise Operations Functional Reporting.

This role is critical to deliver on the financial commitments, and continuously drive improvements, standardization, and efficiencies within our FP&A team and within the support of our Global Functions.

The successful candidate in this role will serve as a strategic finance partner to the Global Functions as well as drive functional excellence across their FP&A responsibilities.

Strategic Financial Leadership

• Maintain deep understanding of Enterprise Operations functional performance, interdependencies of key financial metrics and how operational performance is translated to financial results

• Collaborate with Enterprise Operations Functional Finance and Global Manufacturing Finance to develop AOP targets, processes, analyses and presentation content that animate and influence our financial performance

• Support evolving initiatives in alignment with Enterprise Operations priorities and to provide enhanced understanding of financial performance and build standardized processes
   

Functional Excellence and Business Partnering

• Own and lead preparation and presentation of Enterprise Operations analysis, KPIs, financial performance commentary, and forecasting to various levels of management

• Proactive business partnering with Global Functions stakeholders in the analysis of trends and anomalies in results and budgeting decisions

• Partner cross functionally in preparation of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and quarterly forecasts, to ensure cost down targets, strategic initiatives and financial metric interdependencies are clearly understood and consistently applied.

 
Team Management

• Lead and coach a global extended team of 6 finance professionals (3 individual contributors and 1 manager with an extended staff of 2 individuals) of varying levels and backgrounds focusing on high quality and impactful deliverables, while enhancing operational excellence;  team is responsible for business partnering and FP&A activities, including cost center support, consolidations, management reporting and ad hoc analysis for the Global Functions as well as the Manufacturing Support cost pool across the Global Manufacturing Site Network

• Set strategic direction to the team and allocate work across the team to capitalize on individual strengths, providing individuals with development opportunities while ensuring a balanced workload

• Demonstrate and promote Medtronic Mindset culture in words and actions (Act Boldly, Compete to Win, Move with Speed and Decisiveness, Foster Belonging, Deliver Results the Right Way)

Required Knowledge and Experience: 
Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience.

 
Nice to haves

• 10+ years relevant experience

• Has strong ability to partner with senior leadership and partner through others, facilitates decision-making activities, builds relationship networks at all levels, and leads change

• Leadership and high ethical, performance standards

• Understands and implements strategy, shift from tactical to strategic

• Experience leading team and accomplishing work through others; recruits, retains and develops talent

• Strong financial analysis and accounting skills

• Is a team player in a matrix structure with excellent communication/ presentation skills

• Fluent in English

• Working Experience supporting Manufacturing and familiarity with cost accounting principals

• Experience with business intelligence and reporting systems would be an advantage

• Global Experience, working in large, complex, matrix organizations.

• Strong communication skills and excellent