A Day in the Life
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
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Perform Financial Planning Analysis activities for direct distribution expenses supporting our Americas Commercial organization
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Prepare and present monthly analysis, commentary, and forecasting, including key drivers, performance metrics and risk and opportunities for Sales Leadership, Finance Leadership and Operating Unit partners.
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Develop and maintain standardized reporting and analytics that can be leveraged by the broader Finance team
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Partner with Finance colleagues to develop the annual operating plan (AOP) and re-occurring forecasting.
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Provide key variables and analysis to identify actions to close expense gaps to target.
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Compensation planning with Total Rewards: identification of improvement, cost impact, comp design meetings, approval, and implementation/communication
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Manage all aspects of our Americas Commercial organization cost centers, including annual plan, forecasting, reporting and maintaining our cost center structure.
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Collaborate with the Medtronic systems team to optimize system tools and reporting. Leverage insights to make continuous improvements
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Maintain strong relationships with key functions including Total Rewards, Compensation, Freight, Diabetes FPA Team, Americas Finance Team
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Always ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
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Drive efficiency through process improvements, including constant updates, revisions, dynamic models and templates
Qualifications - External
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
Bachelor s Degree with 7+ years of work experience in Finance and/or Accounting OR Advanced Degree (5+ years with an Advanced degree)
Nice to Have
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High attention to detail and accuracy
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Strong prioritization, problem solving, organizational and interpersonal skills
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Experience in financial processes (month-end close, forecasts, annual planning)
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Excellent written and oral communication skills
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Manages through risk and ambiguity
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Ability to work effectively in a team environment and build strong working relationships
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Medical industry experience
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GL structure knowledge, forecasting and modeling
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Advanced Excel skills and experienced in Financial Systems/Applications (SAP, Hyperion/GFS, etc)
About Medtronic
Physical Job Requirements
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.
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
