Senior External Reporting Accountant

at  Medtronic

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.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Audit or Accounting,
• Experience with compiling financial statements,
• 6+ years relevant working experience in accounting or audit,
• Strong communication and coordinating skills,
• Highly self-motivated, pro-active and results driven,
• Minimum C1 proficiency level in English business language,
• Microsoft Excel intermediate proficiency level.
• Certified Public Accountant or equivalent,
• Enterprise Resource Planning system experience (preferably SAP),
• Experience with US GAAP / IFRS

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.

• reporting to the Supervisor External Reporting EMEA. The team’s services include statutory financial reporting, Corporate Income Tax accounting and reporting, audit coordination and group reporting for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region,
• preparation of the financial statements, audit coordination, statutory filing and tax filing,
• translate US GAAP to local GAAP accounting principles,
• coordinate and review activities of junior team members and service provider,
• Corporate Income Tax accounting and reporting for group purposes,
• prepare finance updates for the local board meetings,
• key role in project teams to roll out strategy to expand the team’s scope,
• participate and lead projects and initiatives to transform, optimize, standardize, and automate audit coordination and statutory, corporate income tax and group reporting, also using LEAN methodology.