Senior Financial Analyst - Northridge

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.
A Day in the Life
Are you a passionate, dedicated and motivated Financial professional looking for a new challenge that impacts patient’s lives?
This position will provide financial planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis of operating expenses and capital expenditures for the Diabetes Operating Unit’s quality and operations functions.
You will work closely with key stakeholders across the Operating Unit including Finance, Quality, Operations/Manufacturing, and others. As part of your role, you will work on projects to improve expense tracking, analysis and reporting as well as gain exposure to other aspects of the product innovation organization.
Learn more about our work in the Diabetes space - https://www.medtronicdiabetes.com/about-medtronic-innovation/what-sets-us-apart
We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result — and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.
Impact patient outcomes. Come for a job, stay for a career.
A Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Perform Financial Planning & Analysis activities for Quality & Operations organizations
• Prepare and present monthly analysis, commentary, and forecasting, including key drivers, performance metrics and risk and opportunities to Finance and OU leaders (VP level)
• Develop and maintain standardized reporting and analytics that can be leveraged across the organization.
• Partner with finance colleagues to develop the annual operating plan (AOP) and re-occurring forecasting.
• Provide key variables and analysis to identify actions to close expense gaps to target.
• Compensation planning with Total Rewards: identification of improvement, cost impact, comp design meetings, approval, and implementation/communication
• Collaborate with Quality and Operations teams to optimize the processes.
• Leverage insights to make continuous improvements
• Maintain strong relationships with key functions including: FP&A and Corporate Finance

Qualifications - External

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with 4+ years of work experience in Finance and/or Accounting (Or Advanced Degree with 2+ years)

Nice to Have

• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) work experience, including sales expense analytics
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to identify key trends and drivers.
• Ability to effectively and efficiently utilize systems/data to provide insightful analysis and implement recommendations.
• Strong business acumen: ability to learn/understand the business and influence key stakeholders at various management levels to drive and increase value to the organization.
• High level of initiative and self-motivation.
• Ability to work independently with limited manager oversight
• Excellent written/oral communication and presentation skills, including the ability to translate financial data into concise information for management
• Experience with projects that require high matrix collaboration, building relationships and influence.
• Experience with Medtronic financial systems: SAP, Essbase/Hyperion & Business Objects.
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

MBA/CPA

About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
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. (ADA-United States of America)
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. Learn more about our benefits
here.
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.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$83,200.00 - $124,800.00
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) on page 6 here.
The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity
here
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It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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• Perform Financial Planning & Analysis activities for Quality & Operations organizations
• Prepare and present monthly analysis, commentary, and forecasting, including key drivers, performance metrics and risk and opportunities to Finance and OU leaders (VP level)
• Develop and maintain standardized reporting and analytics that can be leveraged across the organization.
• Partner with finance colleagues to develop the annual operating plan (AOP) and re-occurring forecasting.
• Provide key variables and analysis to identify actions to close expense gaps to target.
• Compensation planning with Total Rewards: identification of improvement, cost impact, comp design meetings, approval, and implementation/communication
• Collaborate with Quality and Operations teams to optimize the processes.
• Leverage insights to make continuous improvements
• Maintain strong relationships with key functions including: FP&A and Corporate Financ