Senior Finance Manager

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 10 Jun 2026 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                  This role supports One global, center led R&D Finance standard that enables enterprise business strategy alignment, financial transparency, and accountability across the R&D portfolio.  The position is responsible for developing, governing, and leading consistent financial processes, insights, and decision frameworks that allow leaders to make nimble, data driven investment decisions—ultimately accelerating delivery of best in class technologies for patients.  Help us drive the future of finance business partnering by joining the R&D Finance COE Team.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.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 a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.Design, implement, and continuously improve Global R&D Finance standards (planning, forecasting, capitalization, investment metrics, and reporting).Establish strong governance to ensure consistency in project accounting, standard reporting to determine benchmarks and insights. Drive adoption of standards through clear documentation, training, change management, and stakeholder engagement.Enable high‑quality financial insights that connect investment, risk, progress, and outcomes across the R&D lifecycle.Ensure financial insights are forward‑looking, actionable, and aligned to enterprise value creation and patient impact.Manages staff by setting expectations, coaching performance, and supporting professional development to build a high‑performing team.Partner closely with COE Team, R&D leaders, portfolio management, CFO/FP&A to ensure end‑to‑end alignment.Serve as a connective leader between center‑led finance and business‑embedded teams, strengthening collaboration and shared accountability.Minimum Requirements:Bachelor’s Degree with 7+ years of work experience in Finance and/or Accounting (Or Advanced Degree with 5+ years) plus 5+ years of progressive leadership experienceNice to HaveBachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting Individual that is motivated by continuous process improvement and strives to drive efficiencies and effectiveness for the function and overall businessHas the ability to see and understand the big picture and translate strategy into executable process improvementsStrong ability to drive change through leadership and influenceFinancial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) work experience, including developing expense analyticsExcellent written/oral communication, collaboration, change management and presentation skills, including the ability to translate financial data into concise information for managementStrong organization and time management skills, including ability to manage multiple tasks, changing priorities and maintain accurate records.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.Experience with projects that require high matrix collaboration, building relationships and influence.  Experience with Medtronic financial systems: SAP, OneStream, Power BI.Experience with Microsoft Office tools including Excel, PowerPoint and Word.MBA/CPAFor Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.Physical Job RequirementsThe 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.U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment. Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued. Benefits & Compensation Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits PackageA commitment to o