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
In this role, you will contribute to the Corporate Audit program within the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region as well as potential international assignments. You will be developing a working knowledge of Medtronic’s products & business models, processes and operations. You will utilize your field experience, business/industry knowledge and technical knowledge to execute a variety of audit/consulting engagements to support the company’s objectives. As a member of the Corporate Audit team, you will contribute to Corporate Audit's mission, which is to preserve and enhance shareholder value through the independent and objective identification and evaluation of risks, the assessment of the integrity and effectiveness of internal controls, and the evaluation and promotion of operational excellence across the global Medtronic enterprise.In your role, you will participate a variety of assignments across the region such as auditing sales office/ countries, new business models, global/region led processes, post-acquisition audits, internal controls assessments as well as advisory projects to support management on transformational initiatives. You will participate with the completion of planning, fieldwork and reporting activities with oversight from the Senior/ Principal team member and at times from the Manager. In this role, you will also have an opportunity to expand your data analytics skills to drive audit results. The role provides an excellent opportunity to expand knowledge on Medtronic value streams and business practices as well as to interact with a wide range of stakeholders in the region (Controllership, Finance, Treasury, Legal, Forensics, Supply Chain, COEs).
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
- Execute individual work while exhibiting an awareness and ability to collaborate with other team members to reach the assigned goals.
- Perform audit projects in accordance with department standard operating procedures, as well as International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
- Clearly understand the audit process, technology, and department operations
- Initiate meetings, prepare materials, and lead meetings with others (Medtronic business control owners, Corporate Audit department management, etc.)
- Document and evidence detailed work in a complete, accurate and organized manner to demonstrate a complete understanding and support conclusions reached
Required Knowledge and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study (Accounting, Finance, Business Administration) with 2-3 years of experience in Audit i.e. Big 4 or similar or 4+ years in Internal Audit, Accounting or Finance
- Excellent interpersonal and English communication (verbal and written) skills
- High energy, results-orientated individual with demonstrated capacity to take charge of assigned projects with sense of urgency, good organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills, good business sense
- Flexible and able to adapt to shifting priorities and responsibilities in a dynamic and changing environment
- Accounting and auditing theories and principles with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint
Professional Certification in accounting and/or internal control, experience with SAP, Data Analytics tools and US GAAP and SOX are considered advantages for this role. Ability and willingness to travel subject to local/international restrictions (domestic and international), ranging from 20 - 40% and proficiency in multiple languages is desired.
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.
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.
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 95,000+ 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
