Accountant

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year.

Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, reclassifications, and adjustments across multiple entities in accordance with Medtronic accounting policies and applicable accounting standards.
• Support month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close activities, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of financial results.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and P&L analysis, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and financial statement integrity, including investigation and resolution of variances.
• Execute and review P&L and balance sheet reclassifications to ensure proper accounting treatment and alignment with financial reporting requirements.
• Analyze financial results (P&L and balance sheet) and provide insights to support business decisions and management reporting.
• Prepare and deliver financial reports and analyses to stakeholders, highlighting key variances, trends, and areas requiring attention.
• Calculate, prepare, and file indirect taxes (e.g., GST/HST, sales taxes), including related journal entries, payments, and reconciliations, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Reconcile tax accounts and support internal and external audits related to tax filings and financial reporting.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (e.g., FP&A, Payroll, Trade, Shared Services, and Operations) to resolve discrepancies and ensure accuracy of financial data.
• Maintain documentation in compliance with internal controls and company policies.
• Identify and drive process improvements to enhance efficiency, standardization, and automation within accounting processes.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing required schedules, documentation, and explanations.
• Perform other accounting, reporting, or finance‑related duties and special projects as assigned.

What Success Looks Like In This Role

• Accurate and timely completion of month‑end close activities
• High‑quality balance sheet reconciliations with minimal aging items
• Strong collaboration with business partners to resolve financial issues
• Continuous identification of opportunities to improve accounting processes and controls

Nice to Have

• SAP experience
• Healthcare experience
• Power BI and OneStream

Salary Range

$70,000 - $82,800

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.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Requires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
• Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.

Benefits & Compensation

• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package designed to support employees at every career and life stage.
• This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

Medtronic is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or any other protected characteristic.

#J-18808-Ljbffr