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
Medtronic is a market leader, and our expanding portfolio delivers measurable clinical and economic value – and opens doors. With a passion for helping patients and a commercial mindset, you will make a significant difference together with Medtronic!
Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.
As the Financial Controller, you will provide leadership and oversight for financial reporting and internal controls, internal & statutory audits, finance policy and tax compliance for Medtronic ANZ across Operator, Steward, Catalyst, and Strategist areas of responsibility.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
Deliver financial closing and reporting in compliance with US GAAP and ANZ statutory financial standards
Review and sign off balance sheet account reconciliations and attest balance sheet controls
Ensure timely statutory and regulatory reporting, including audits and tax filings
Lead and provide accounting services across value-streams to business areas with support from shared services center and BPO
Provide oversight and collaborate with Treasury functions for local entity banking, funding, and foreign exchange management
Provide oversight and collaborate with Tax functions for local entity corporate tax, indirect tax, transfer price tax etc. areas of compliance
Provide oversight and collaborate with Credit functions for credit and collections
Be the finance owner of company finance policy and internal controls
Implement and oversee SOX control framework and deliverables
Be the finance owner of statutory financial control compliance with regards to ANZ Company Act and internal Audit/Internal Control requirements
Provide fiduciary oversight for the ANZ legal entity, in support of the local ANZ entity board of directors, working closely with the company secretary function and legal function
Be an active gatekeeper to provide oversight on company assets.
Drive and support internal audit corrective and preventive action.
Support ANZ country initiatives ensuring sound accounting and tax compliance advice to achieve business results the right way
Support global finance and accounting initiatives including new accounting standards implementation
·Deliver continuous process improvements and best practices across accounting value streams, leveraging shared services center and BPO support
Participate in cross functional initiatives with a focus on improving the control environment, collaborating with other finance functions (business finance, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Credit) and other support functions (Pricing, Indirect Sourcing, Legal, Compliance, Channel, Regulatory etc.)
Identify and contribute to working capital and free cashflow improvements
Proactively involved in business planning and legal/compliance reviews to identify, assess and address controllership, financial & tax risks
Lead and develop a high performing and inclusive team recognized by functional colleagues and stakeholders
Be a role model in supporting and driving inclusion, diversity, equity and ethics initiatives
Required Knowledge and Experience:
University degree in accounting or finance or relevant discipline
Accounting qualification (e.g. CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA etc)
Progressive track record with 12+ years working experience with MNCs, minimum 5 years+ experience in ANZ
3-5 years+ people manager experience preferred
Extensive knowledge about financial and management accounting. US GAAP and/or IFRS exposure will be important.
In-depth understanding of ANZ Financial Reporting Standards and other relevant regulations eg. the ANZ Company Act and ANZ tax and audit regulations
Handson experience in dealing with ANZ direct, indirect tax, transfer price compliance subjects, statutory auditors, and regulatory agencies
Effective interpersonal, influential, collaboration and presentation skills
Strong data analytical and reporting skills
Proven people and team development and leadership skills
Strong technical experience preferably in SAP FI modules with deep process knowledge across various finance and accounting value streams (R2R, P2P, EE, OTC, Fixed Assets, Inventory/intercompany)
Experience in internal/SOX control framework implementation and improvement
Proven records in process improvements and ability to establish process excellence / best practices
Strong ability to partner with sales and commercial teams and business in the areas of accounts receivable/DSO management, credit risk control, and collections
Strong partnership ability in supporting business area initiatives providing sound accounting and compliance advice to commercial and cross functional business partners
Working knowledge of SAP BW reporting / data automation skills
Project Management / Process improvement / change management certifications
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.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
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
