Principal Financial Analyst

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**Careers that Change Lives**
This position serves as a Project Business Partner providing Finance support to the Country Finance Director and to the local management team in Italy.
We are seeking an Accountant/Analyst with business acumen and functional and controlling expertise, with project management experience to support business initiatives, drive financial results, deliver finance functional excellence.
As the Project partner of Medtronic Italy, you will support the Country Finance Director in financial management and project management, to ensure financial objectives and process improvement are achieved. You will also ensure that fiduciary responsibilities are fulfilled through accurate financials, sound governance and compliant practices in the organization. This role will partner closely with other local functions as well as the FSSC and CoE teams and OUs.
This role reports to the Country Finance Director, Italy
**A Day in the Life**
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
**Business Partnering**
Support Country Finance Director in financial management to achieve Annual Operating Plan (AOP) financial targets and long-term strategic objectives
Development of business cases & financial projections
Active participation in cross-functional initiatives and supporting the Country Finance Director and the Controller to drive cross-OUs process improvement and resources optimization
Be a proactive business partner to the country business management team, playing a key advisor role in business strategy formulation and implementation, organization performance measurement
Support Country Finance Director by taking an active role to define new business models, evaluate investment opportunities, risk assessment, design operating plan and monitor and measure performance to bring financial results
Support Country Finance Director by bringing a strong understanding of Free Cash Flow to the Italian business leadership and ensure that targets are achieved through strong working capital and P&L management
Support Country Finance Director in bringing insight on business drivers, dynamics and impacts and advise the management team through data and facts driven analysis and well-informed decision-making practice
Responsible for Italy management reporting
**Finance Operation, Control and Compliance**
Drive local compliance by supporting local controlling organization with accounting activities
Identify process improvement initiatives and implement them in liaison with the FSSC and CoEs and Region Controller to ensure finance operation efficiency and effectiveness
Ensure compliance with revenue recognition principles and Medtronic Accounting policies
Support agent management process
**Must Haves:**
Autonomy: Performs work without appreciable direction.
Innovation and change: Drives innovation across the business area, encouraging best practice and knowledge sharing. Improves, changes or adapts own department or business areas processes, systems, products or services.
Communication and Influence: Excellent communication skills. Develops long term relationships and alliances with key internal and external stakeholders. Influences across functions and businesses to negotiate and gain cooperation on operational issues and internal divergent objectives.
Education and Experience: Requires an Accounting qualification and/or University Degree and minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. Experience of working within a multinational corporation and within a complex matrix structure is highly beneficial and requested.
Technical knowledge: strong financial and accounting knowledge. Broad perspective and business acumen with strong analytical skills. Project Management skills.
Language: Fluent in English, both written and spoken
**Nice to Haves:**
USA GAAP accounting experience
Willing to travel 10-20% upon request
**Additional Info:**
The position is based in Milan HQ, Via Varesina.
**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. Lets 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)
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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Posted:
2022-03-01
Expires:
2022-03-31
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