Associate Controller

Medtronic; Heerlen; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic in Heerlen seeks an Assistant Controller for the Benelux region. You will support financial operations, manage recurring tasks, and work with local controllers to ensure compliance and accuracy.

The ideal candidate holds a degree in Accounting or Finance, has 2-5 years of experience, and fluency in English. Proficiency in SAP and knowledge of US GAAP are valuable.

Join a global leader in healthcare technology and contribute to financial excellence.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of experience in accounting, audit, controllership, or finance operations.
• Solid understanding of balance sheet accounts and reconciliations.
• Fluency in English; Dutch is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities.
• Optimize controllership activities through automation or standardization.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and accounting records.
• Assist with US GAAP compliance.
• Coordinate statutory audits and prepare audit schedules.
• Support regulatory reporting and cross-functional collaboration.
• Contribute to finance process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Accounting principles

Analytical skills

Fluency in English

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP

Financial reporting tools

Job description

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.

A Day in the Life

The position of Assistant Controller – Benelux is designed to support the existing Benelux controllership setup, currently consisting of a Benelux Commercial controller and a Benelux Service & Holdings controller, by helping manage recurring tasks, coordinating activities, and executing defined controllership responsibilities across the Benelux entities.

You will work closely with the controllers to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant financial operations, while gradually developing hands‑on controllership expertise in a complex, international environment. Together with the local controllers you will need to manage a cross‑functional network of stakeholders to ensure the aforementioned objectives can be achieved.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Support monthly, quarterly, and year‑end close activities for the Benelux entities
• Own selected recurring controllership activities and help optimize them through automation, standardization, or transition to Centers of Excellence and Shared Service Centers where appropriate
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, supporting documentation, and high‑quality accounting records
• Assist with the application of US GAAP and local Dutch/Belgian GAAP, while supporting controllers in monitoring accounting risks, opportunities, and open topics
• Act as a key contact for statutory audits by preparing audit schedules, responding to auditor requests, and following up on findings and open items
• Support statutory, regulatory, and statistical reporting, while coordinating with shared service centers, tax, treasury, and other finance stakeholders on cross‑functional topics
• Contribute to process documentation, control and close improvement initiatives, and regional or EMEA‑wide finance projects

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 2 to 5 years of experience in accounting, audit, controllership, or finance operations
• Solid understanding of balance sheet accounts, reconciliations, and statutory accounting principles
• Exposure to US GAAP and/or local statutory accounting
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to work effectively in an international matrix organization
• Fluency in English; Dutch is an advantage

We value candidates with experience in SAP and financial reporting tools, as well as an interest in controllership, compliance, and finance process improvement. Experience working in a shared service or international environment would also be an asset.

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.