Senior Auditor

Medtronic plc; Heerlen; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Senior Auditor to join our Corporate Audit team. You will lead audit engagements across the full lifecycle, assess risks, and deliver value-added recommendations to management worldwide.

You’ll coach junior auditors, coordinate with cross-functional partners, ensure documentation meets professional standards, and maintain a risk-based mindset in a dynamic environment. The role requires 5–7 years of relevant experience, a BA in Accounting or Finance, and professional

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in audit, finance, internal controls or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• Professional certification such as CPA, CIA, CMA, or MBA; Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio; SAP; data analytics and US GAAP are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute audit engagements across the full audit lifecycle in line with professional standards and internal methodologies.
• Independently perform audit work, review others' work, identify control gaps, assess root causes, and develop value-added recommendations.
• Coordinate audit activities, manage timelines, and communicate progress, risks, and issues to audit leadership with knowledge of SOX 404, internal controls, testing strategies, and accounting principles.
• Plan and lead audit-related meetings and prepare clear, concise audit deliverables and communications.
• Build relationships with management and control owners, influence outcomes, and collaborate across the global audit function.

Skills

Audit experience

SOX 404

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

CPA / CIA / CMA / MBA (advantage)

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Visio

SAP

Data analytics tools

Job description

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

We are looking for a Senior Auditor to join our Corporate Audit team. This role is ideal for an experienced audit professional who enjoys leading engagements, partnering with stakeholders, and adding value beyond compliance. As a senior individual contributor, you’ll play a key role in executing and leading audit and advisory projects across the organization. You’ll work closely with audit leadership and collaborate with a global, diverse team while coaching and supporting the development of other auditors. If you’re someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, applies a risk‑based mindset, and communicates with clarity and confidence, we’d love to connect.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute audit engagements across the full audit lifecycle in line with professional standards and internal methodologies, applying a risk‑based approach to planning and execution tailored to the business context.
• Independently perform audit work while reviewing and overseeing the work of other auditors as appropriate; identify control gaps and risks, assess root causes, and develop practical, value‑added recommendations aligned with business objectives.
• Coordinate audit activities, manage timelines, and proactively communicate progress, risks, and issues to audit leadership while demonstrating strong knowledge of SOX 404, internal controls, testing strategies, and accounting principles.
• Plan and lead audit‑related meetings, including kick‑off, status, closing, and issue discussions, while preparing clear, concise, and well‑structured audit deliverables and communications.
• Build trusted relationships with management and control owners, influence outcomes through objective analysis and effective communication, and collaborate across the global audit function, regions, and organizational levels.
• Coach and support team members on audit methodology, tools, and processes; provide timely, constructive feedback; and contribute to building audit capability and quality standards.
• Ensure audit documentation is complete, accurate, well‑organized, and compliant with professional standards while managing multiple audit engagements simultaneously, applying practical project management skills, proactively anticipating risks, managing workload, communicating constraints early, and delivering high‑quality results.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• 5–7 years of experience in audit, finance, internal controls, or other relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Excellent interpersonal and English communication (verbal and written) skills.
• Flexible and able to adapt to shifting priorities and responsibilities in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Professional certification such as CPA, CIA, CMA, or MBA, proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio, experience with SAP, Data Analytics tools and US GAAP are considered an advantage for this role.
• Ability and willingness to travel subject to local/international restrictions (domestic and international), ranging from 20 - 40%.
• Alignment with the Corporate Audit Mission, Charter, and leadership expectations and proficiency in multiple languages is a plus.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package. A commitment to our employees’ lives is 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.

• Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Netherlands: 65,280.00 EUR - 97,920.00 EUR
• This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

Company Culture

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. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life‑changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life‑long learning

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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.

For further information about the E‑Verify program, please click here. This employer participates in the federal E‑Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status. If you need assistance completing your application, contact [e-mail]. To request removal of your personal information from our systems, email [e-mail].