Sr Finance Manager R&D COE

Medtronic plc; Fridley (MN); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision

401(k) plan with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Medtronic plc in Fridley, Minnesota, is hiring a Senior Finance Manager for the R&D COE. The role leads global finance standards, governance, and analytics across the R&D portfolio, enabling data-driven investment decisions and enterprise value creation.

You will manage a high-performing team and collaborate with COE, R&D leaders, and CFO/FP&A. The position requires a Bachelor’s in Finance/Accounting (MBA/CPA preferred), 7+ years in finance with 5+ years in leadership, and strong FP&A,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 7+ years of work experience in Finance and/or Accounting (Or Advanced Degree with 5+ years) plus 5+ years of progressive leadership experience.
• FP&A work experience, including expense analytics and financial planning.
• Excellent written/oral communication, collaboration, change management and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and continuously improve Global R&D Finance standards (planning, forecasting, capitalization, investment metrics, reporting).
• Establish governance to ensure consistency in project accounting and standard reporting.
• Drive adoption of standards through documentation, training, change management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Enable high-quality financial insights that connect investment, risk, progress, and outcomes across the R&D lifecycle.

Skills

FP&A

Leadership

Communication

Change management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

MBA/CPA

Tools

SAP

OneStream

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

## Sr Finance Manager R&D COEApply: Onsite: Fridley, Minnesota, United States of America: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: September 25, 2026 (14 days left to apply): R76272We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 25 Sep 2026Careers 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** This role supports One global, center led R&D Finance standard that enables enterprise business strategy alignment, financial transparency, and accountability across the R&D portfolio. The position is responsible for developing, governing, and leading consistent financial processes, insights, and decision frameworks that allow leaders to make nimble, data driven investment decisions—ultimately accelerating delivery of best in class technologies for patients. Help us drive the future of finance business partnering by joining the R&D Finance COE Team.We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result — and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.* Design, implement, and continuously improve **Global R&D Finance standards** (planning, forecasting, capitalization, investment metrics, and reporting).* Establish strong governance to ensure consistency in project accounting, standard reporting to determine benchmarks and insights.* Drive adoption of standards through clear documentation, training, change management, and stakeholder engagement.* Enable high‐quality financial insights that connect **investment, risk, progress, and outcomes** across the R&D lifecycle.* Ensure financial insights are forward‐looking, actionable, and aligned to enterprise value creation and patient impact.* Manages staff by setting expectations, coaching performance, and supporting professional development to build a high‐performing team.* Partner closely with COE Team, R&D leaders, portfolio management, CFO/FP&A to ensure end‐to‐end alignment.* Serve as a connective leader between center‐led finance and business‐embedded teams, strengthening collaboration and shared accountability.**Minimum Requirements:*** Bachelor’s Degree with 7+ years of work experience in Finance and/or Accounting (Or Advanced Degree with 5+ years) plus 5+ years of progressive leadership experience**Nice to Have*** Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting* Individual that is motivated by continuous process improvement and strives to drive efficiencies and effectiveness for the function and overall business* Has the ability to see and understand the big picture and translate strategy into executable process improvements* Strong ability to drive change through leadership and influence* Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) work experience, including developing expense analytics* Excellent written/oral communication, collaboration, change management and presentation skills, including the ability to translate financial data into concise information for management* Strong organization and time management skills, including ability to manage multiple tasks, changing priorities and maintain accurate records.* Strong business acumen: ability to learn/understand the business and influence key stakeholders at various management levels to drive and increase value to the organization.* High level of initiative and self-motivation.* Ability to work independently with limited manager oversight.* Experience with projects that require high matrix collaboration, building relationships and influence.* Experience with Medtronic financial systems: SAP, OneStream, Power BI.* Experience with Microsoft Office tools including Excel, PowerPoint and Word.* MBA/CPAFor Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.**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.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.**U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship**At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.**Recruitment Fraud Alert**We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind: Apply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses. Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments. If you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Medtronic, please contact us immediately at [e-mail].# **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.Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$148,000.00 - $222,000.00This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).## ## The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program). The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums). Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico. Further details are available at the link below:Medtronic benefits and compensation plans