Sr Finance Program Manager at Medtronic in Villalba, Puerto Rico

Job Description:

Careers that Change Lives

Part of the Caribbean Manufacturing Region*, the Villalba site includes manufacturing and operations support/activity with a cost of production of $200M+ for multiple businesses. As the Sr. Finance Program Manager for the location, the role oversees the manufacturing/operations finance activities and provides financial support and business partnering to site Operations leadership to drive financial results and operating performance improvement (e.g., cost reduction and strategic initiatives for the site).

The role includes responsibility for partnering across the greater finance organization (OU and East Platform finance), ensuring/maintaining a strong control environment, creating/analyzing financial performance, leading forecasting/planning, and active engagement/communication with management.

A Day in the Life

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

• Support financial reporting/close processes, planning, analysis, and cost accounting activity for Villalba site operations:
• • Deliver accurate and clear financial results and financial comparisons at period end
• • Support cost accounting activities (including variance reporting standard creation, etc.) and collaboration with other sites as necessary (e.g., universal standards)
• • Partner with FP&A during the financial forecasting and planning processes for the site (rolling forecasts, LBEs, AOP, strategic plan, capital plan, etc.), including all expense and balance sheet aspects
• • Manage and/or conduct analysis of financial performance and communication of results and maintain active engagement/partnership with management in improving financial performance
• • Remain current on key operational projects and activities and incorporate in forecasts, analyses, and target considerations.
• • Support Site strategy modeling and business case evaluation
• • Complete other ad-hoc and/or standard reporting processes (e.g., cost down) as necessary
• • Provide business partnering, financial reporting, and decision support to the Villalba Operations leadership team and maintain integration of the finance function in supporting business activities and the establishment/execution of the strategic direction:
• • Analyze and interpret financial performance and make recommendations concerning resource allocations and operations to maximize site financial results; establish targets as necessary/appropriate
• • Partner with Operations to drive initiatives improving operating performance such as yield improvements and labor efficiency, balance sheet optimization, and total cost reductions
• • Provide financial leadership and education to Operations partners
• • Attend Tier 4 meeting and discuss relevant financial KPI's, escalate issues and support MPS and Gemba mgmt.
• • Partner with Caribbean Region site finance teams, FP&A, and leadership to drive harmonization and implementation of financial practices, policies, and/or changes across the network.
• • Support the implementation/maintain internal control procedures, policies, and practices to ascertain proper custody of corporate assets as well as sound, accurate and timely financial reporting. Ensure that the organization's financial activities follow corporate policies, good accounting practices, procedures and regulations established by federal and local laws.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

• BA/BS in Finance or Accounting with Operations Finance experience

• Experience with financial/reporting and manufacturing systems (e.g., SAP, Hyperion/Essbase, etc.)

• Experience and/or ability to lead and operate within a complex organization and with various levels of management

• Strong results orientation and bias for action, including a high degree of initiative and self-motivation in understanding business needs and leading/developing others to meet those needs

• Ability to translate ideas and financial results into concise presentations for senior management

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. Let's 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, recruiter or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)