Financial Consultant, GCO Commercial FP&A

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 24 Oct 2026

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
The Global Commercial Office (GCO) is Medtronic’s enterprise team focused on turning commercial scale into growth, stronger execution, and better customer impact. GCO helps Medtronic win commercially as one company. GCO Commercial Finance supports this mission by providing financial leadership, forecasting, investment discipline, performance insights, and operating mechanisms that help commercial leaders make better decisions and deliver profitable growth.

This role is based at the Medtronic campus in Fridley, Minnesota and follows an onsite work model with a minimum of four days per week in office.

As a Financial Consultant, you will be a critical member of the GCO FP&A team supporting the Enterprise Accounts, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Distribution, Group Purchase Organization and Remote Sales commercial segments. This role is responsible for revenue forecasting, financial planning, scenario modeling, and performance analysis that informs strategic and operational decisions. You will work cross-functionally to understand business drivers, evaluate risks and opportunities and translate financial information into clear, actionable recommendations.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and financial modeling skills with business curiosity, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate insights effectively to a range of stakeholders.

A Day in the Life

- Support key FP&A processes including performance reporting, and month-end and quarter-close activities.
- Analyze financial and operational drivers to identify risks, opportunities, and actionable recommendations
- Analyze profitability performance and provide actionable recommendations to business partners
- Lead revenue forecasting activities, including monthly outlooks, annual planning, risk assessment, and opportunity identification.
- Develop financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases that inform strategic planning and investment decisions.
- Translate complex financial information into concise executive communications, presentations, and decision-support materials.
- Partner across Finance and business teams to align assumptions, improve performance visibility, and support enterprise objectives.
- Lead initiatives to simplify, standardize, automate, and document FP&A processes, leveraging AI-enabled tools and digital solutions to improve efficiency and insight generation.
- Lead special projects and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance organizational effectiveness and strengthen FP&A capabilities.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of Finance or Accounting experience OR Advanced degree with 8+ years of Finance or Accounting experience.
- Experience in financial planning and analysis, forecasting, budgeting, financial reporting, and performance management.
- Experience with financial modeling, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.
- Experience developing executive-level financial presentations, reporting, and business insights.
- Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to support business decision-making.
- Strong proficiency with Excel and presentation tools; experience with reporting, planning, or data visualization tools is a plus.
- Ability to organize and interpret data, investigate underlying drivers, and draw practical conclusions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to both Finance and non-Finance audiences.
- Demonstrated collaboration skills and comfort working across teams in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Proficiency with Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Worldwide Reporting (WWR), and Global Standard Reporting (GSR).
- Experience translating complex financial data into actionable insights and business recommendations.
- Experience presenting financial results and recommendations to senior leadership within a complex organization.

SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM:  Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects – from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy:  Recognized master in professional discipline. Works independently to implement strategic goals and establish operational plans for job area. Assignments are often self-initiated Determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results.

Organizational Impact:  Strongly influences the design of new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on functional results . Implements strategic goals established by functional leadership. Changes or may establish operational plans for job area with long-range impact on results.

Innovation and Complexity:  Faces problems that span a wide range of difficulty and unique issues across functions and / or businesses which may cause redirection . Develops solutions to unique issues Improves upon existing processes and systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation .

Communication and Influence:  Interacts with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels, including executive leadership, on significant matters. Conducts briefings with senior leaders within the job function. Negotiates with others to reach understanding or agreement.

Leadership and Talent Management:  Frequently provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees . Typically manages large, moderately complex initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-functional teams.

Required Knowledge and Experience:  Requires mastery level knowledge of specialty area and working knowledge of several other areas, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have deep knowledge of project management. Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

For 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.

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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):$136,800.00 - $205,200.00

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This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
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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.

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Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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