Sr Finance Manager R&D COE

In this role, you will shape and govern Global R&D Finance standards to enable enterprise strategy alignment, transparency, and accountable investment decisions. You'll drive data-driven insights across the R&D lifecycle and collaborate with cross-functional partners to accelerate delivery of patient centric technologies. You'll lead and develop a high performing team while shaping end to end financial processes that support value creation and patient impact. This position lives at the intersection of finance and R&D, offering meaningful work in a collaborative, inclusive culture.

• competitive salary
• flexible benefits package
• incentive plan (MIP)
• 401(k) with employer match
• tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Stock Purchase Plan

• Design and continuously improve Global R&D Finance standards (planning, forecasting, capitalization, investment metrics, reporting)
• Establish governance for consistent project accounting and standard reporting
• Drive adoption of standards via documentation, training, and change management
• Provide forward-looking financial insights linking investment, risk, progress, and outcomes
• Ensure insights align with enterprise value creation and patient impact
• Manage staff performance and development in a high-performing team
• Partner with COE, R&D leaders, portfolio management, and CFO/FP&A for end-to-end alignment
• Serve as a connector between center-led finance and business-embedded teams to strengthen collaboration

• Bachelor's degree plus 7+ years in Finance and/or Accounting, or advanced degree with 5+ years and 5+ years of progressive leadership experience
• Strong FP&A experience including expense analytics
• Excellent written and verbal communication, collaboration, change management, and presentation skills
• Ability to translate financial data into concise management information
• Strong organization and time-management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
• Solid business acumen and stakeholder influence across management levels
• High initiative, self-motivation, and ability to work independently
• Experience with cross-functional, matrix-style collaboration and relationship-building
• Experience with Medtronic financial systems: SAP, OneStream, Power BI
• MS Office proficiency (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• MBA/CPA (nice to have)

• communication
• collaboration
• change management
• FP&A
• financial analytics
• SAP