Technical Accounting and External Reporting Manager

A Day in the Life

Serve both the Technical Accounting and External Reporting functions, providing accounting guidance and expertise across Medtronic. Partner with Global Controllership, Tax, Legal, and other functions to evaluate complex transactions and ensure consistent application of U.S. GAAP.

Provide guidance on accounting policy, new accounting standards, revenue recognition, and other significant or complex business transactions. Research and document accounting conclusions and work with business and finance leaders on transaction structuring and execution.

Reporting to the Senior Director of External Reporting, provide leadership, technical accounting acumen, and strengthen team capabilities to deliver External Reporting initiatives. Support external reporting and regulatory filings while partnering across the organization to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial disclosures.

Contribute to key reporting processes, financial analyses, audit support activities, and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reporting quality and efficiency. Help implement new or revised policies, procedures, and processes.

Help manage and lead financial analysis, provide decision support on complex technical accounting, reporting, and disclosure matters, and participate in other special projects. Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reporting quality, process efficiency, system utilization, documentation standards, and governance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Prepare and detailed review of the 10-K and 10-Q (financial statements, MD&A, footnotes, and supporting schedules) and Irish Statutory Accounts, ensuring SEC compliance, high quality, and timely delivery.
• Prepare benefit and retirement plan financial statements, including 401(k) plan 11-Ks.
• Support quarterly earnings and other investor materials.
• Assist with Global Controllership Special Projects, including analysis, reporting, benchmarking, and ad hoc requests, delivering clear, cohesive presentations.
• Lead technical accounting research for complex or non-routine transactions in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and prepare and review technical accounting memoranda documenting accounting positions, judgments, and conclusions.
• Evaluate new and emerging accounting standards and lead implementation activities across impacted finance teams and business processes.
• Partner with Corporate Accounting, External Reporting, Tax, Legal, Treasury, business finance teams, and other functions to resolve technical accounting matters and provide financial analysis and decision support.
• Develop, maintain, and implement accounting policies and processes, provide guidance to finance teams to promote consistent application of accounting standards, and drive continuous improvement.
• Support external audit activities and respond to technical accounting inquiries related to complex transactions and accounting positions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of accounting experience.
• Experience researching and applying U.S. GAAP to complex accounting matters and business transactions.
• Experience preparing technical accounting memoranda and supporting accounting conclusions.
• Experience with financial reporting, accounting policy, or technical accounting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation.
• 7+ years of accounting experience.
• Public accounting experience with a Big Four or other national accounting firm.
• Experience with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, business combinations, or other complex transactions.
• Experience with SEC reporting requirements and accounting guidance applicable to public companies.
• Medical device, healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated industry experience.