At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

The Staff Auditor is an established, professional individual contributor within the Corporate Audit team. The Staff Auditor assists with, and works independently on, the execution of department projects (audit, consulting, and administrative), with moderate oversight from more senior team members.

As a member of the Corporate Audit team, the Staff Auditor will contribute to Corporate Audit’s mission, which is to preserve and enhance shareholder value through the independent and objective identification and evaluation of risks, the assessment of the integrity and effectiveness of internal controls, and the evaluation and promotion of operational excellence across the global Medtronic enterprise.

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.

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

• Performs audit projects in accordance with department standard operating procedures, as well as International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.

• Documents and evidences work in a complete, accurate and organized manner to demonstrate a complete understanding and support conclusions reached.

• Operates in an organized manner, including: maintaining an open items list, managing multiple projects, following up timely with business partners and others to move tasks along, and escalating issues and open items on a timely basis.

• Performs a quality self-review of all completed work to ensure compliance with quality standards prior to submitting for review.

• Exhibits a clear understanding of risk-based auditing concepts and testing strategies.

• Prepares meeting materials and leads meetings, as appropriate.  Takes notes and remains engaged during conversations and meetings with business partners and department management.

• Executes individual work while exhibiting an awareness and ability to connect work to department and business initiatives.

• Coaches associates and new team members on general audit process, technology, and department operations.

• Understands and acknowledges the Corporate Audit Mission and Charter.

• Understands the Medtronic business, analyzes issues, and connects to strategic direction.

• Collaborates with others, develops self, and embraces diversity and inclusion.

• Understands impact on patient and customer, generates ideas, and embraces change.

• ·Sets challenging goals, enables operational excellence, maintains accountability and models ethical behavior.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

• Minimum of 2 years of audit, financial, internal controls or other relevant experience

• Public Accounting (preferably Big 4) experience

• Achievement (or working toward achievement) of professional certification, such as CPA, MBA, CIA, or, CMA.

• Skilled in Microsoft applications (Excel, Word and PowerPoint, and Visio)

• Experience with internal control design and testing

• Experience and working knowledge of financial systems including ERPs such as SAP.

• Experience with data analytics and reporting tools such as Microsoft PowerBI

• Strong professional acumen and verbal/written communication skills

• Solid critical thinking and analysis

• Ability to work independently, with moderate oversight, as well as collaboratively as part of team

• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships through trust, respect, and high integrity

• Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

• Proficient in use of technology

 

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. 

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.
 

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

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here