Associate Accountant EMEA Payroll Finance

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

At Medtronic, bold thinking drives bolder actions. We lead global healthcare technology by tackling some of humanity’s most challenging health problems through innovative solutions. Our Mission - to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life - unites over 90,000 passionate people worldwide. Powered by diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity and a desire to help those in need, we deliver technologies that transform lives every second, every hour, every day.

Together, we push the limits of technology, therapies and services to improve healthcare globally. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. At Medtronic, you won’t just find a job - you’ll find a purpose and a career dedicated to shaping the future of healthcare and improving patients’ lives worldwide. Come for a job, stay for a career! As Associate Accountant within Payroll Finance EMEA, you are a key player in the end-to-end hire-to-retire value stream.

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

• Managing employee-related financial transactions such as monthly payroll entries, bonus accrual calculations, time-off calculations and restructuring accruals
• Performing payroll-related processes with high quality and accuracy
• Conducting high-quality Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance quality and efficiency
• Acting as a business partner by proactively informing and collaborating with key stakeholders on processes, financial impacts, risks and opportunities
• Compiling and analysing financial information to record transactions, prepare reports and verify accuracy
• Participating actively in projects that support Medtronic’s broader strategy

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, Accounting or related field with 0-3 years of relevant experience
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills and team player with a hands-on mentality
• Tech-savvy with an openness to automation and process improvements
• Interest in developing advanced skills in financial modelling and data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, PowerBi, SAP).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in English, both written and spoken

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.

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.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.