Principal Analyst, Finance Transformation

Primary Function of Position

The role is a part of the Finance Transformation team within the accounting department. The Finance Transformation team is responsible for global business processes, strategic projects and process improvement initiatives. The role requires working closely with functional leaders, identify and address process gaps, implement best practices, implement and manage SOX controls, lead finance workstreams on large projects working closely with IT, and overall help improve efficiency, quality, and timeliness of our financial transaction processing and reporting.
 

Essential Job Duties

• Develop functional roadmap collaborating with key stakeholders, conduct periodic review and publish updated roadmaps. Develop deep process expertise in assigned areas.
• Collaborate with functional teams to understand process gaps, identify opportunities for process improvement, leverage best practices and deliver process improvement initiatives.
• Develop metrics to measure process effectiveness, enable ongoing metrics measurement and reporting, conduct periodic reviews with stakeholders and use metrics to drive operational efficiencies.
• Represent the finance function on cross functional IT projects – Lead finance work stream, develop user requirements collaborating with stakeholders, perform business testing, develop operating procedures, manage deployment, and ensure realization of business value.
• Create project plans, detailed workplans, test scoping and definition, identify functional interdependencies, training, and communication plans.
• Prioritize and manage systems issues working with IT and provide updates to stakeholders.
• Review system changes for impact to finance business processes/finance impact analysis.
• Evaluate projects/system changes for SOX impact and scope out necessary SOX testing/ controls updates working with compliance teams.
• Perform data analysis, reporting needed to enable process improvement.
• Work collaboratively across functions (various business functions, IT, Enterprise Analytics)

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 7 years of management consulting, professional services and/ or comparable industry experience, working in the finance function / finance projects.
• Experience across end-to-end business processes or operational experience in a finance role. Working knowledge of Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Inventory transactions essential.
• Excellent planning, organizing and communication skills.
• Self-driven, willingness to learn new areas and work collaboratively.
• Experience with enterprise systems such as SAP ERP, accounting systems, reporting systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working on at least one large, life cycle project in a finance role.
• Advanced Excel skills are essential, working knowledge of Visio/Lucid chart, PowerPoint required.

Required Education and Training

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or equivalent. MBA/CPA is a plus.

Working Conditions

• None

Preferred Skills and Experience

• In depth experience working with any large ERP system. 2+ years of SAP experience preferred.
• Experience working with Finance business processes (Procure to Pay, Product costing, Inventory management, Record to report, Order to cash). 2+ years in a manufacturing/engineering/medical devices company preferred.
• Experience with reporting tools such as Tableau, SQL queries, Power BI or any reporting platform.
• Exposure to automation tools - RPA, Win Shuttle, Gen AI is a plus.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees
who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s
start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target compensation ranges are listed.