Convention Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Minnesota.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with Operating Units, Convention Specialists, and Finance stakeholders to create annual convention budgets.

• Maintain forecasting models, oversee expenditures, assist with accrual activities, and pinpoint budget risks and opportunities for savings.

• Reconcile convention costs, verify cost allocations, analyze variances, and provide accurate reports to cost centers.

• Create dashboards, automated reporting solutions, KPI reports, and executive-level analytics.

• Utilize Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Apps, Glean, and other analytics and automation tools to enhance reporting, workflows, data discrepancy identification, and data integrity.

• Act as a liaison between Operating Units and convention stakeholders.

• Facilitate budget discussions, collect requirements, communicate financial performance, and tailor communication strategies to business partners.

• Oversee vendor performance management, including SLA monitoring, vendor scorecards, business reviews, compliance support, performance tracking, and cost-savings analysis.

• Assist convention operations through project timeline management, planning documentation, invoice processing, data governance, and cross-functional process execution.

• Contribute to process standardization, documentation, automation, stakeholder training, and the implementation of new technologies and reporting capabilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with over 5 years of experience in financial analysis, business analytics, budget management, project management, sales operations, event operations, or related analytical business functions; or an Advanced Degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, complex formulas, data validation techniques, and analysis of large datasets.

• Experience in managing budgets, forecasts, financial reporting, accrual processes, or business performance analytics.

• Experience in developing reports, dashboards, or data visualizations using Power BI, Tableau, Glean, or similar business intelligence and analytics platforms.

• Proven ability to partner with cross-functional stakeholders to communicate data-driven insights, support decision-making, and manage competing priorities.

• Must possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and throughout employment; sponsorship is not available for positions below the Principal level.

• For degrees obtained outside the United States, a degree that meets the criteria of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Short-term incentive through the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

• Health insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Health Savings Account.

• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.

• Life insurance.

• Long-term disability leave.

• Dependent daycare spending account.

• Tuition assistance/reimbursement.

• Simple Steps global well-being program.

• Incentive plans.

• 401(k) plan with employer contributions and matching.

• Short-term disability.

• Paid time off.

• Paid holidays.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement.

• Capital Accumulation Plan for Vice Presidents and above or those subject to IRS earning minimums.

• Paid sick time for temporary employees as mandated by applicable state law.

• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.