Lead Accountant

**Why finance at Stryker?**:
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Are you looking for a profitable and growing company with a great culture and reputation? Stryker is the only company with 40 consecutive years of sales growth and was recently named one of the Best Workplace in the WORLD by Fortune Here, you will have many opportunities to learn and grow as we offer development opportunities unique for each employees needs including training, certifications, mentorship, leadership programs, tuition reimbursement, one-on-one coaching and more

**Position summary**:
Responsibilities include performing account analysis, approving account reconciliations, preparing accounting statements and reports, and coordination and management of account reporting and filings. Plans, coordinates and resolves accounting matters with other Accounting members, departments, locations and divisions

**Who we Want**:

- ** Analytical problem solvers. **People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.
- ** Goal-oriented**:Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions.
- ** Collaborative partners.** People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
- ** Dedicated achievers.** People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

**What you will do**:

- Essential duties & responsibilities:

- Ensure timely and quality completion of period close processes
- Manage analysis of balance sheet and P&L transactions.
- Review, control and approve Account Reconciliations of Intercompany accounts.
- Supervise month-end close activities and communicate risks and opportunities to Associate Manager.
- Find opportunities to improve closing activities and drive process improvement
- Take leadership role for accounting related issues and ensure company adherence to policies and procedures, US GAAP and local GAAP
- Maintain business partnerships with other client departments, locations and regions, and internal customers/suppliers.
- Oversee and support the clerk positions in the team by promoting a team environment and provide work direction and guidance.
- Complete special projects as assigned.
- Performs other related work as assigned by management

**What you need**:
**Education & special trainings**:

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- Proficiency in the English language
- Computer Literacy: MS Office, particularly Excel
- ERP System (SAP, Oracle or QAD)
- Qualifications & experience:

- 4-5 years of relevant working experience in a finance function in matrixed international company (preferably American or Multinational company) with complex reporting practices and with exposure to various reporting systems
- Experience of working in a shared service center across a global /large organization will be an added advantage

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**About Stryker**:
Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes.