Associate Manager, Intercompany

Position Summary

This position will play a key role within the Intercompany team, reporting directly to the Intercompany Manager. The person in this role is responsible for leading and supervising all the operational IC work within the assigned cluster and act as first point of escalation. This role requires demonstrable ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder management relationships.

What You Will Do: 

·       Manage team of accountants to timely completion of the closing schedule and daily intercompany activities

·       Perform regular reviews of Journal entries and balance sheet accounts to ensure the accounts are properly stated 

·       Development and management of the team, ensuring the team deliver against business needs and environmental change

·       Set and communicate clear strategy and direction to the team, including performance objectives and development

·       Supervise core process performance (effectiveness, efficiency and continuous improvement), controls and compliance

·       Present regular Intercompany updates to stakeholders

·       Actively review end to end business processes, irrespective of ownership, to address root cause problems that create business inefficiencies

·       Ensure accounts are properly reconciled with documentation to support account balances in accordance with Stryker’s corporate finance policies

·       Acts as escalation point for the accounting team and local business partners  

·       Ensures regular monitoring of the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance processes 

·       Proactively identify and report any compliance issues or emerging risks and development and implement mitigation plans 

Key People Management responsibilities:

·       Supervise staff of professionals, including senior accountants and accountants to ensure all deadlines are met  

·       Ensure teams work in line with established company HR and recruitment guidelines  

·       Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff  

·       Delegate tasks to direct reports in line with skill, knowledge and ability and where necessary identify skill gaps and training requirements 

·       Ensure staff has access to appropriate training for new and existing staff as needed 

What You Need: 

·       Degree in Finance, Business or Administration

·       Professional certification in accounting (CPA or equivalent)

·       Minimum two years experience in people management

·       Fluent in English, other language is a plus

·       Familiar with Sarbanes Oxley Act and/or other internal control concepts

·       Knowledge of US GAAP would be an advantage

·       Familiar with Hyperion and ERP systems

·       Familiar with Intercompany processes

·       Maintain regular communications on performance and development 

·       Ability to establish and communicate priorities

·       Ability to organize resources to achieve objectives

·       High level of honesty, integrity, commitment and responsibility

·       Ability to manage and motivate

·       Accustomed to working under pressure and with deadlines

·       Able to resolve problems and conflicts in a professional and tactful manner