Job Description

What You Will Do

• Ensure business managers have timely and relevant information required for effective planning and control of the business.
• Analyze production and spending variances to tight deadlines at month end.
• May ensure Inventory is correctly valued in the Financial Statements and in line with Corporate policies.
• May assist in the completion of the monthly financial results, projections and budget submissions in accordance with internal deadlines.
• Establish and implement cost control methods through efficiency improvements and cost accounting activities.
• Provide and analyze cost estimates of new or proposed product costs.
• Manage and perform month end and year end closing functions such as preparation and review of month-end journal entries in accordance with GAAP.
• Maintain balance sheet accounts associated with the manufacturing business unit and prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
• Manage the application of policy and internal controls.
• Partner with Department Managers with regard to the ongoing development of their financial knowledge and the preparation of monthly financial projections.
• Work with the Departments to ensure internal controls are working effectively.
• Participate in cross functional and cross divisional process improvement initiatives.
• Drive process changes in the Finance area to ensure the provision of timely and relevant information to key business owners.
• Drive data integrity with the Business Units / Departments.
• Actively contribute as part of the Finance Team to setting and achieving the team’s goals and objectives.
• All other duties as assigned.

What You Need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or other relevant field of study.
• Ideally a Qualified Professional Accounting qualification.
• Ideally 3+ years’ experience in a Finance position supporting a high-performance manufacturing business environment.
• Good knowledge of ERP systems and proficient use of MS Office applications in particular Excel.
• Self-starter with demonstrated efficient work methods, analytical & problem-solving skills
• Develops, implements and/or maintains one or a combination of cost accounting systems.
• Prepares journal entries; maintains and reconciles ledger accounts.
• Demonstrated ability to apply financial knowledge directly to area of responsibility as well as identify potential impacts to up/down stream areas of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate issues identified and make corrective actions independently or raise awareness to supervisor with proposal of corrective actions to be taken.
• Demonstrated ability to focus on personal deliverables, work independently within defined deadlines and close on multiple assignments simultaneously.

Work From Home: Occasional

Travel Percentage: 0%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.