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Why join Stryker?
We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine!We are proud to offer you our total rewards package which includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, as well as service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities, all of which are location specific.
Job description
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.
Detail-oriented process improvers. Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes – finding ways to simplify, standardize and automate.
What you will do:
The Senior Accountant will be primarily responsible for executing Account reconciliations related to assigned entities in Stryker’s newly created Costa Rica Shared Service Center and additional support required to meet Month End Close activities or any ad-hoc request.
Essential duties & responsibilities:
Perform Account Reconciliation for assigned entities
Investigate and resolve unsupported balances
Provide support to businesses on requests related to journal/recon backups
Escalate any unusual activity or aged items to management which enables a proactive response to potential risks and related losses
Financial Statement analysis
Drive month-end closing process and any request as deem necessary
Control and validate WBS activity.
Comply with Corporate accounting policies, US and local GAAP
Performs other related work as assigned by management
What you need:
Education & special trainings:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, or a related field
MS Office Suite
Fluent spoken and written English and Spanish. Portuguese is a plus
SAP, AS400 or Oracle systems knowledge is a big plus
Qualifications & experience:
3-5 years (minimum) 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
Physical & mental requirements:
Ability to work well with cross-functional teams and multi-task
Versatile, motivated, creative, intellectually curious, a good communicator and collaborator
Demonstrated ability to perform consistently under varying business pressure as well as ability to adapt to a quickly changing environment
Computer or technical knowledge
Effective problem-solving skills
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