Accountant (Hybrid)

Why finance at Stryker? : ***: 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!

Who we want :

• Detail-oriented process improvers. **Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes - finding ways to simplify, standardize and automate.
• Self-directed initiators. **People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.
• Collaborative partners. **People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.
• 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 : The General Accountant will be primarily responsible for executing account reconciliations and monthly closing activities related to assigned entities in Stryker’s newly created Costa Rica Shared Service Center and additional support required per ad-hoc request.

Essential duties & responsibilities :

• Perform Account Reconciliation for assigned entities.
• Investigate and resolve unsupported balances.
• Provide support to business on request 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.
• Prepare journal entries calculations.
• Perform month end closing process and any request as necessary
• Comply with Corporate accounting policies, US and local GAAP.
• Performs other related work to accounting cycle.

Education & special trainings :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business or related field
• MS Office Suite
• Intermediate excel level (pivot table, formulas, charts)
• Fluent spoken and written English and Spanish.
• SAP, Oracle or QAD systems knowledge is a big plus

Qualifications & experience :

• 2-3 years of relevant working experience in a finance/accounting 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

Know someone at Stryker? : 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.