**What you will do:** + Own the accounting and reporting processes for a set of entities, ensuring accurate financial data in line with Stryker and US GAAP standards + Lead and support month-end and year-end close, ensuring timely completion and high-quality financial reporting + Coordinate and manage audit activities (internal and external), ensuring compliance and prompt resolution of audit findings + Ensure integrity of balance sheet accounts, reviewing reconciliations and driving corrective actions when needed + Act as a key point of escalation for accounting issues and provide resolution in collaboration with business partners + Drive continuous improvement, including implementation of standardization and simplification initiatives + Lead and develop a team, setting goals, mentoring staff, and ensuring ongoing professional development + Support and coordination of Financial Statement preparation **What you need:** **Required:** + Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration. + Minimum 4 years of experience in an accounting position + Minimum 2 years of experience in a supervisory/management role in a multinational environment + Fluency in English (written and verbal) + Proven ability to prioritize, manage deadlines, and communicate effectively across functions + Demonstrated leadership and coaching skills in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment **Preferred:** + Familiarity with US GAAP + Understanding of internal controls, including SOX compliance + Experience in working with Oracle, Hyperion + Professional accounting certification (e.g. CPA, ACCA, or equivalent) Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. 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.