The Senior Manager, Technical Accounting and Policy (i) leads the preparation and implementation of Corporate Finance Policies applicable to Stryker’s global finance organization, (ii) ensures adherence to such policies, (iii) researches, documents and resolves technical accounting matters in accordance with U.S. GAAP and (iv) evaluates the impact of new accounting pronouncements on Stryker’s financial statements and accounting policies and procedures. This role also supports quarterly SEC filing requirements through the preparation and review of financial statement schedules and footnotes. **Who we want** **Business partners** . Someone who builds connections with local finance teams and coordinates cross-functional collaboration. **Enthusiastic players.** Someone who is excited by the opportunity to be part of ideating, developing and promoting policies that ensure the integrity of our financial statements. **Relationship builders.** Someone who creates genuine, trusting relationships with internal team members, business partners and leadership. **Strong communicators.** Someone who clearly and proactively reaches out to others to collaborate on effective solutions. **What you will do** + Partner cross-functionally with division finance, financial compliance, local technical accounting, internal reporting and operational leaders to provide and obtain feedback on policy updates and also to provide interpretative accounting guidance; + Own and develop a Corporate Finance Policy project plan for the year, collaborating with constituents to identify accounting and finance operation areas that require new policy guidance or updates to existing policy guidance; + Along with the Director, Technical Accounting, serve as a subject matter expert on a variety of accounting topics, including but not limited to revenue recognition, leases, goodwill and intangibles, business combinations and financial statement presentation; + Regularly conduct research on highly technical accounting topics as needed; + Manage and emcee all Financial Compliance Committee meetings, including managing follow-up and to-do items; + Partner with Finance Training and Development (FTD) to prepare occasional informational materials on finance policy and training materials on accounting topics for dissemination to and education of the global finance organization; + Coordinate with division finance and management specialists related to goodwill impairment analyses, including review of methodologies and assumptions that serve as inputs to the valuation reports; and + Assist with the quarterly financial statement close process, preparing certain footnote disclosures and tables for the consolidated financial statements. **What you need** Required: + Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance + 10+ years of experience required performing public accounting or accounting for a publicly-traded company Preferred: + Experience in GAAP, researching and applying GAAP + Experience with Hyperion Financial Management ​ **You will need to live within a reasonable commuting distance to our Flower Mound, TX location. Currently, we are in office Tuesday and Wednesday each week and work remotely on other days of the week.** Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker 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. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role. 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.