**Why finance at Stryker?**:***:Are you looking for a profitable and growing company with a great culture and reputation? Stryker 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**:- ** Assertive communicator.** Ensures team communicates effectively with managers to execute programs, policies, and procedures to drive an engaged and performing organizational culture. Effectively facilitate discussions with and deliver communications to large groups of people.- ** Leader.** Provide overall management and leadership for a team of Finance professionals.- ** Problem Solver**. Analyzes root causes of work environment issues; manages interventions and solutions in collaboration and cooperation with key stakeholders. Demonstrated conflict resolution skills.- ** Consultant**. Strong facilitation, consulting, relationship-building, influence, negotiation skills, and project management skills.**What you will do**:The Associate Manager, Cash Applications will report directly to the Sr Manager Backoffice I2C. This is a Shared Services role related to standing up the Finance One optimization program.- Assist in the recruiting, interviewing, hiring and development of a newly created team- Lead and develop a team who assures accurate Cash Application for Stryker's customers in the Americas- Play a key role in the work migration activities from other Stryker locations, including knowledge transfer and documentation activities.- Review current processes around order entry and work with key stakeholders to help ensure this result in accurate and timely actions.- Work closely with the collections & all involved parties to ensure control of Unapplied Cash.- Work with our Treasury team to ensure best practices for customer payments.- Contribute to accurate customer master data elements.- Manage activities related to invoicing, including working with relevant out.- Ensures critical business processes are well documented and communicated to facilitate effective and efficient execution.- Develop, measure, and distribute results and efficiency drive metrics / KPI's.- Develops and maintains productive team-oriented staff and manages relationships with internal Stryker customers.- Work with Internal and external audit teams to review and enforce policies.- Comply with Corporate accounting policies, US and local GAAP.- Performs other related work as assigned by management.**What you need**:- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Business or related field- 5+ years of relevant working experience in I2C roles (Cash Applications) in a matrixed international company (preferably an American or Multinational Company) with complex reporting practices and exposure to various reporting systems.- Experience in I2C or I2P transactional processes at Management level.- 3+years in Leadership Positions (Sr Supervisor Level at least)- MS Office Suite- Fluent in spoken and written English. (+85%)- Oracle, JDE, and/or SAP systems knowledge.- Knowledge of EDI processes is a big plus.- Ability to work well with cross-functional teams and multi-task.**About Stryker**:Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better.The company offers innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopedics, and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 100 million patients annually.
