**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!The Intercompany Accountant will be primarily responsible for overseeing the accounting of the Intercompany transactions related to assigned entities in Stryker's newly created Costa Rica Shared Service Center.**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.**What you will do**:- Responsible to perform and analyze Intercompany transactions/recharges and reconciliations.- Prepare and/or review management reports related to Intercompany accounts.- Monitor the Intercompany clearing account balances and report issues if any. Coordinate with the relevant stakeholders to resolve the differences.- Investigate and resolve imbalances between the entities and perform corresponding journal entries during month end close.- Propose, review and prepare intercompany journals and account reconciliation on time as per close calendar deadlines.- Provide support to business on request related to journal/recon backups.- Identify, discuss and collaborate on process/system improvement opportunities with the Intercompany Manager. Participate in system testing as required.- Support month end closing process as deem necessary.- Support to Intercompany Billing team to create and resolve anomalies.- 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 or advance university studies.- Intermediate MS Office Suite.- Fluent spoken and written English (minimum B2 level) and Spanish. Portuguese is a plus- Experience in global ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle or QAD knowledge is a plus.- 2-3 years of relevant working experience in a finance function.- Experience of working in a shared service center across a global /large organization/ Multinational company will be a plus.- 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**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.
