**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!**Essential duties & responsibilities**:- Performs complex accounting activities within Month end closing, journal entries, fixed assets processes, cash, financial reporting, account reconciliations and other related processes.- Review and approve Journal entries and account reconciliations as assigned.- Performs and reviews Financial Statement analysis- Training new/ or existing team members as requested- Support on coordination for closing and other key deliverables assigned by Supervisor or Lead analyst.- Support on coordination of migration of R2R processes from countries in scope.- Responsible to execute assigned SOX controls and other activities related to internal and external audit requirements.- Work closely with markets and local accounting teams to resolve discrepancies, issues, and queries in a timely manner by escalating to Supervisor as required.- Ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and internal controls to guarantee timely and accurate financial reporting.- Focus on continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency.- Create and maintain documentation of processes and procedures.- Supports ad-hoc tasks and requests as needed.**Education & special trainings**:- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel (Intermediate level: PivotTables, VLOOKUP, macros, charts, formulas, etc.)- English level B2- JDE, Blackline systems knowledge are a plus**Qualifications & experience**:- 3+ years of relevant working experience preferably from Finance background in General Accounting activities: Journal entries processing, Account Reconciliations, Financial Reporting and Analysis, fixed assets, etc.- Experience of working in a shared service center across a global /large organization/ matrixed international company (preferably American or Multinational company) will be an added advantage- Working knowledge of US GAAP and SOX is a plus**About Stryker
