Job Description

The inventory accounting team is part of the Finance Operations Group, who support the divisional business units in a variety of complex accounting areas, including inventory accounting, enterprise accounting, product costing, master data stewardship, planning & reporting, finance systems, and other complex accounting areas. The Lead Analyst, Inventory Accounting will be responsible for executing the transactional accounting processes, for nominated divisions, to ensure the financial statements are complete, accurate and in compliance with Stryker accounting policies. They will also work closely with the Associate Finance Manager in communicating with the business units on resolving any operational challenges, continuous improvement to the inventory processes and supporting project work that may arise from time to time.

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: 

• Scope: Spine, RHQ
• Ownership of annual cost roll, revaluation accounting, PPV ME closing entries and analysis, product costing in the NPI process
• Daily reconciliations between GIM and SAP/JDE to ensure accurate cost information in ERPs
• Preparing account reconciliations for Revaluation Reserve and Revaluation Reserve ERV accounts
• Working with the Data Governance and MCR (external service provider) teams to drive automation for the daily cost reconciliations as mentioned above
• Resolving PPV issues in a timely manner to ensure PPV is minimal for IC transactions
• Partnering with divisional Finance contacts/stakeholders
• Driving continuous process improvements
• Cross-training within the team for mutual back-ups

What you need: 

Minimum qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 4+ years of related experience required