**Why finance at Stryker?**:
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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**:
- ** 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.
- ** 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.
- ** Detail-oriented process** **improvers.** Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes - finding ways to simplify, standardize and automate.
- ** Leader.** **Provide overall management and leadership to the team
Job description:
The AP Clerk will be responsible for activities related to the processing and invoice troubleshooting at Stryker's Costa Rica Shared Service Center.
This is a Shared Services role related to standing up the Finance One optimization program.
**What you will do**
**Invoice Processing**
1. Booking of regular invoices and credit memos in different ERP systems
2. Make invoice adjustments
3.Archive processed invoices
**Invoice Troubleshooting**
1) Identify and track issues while processing invoices (currency, taxes, PO issues, discrepancies, etc.)
2) Act as the first step of escalation: resolves price and quantity discrepancies. Contact Buyers, End User and any other parties involved on resolution.
3) Request coding and approval information for NON- PO invoices and ensure full process completion.
4)Reconciles Supplier Statements and / or investigates invoice processing errors
**Wh**at you need**
- College Student
- MS Office Suite
- English B1-B2
- Oracle and SAP systems knowledge is a big plus
**Qualifications & experience**:
- 6 months of relevant working experience in a finance function in matrixed international company (preferably American or Multinational company) with complex reporting practices and with exposure to various reporting systems
**Physical & mental requirements**:
- Ability to work well with cross-functional teams, multi-task and meet deadlines consistently
- Good communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, attention to detail and ability to communicate complicated issues effectively
- 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
**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.