**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**:
- ** Leader.** Provide overall management and leadership to team of HR 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.
- ** Analytically driven and oriented.** Demonstrated business and analytical ability with a proven ability to build relationships and influence different groups.
**What you will do**:
The Manager Accounts Payable will report directly to the Accounts Payable Director and is responsible for managing and leading the team in charge of Accounts Payables Reconciliations (i.e. GRIR, AP Trade), compliance delivery (SOX Controls), GRIR interviewing, hiring, staffing, monitoring of managers and supervisors, implementing company policies and procedures and managing the Division stakeholders. This person will be supporting and partnering with the Other internal teams (Payments, High Risk Payments and T&E) and the Divisions to achieve monthly targets.
This role will work to optimize and improve the processes involved in all the Account Reconciliation and Controls teams and ensure on time and quality delivery of CRFC business goals. This person will support the Monthly Business Reviews, ensures timely and transparent communication and resolution of issues and escalations, This person also interacts regularly with Senior Leadership, Stakeholders and Customers. The Manager is responsible for people development, organizational health and to implement a quality culture that role models Stryker's mission and values.
**Key Activities **& Accountabilities**
- Develops and maintains a productive team, designs and implements people strategies to foster career development, skill development, succession planning, healthy work environment across I2P.
- Identify and develop talent to create a succession pipeline within the teams.
- Fosters a culture aligned with Stryker values, co-leads the initiatives for people growth
- Responsible for the implementation, review and compliance of process controls.
- Comply with Corporate accounting policies, US and local GAAP
- Supports processes related to the identification and evaluation of the organization's risk areas and provides significant input to the development of annual business plans.
- Works with Internal and external audit teams to review and enforce policies.
- Partner with both internal and external customers, sales reps and stakeholders to build strong relationships.
- Leads the day to day operation of AP COE team (GR/IR, AP Aging, SOX Controls), setting on-going individual and team objectives, prioritizing work, and optimizing resources to meet or exceed SLA's.
- Work with invoice to pay stream partners to increase accuracy of transactions and minimize disputes or processing errors.
- Ensures critical business processes are well documented and communicated to facilitate effective and efficient execution.
**Education & special trainings**:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economy, or related field.
- MS Office Suite
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is required. Any other language is a plus
- Working knowledge of credit reporting agencies (Experian, D+B) is a plus
- Oracle and SAP systems knowledge is a big plus
**Qualifications & experience**:
- Minimum of 15+ years' experience with 10+ years managerial skills in a finance function, preferably in Accounts Receivable in a matrix international company (ideally with US-headquarters or Multinational company)
- Experience working in complex reporting structures and with exposure to various reporting systems
**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.