Our client Stryker is searching for the following position: General Accounting Manager
The General Accounting Manager will be responsible for America US GAAP accounting and reconciliation process in Stryker's newly created Costa Rica Finance Shared Service Center.
This position will
- Work with the Migration Team on the transition of all in-scope activities from the Americas region to Costa Rica
- Lead, manage, and develop the General Accounting team within the broader Record to Report team
- Maintain an effective system of internal controls and to ensure compliance with Stryker policies and procedures and any applicable laws and regulations
This is a Shared Services role related to standing up the Finance One optimization program.
**Qualifications & experience**:
- Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred
- 7 plus years 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
- US GAAP accounting expertise
- CPA or other accounting certification required
**Ventajas**:
**Benefits**:
- Health
- Vision (to cover emergencies)
- Dental (to cover emergencies)
- Long-term disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Subsidized food program (breakfast and lunch), while working on site
- Transport (to specific routes)
- Solidarity Association (5%)
- Psychology Assistance
- Birthday-Holiday
- PTO and 4 wellbeing days
- Clic here to know more about Stryker
- This description is not intended to represent an all-inclusive list of job responsibilities, but to outline the essential functions of the position.
Stryker reserves the right to change, alter or revise this job description at any time with or without notice.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Stryker is an EO employer - M/F/G/L/Veteran/Disability_
Essential duties & responsibilities: Assist in the recruiting, interviewing, hiring and development of newly created team Lead and develop a team who assures the highest levels of customer satisfaction by meeting or exceeding customer expectations with accounting adherence to US GAAP as well as qualitative and timely account reconciliations Play a key role in the work migration activities from other Stryker locations, including knowledge transfer and documentation activities Collaborate with other Share Service teams to deliver quality results Provide day to day technical leadership while performing escalated of complex accounting duties Assist production of complete and accurate entity financial statements Promote continue improvement initiatives with R2R space with particular focus on accounting simplification and standardization opportunities Ensures critical business processes are well documented and communicated to facilitate effective and efficient execution.
Develop, measure and distribute result and efficiency drive metrics / KPI's Develops and maintains productive team-oriented staff, and manages relationships with internal Stryker customers Work with Internal and external audit teams to review and enforce policies Comply with Corporate accounting policies, US and local GAAP Performs other related work as assigned by management Education & special trainings: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business or related field MS Office Suite Fluent spoken and written English and Spanish.
Portuguese is a plus SAP, Oracle or QAD systems knowledge is a big plus Physical & mental requirements: Ability to work well with cross-functional teams and multi-task 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