**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**
The High-risk Payments Analyst will be responsible for activities related to disbursements made to Stryker's Suppliers and maintain close relationship with Internal Customer's to ensure that payments are made timely and accurately. This role will be executed in Stryker's Costa Rica Business Center.
- ** Detail-oriented process improvers**. Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes - finding ways to simplify, standardize, and automate.
- ** Data communicators.** **Highly effective communicators who can transform data findings into recommendations to compose reports and executive-level presentations.
- ** Self-directed initiators.** **People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.
- ** Goal-oriented developers.** **Keeping the customer and requirements squarely focused, people who deliver safe and robust solutions.
**What you will do**:
- Analyze payment proposals, ensuring compliance with guidelines, SOX requirements, and company policies.
- Investigate and resolve payment issues promptly, including rejections, system issues, and inquiries from suppliers or internal stakeholders.
- Conduct root cause analysis using Stryker's process improvement methodology to enhance payment processes.
- Execute payment runs on a predefined schedule for Stryker's various divisions, covering checks, ACH transfers, and wire transfers.
- Post wire transactions accurately to ledger accounts.
- Ensure adherence to procedural and compliance paperwork requirements.
- Create supplier bank templates and facilitate payment submissions on bank platforms.
- Engage with key stakeholders to identify improvement opportunities, develop action plans, and provide follow-up support.
- Performs other related work as assigned by management related to providing support to AP Operations.
**What you need**:
- Associate Degree in Accounting, Business or at least two years of equivalent studies towards a College degree in a related field.
- +2 years of relevant working experience in Accounts Payable function ideally in a matrixed international company (preferably American or Multinational company) with complex reporting practices and with exposure to various reporting systems.
- MS Office Suite
- Fluent spoken and written English. (B2)
- ERP systems such as Oracle and SAP systems knowledge (preferred)
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