• Lead Accounting Analyst- Remote

    Stryker (Kalamazoo, MI)


    What you will do

    + Lead the reconciliation of high-volume general ledger accounts, including cash, AR, AP, intercompany, and accruals.

    + Review and ensure completeness and accuracy of reconciliations prepared by junior team members.

    + Investigate and resolve complex reconciling items and discrepancies in a timely manner.

    + Collaborate with internal teams to ensure accurate posting of transactions and proper cutoff procedures.

    + Assist with month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries and account analysis.

    + Develop and maintain reconciliation documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

    + Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls.

    + Support internal and external audit requests related to account reconciliations.

    + Mentor and provide guidance to junior staff within the reconciliation or accounting function.

     

    What you need

    Required

    + Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

    + 4+ years of experience in accounting with a focus on account reconciliation.

    + Strong knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls.

    + Advanced Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables, etc.).

    + Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

    + Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage competing deadlines.

    Preferred Attributes:

    + Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, NetSuite) and reconciliation tools.

    + CPA or progress toward CPA.

    + Proven leadership experience or desire to grow into a leadership role.

    + Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

    + Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

     

    Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.

     

    Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.