Stryker

Senior Accounting Analyst

Stryker  •  Republic of Costa Rica / United States (Hybrid)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

The Senior Accounting Analyst performs complex accounting activities to support accurate and timely financial reporting within the Costa Rica Finance Center. This role owns key processes across month-end close, financial analysis, and compliance, while driving efficiency and standardization.

What You Will Do

  • Execute and review month-end close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, fixed assets, and cash processes, ensuring deadlines are consistently met
  • Approve journal entries and account reconciliations to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with internal controls
  • Perform financial statement analysis, identify variances, and support resolution of discrepancies within defined timelines
  • Execute assigned internal controls, including SOX requirements, ensuring 100% compliance with audit standards
  • Coordinate closing activities and deliverables with cross-functional teams, ensuring timely completion of reporting cycles
  • Support migration of Record-to-Report processes by documenting workflows, validating data, and ensuring successful transition milestones
  • Partner with regional and local accounting teams to resolve issues, escalations, and inquiries within agreed service levels
  • Develop and maintain process documentation to support standardization and knowledge transfer across the team
  • Train and support team members by onboarding new hires and reinforcing process adherence and best practices
  • Identify and implement process improvements to reduce manual effort, improve cycle times, and increase reporting accuracy
  • Support audits and ad-hoc requests by delivering accurate data and documentation within required timelines

What You Will Need

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in general accounting, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting
  • Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUP, formulas, charts, or macros)
  • English proficiency at B2 level (intermediate)
  • Experience working in a shared services environment within a multinational organization
  • Knowledge of US GAAP and internal control frameworks (e.g., SOX)
  • Experience using SAP or similar ERP systems

Travel Percentage: 10%

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About Stryker

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com.

Facts:

● 2024 Sales: $22.6 billion

● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies

● Employees: 53,000 worldwide

● 40 years of sales growth leading up to 2020

● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide

● $1.5 billion spent on research and development in 2024

● ~14,200 patents owned globally in 2024

● Products sold in ~75 countries

● Fortune 500 Company

● 7 consecutive years as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces

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Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Kalamazoo, MI
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