Lead Analyst, Financial Reporting (Hybrid)

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Who we want

Passionate achievers. Thrive when working on high-performance teams with a commitment to quality and integrity.

Self-directed initiators. People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.

Analytical problem solvers: Go beyond resolving discrepancies by identifying root causes, evaluating optimal solutions for complex accounting issues, and recommending comprehensive strategies to streamline consolidations and prevent future financial reporting problems.

What you will do

The Lead Analyst, Financial Reporting of the Financial Consolidations and Reporting Systems team is an integral member of the Controller’s group and the Flower Mound Finance Center. This position will be primarily responsible for supporting the preparation of worldwide consolidated financial statements, as well as the consolidation of projections and budgets. 

• Assistance with the preparation, consolidation, analytical review and delivery of the consolidated financial statements including flash and actual results and analysis of the product line P&L in compliance and alignment with Stryker's policies and Regulatory bodies

• Assist end users in troubleshooting system usage issues. Must be able to independently research/troubleshoot/resolve financial reporting and system related issues.

• Create/update data input tools for end users, including Smart View templates for month-end close, budget, and projection loading. 

• Support divisions with their Financial Data Quality Management (FDM) processes and drive improvement initiatives

• Provide top tier end user support; monitor and respond to shared inboxes, HFM ServiceNow tickets, and other support tools during and after standard work hours

• Complete Ad Hoc financial statement analysis as requested.

• Provide assistance to the FP&A department in consolidation and review of projections, strategic plans, and annual budget

• Assistant with monitoring Intercompany matching and eliminations at the consolidated Stryker level

• Drive continuous improvement in our month end close/consolidation, planning, and reporting processes

•  Support preparation of cash flow statements, earnings release calculations, equity footnotes and other equity related disclosures.

• Support the audit requirements collaboratively with both Stryker Internal Audit and external auditors.

• Support Hyperion System team with testing and other tasks as necessary.

What you need

• Bachelor's degree required

• CPA Preferred

• 4+ years accounting or related experience including Industry and Public Accounting

• Familiarity with key financial statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash flow statement)

• Extensive experience with Hyperion preferred (including HFM, Hyperion Planning, FDM, and Smart View)

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP

You will need to live within commuting distance to our Flower Mound, TX office. You will need to be in the office 2 days (Tues/Wed) a week, but you will have the flexibility to work from home on the other days.

Travel Percentage: 10%

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.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.