What You Will Do:

• Build strong partnerships with finance leadership and stakeholders, aligning on roles, metrics, and service delivery.
• Manage and develop a high-performing team, setting goals, monitoring progress, and supporting career growth.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to optimize workflows, strengthen compliance, and support business objectives.
• Lead accounting and reporting processes to ensure accurate, timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end close.
• Oversee balance sheet reviews, ensuring accuracy, identifying risks, and driving corrective actions.
• Implement and maintain effective internal controls to comply with SOX, anti-bribery/anti-corruption laws, and Stryker policies.
• Drive standardization and simplification of accounting processes across entities and ERP systems.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors to ensure efficient, effective audits.

What you need:

• Minimum experience of 5 years in accounting manager position or equivalent, SSC or in a multinational company
• Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Fluent in English
• Familiar with USGAAP, Sarbanes Oxley Act
• Proven leadership with the ability to lead large teams
• Able to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization
• Able to identify and implement innovative solutions to meet business requirements
• Professional certification in accounting or progress toward completion