**What you will do:** In this role, you will maintain the general ledger and develop ways to improve the company’s financial reporting and forecasting abilities. The role has a focus on financial modeling of new product development initiatives and candidates should be able to interpret output and summarize key metrics to drive decision-making. This role is the main point of contact for project managers, R&D, and marketing to help manage costs and benefits of projects. _Responsibilities include:_ + Assists in the month-end close process, including but not limited to preparation of journal entries, consolidation of financial statements, and detailed analysis of general ledger accounts and cost centers. + Creates, maintains, and maps general ledger accounts to improve the company’s financial reporting abilities. Ensures that all activity is properly recorded in the general ledger. + Interfaces with R&D, Marketing, and BU leadership to develop recommendations regarding business planning, operating forecasts and results, and financial plans. + Prepares financial models for new product initiatives and clearly summarize model output to guide business decisions. + Partners with project managers and R&D to develop forecasts for project and non-project spend and review actual results on a monthly basis. + Analyzes and reports the company’s expenses against budgeted and historical activity. Leads the preparation of annual operating budgets and monthly forecasts. + Records, develops, and tests internal controls to ensure the company’s proper compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley 404 regulations. + Reconciles balance sheet accounts monthly to ensure accurate reporting and sound financial controls. + Develops, prepares, analyzes, and distributes financial reports upon request. + Reviews accounts payable invoices to ensure proper coding of expenses. + Assists with the development and implementation of accounting policies and procedures. + Researches and reports on industry benchmarks; analyzes and compares the company’s results to best practices. + Assists with related special projects as needed. + Performs other duties as assigned by manager. **What you need:** **Required** + Bachelor’s degree (B.A.). + 4+ years related experience. **Preferred** + SAP, Financial Modeling, and Hyperion Enterprise experience a plus. 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.