
Senior Manager, Complex Accounting (hybrid)
Required skills
- cross-functionally
- global matrix structure
- US GAAP
- complex transactions
Nice to have
- CPA
- Technical accounting
- financial reporting
- motivating teams
Role summary
The Senior Manager, Complex Accounting leads a team and provides expert guidance on technical accounting matters, partnering with various divisions and corporate functions. This role is accountable for establishing effective accounting practices, developing strategies, strengthening internal controls, and ensuring successful delivery of accounting services. Key responsibilities include leading process, system, and organizational improvements, centralizing activities, and driving standardization and efficiency. The position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance, a minimum of 10 years of professional experience, cross-functional collaboration skills, and strong knowledge of US GAAP.
The Senior Manager, Complex Accounting provides strategic leadership for a large team and serves as a senior subject matter expert for complex and technical accounting matters. The Complex Accounting team partners with US-based divisions and corporate functions including Treasury, Financial Reporting, and Tax to provide oversight, technical guidance, and reporting for leases, revenue, stock comp, and other complex accounting areas.
In this role, you will be accountable for establishing effective accounting practices, developing and executing strategies to support the Finance organization, strengthening internal controls, and ensuring the successful delivery of accounting services to the divisions. The Senior Manager also plays a key role in the continued evolution of the Finance organization, including evaluating opportunities to centralize activities, leading transitions to the Finance Center, and developing scalable processes and best practices.
This hybrid role is based out of our Flower Mound, TX location. You’ll be expected to work in the office two days per week, Tuesday and Wednesday, with the flexibility to work from home on the remaining days.
What you will do
- Lead and develop the Complex Accounting team, setting priorities, providing direction, and ensuring appropriate resources to meet business and reporting needs.
- Develop and execute complex accounting strategies, ensuring consistent application of US GAAP, corporate accounting policies, internal controls, and best practices across divisions.
- Serve as a senior subject matter expert on complex accounting matters, including leases, revenue recognition, intangible assets, contingent consideration, stock compensation, pensions, equity investments, and other technical topics.
- Partner with Finance leadership and cross-functional teams to resolve complex accounting issues, evaluate transactions, and provide recommendations that support business objectives.
- Oversee critical month-end and quarter-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, financial statement reviews, SEC reporting, and related accounting conclusions.
- Maintain oversight of key controls and complex accounting processes, including lease accounting, Nakisa, impairment assessments, acquisition accounting, contingent consideration, and related disclosures.
- Lead process, system, and organizational improvements, including centralizing appropriate accounting activities, implementing scalable solutions, and driving standardization and efficiency across the organization.
- Research and interpret US GAAP and communicate complex accounting matters by developing accounting conclusions and position papers and effectively presenting risks and recommendations to Finance leadership and senior stakeholders.
What you need
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally in a global matrix structure
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP and experience applying accounting guidance to complex transactions
Preferred:
- Active CPA
- Technical accounting or financial reporting experience
- Demonstrated experience motivating teams and developing talent
United States of America Pay Ranges:
US10: $129,800 - $216,400 USD Annual
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.
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