Senior Manager, Technical Accounting (hybrid)
Job Description
The Senior Manager, Technical Accounting plays a key role in supporting the organization’s technical accounting needs, including research and resolution of complex accounting matters under U.S. GAAP, evaluation of new accounting standards, and support of external reporting and internal control activities. This position reports to the Director, Technical Accounting and partners closely with corporate finance policy, internal reporting, financial compliance, local technical accounting, division finance and operational leaders to ensure accurate accounting, effective internal controls over financial reporting, and consistent application of accounting guidance.
What You Will Do
- Provide interpretative accounting guidance to division finance and other stakeholders on complex transactions and accounting matters in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
- Research and conclude on technical accounting topics, including but not limited to revenue recognition, leases, goodwill and intangibles, business combinations, consolidations, divestitures and financial statement presentation. Draft clear, well-supported technical accounting memos and policy position papers in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policy.
- Monitor new accounting pronouncements and assess their impact on the company’s financial statements, processes, and disclosures, including implementation planning as needed.
- Partner with financial compliance, division finance and internal controls teams to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) related to complex accounting areas and areas of significant judgment.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and resource for technical accounting matters, escalating complex issues as appropriate to senior leadership.
- Support goodwill and other impairment analyses by reviewing key assumptions, methodologies, and accounting implications alongside finance and valuation specialists.
- Serve as a core team member for strategic initiatives (e.g., potential M&A, global programs, system implementations, etc.).
- Partner with Finance Training & Development or local finance teams to support technical accounting training or prepare informational materials for education of the global finance organization.
What You Need
- Required:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- CPA Certification or equivalent preferred
- 10+ years of experience in public accounting and/or accounting for a publicly traded company
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP with demonstrated experience researching and applying accounting guidance
- PREFERRED:
- Experience with Hyperion Financial Management (or similar consolidation systems) preferred
- SAP experience is a plus
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively across a highly matrixed organization
Qualifications
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical topics for non-technical audiences. Ability to interact with senior management and influence outcomes across all levels of the organization
- Proven problem-solving skills and ability to lead accounting issues to resolution
- Influential leader that can implement change and is motivated by the challenge of a fast-paced, high-growth global environment
Benefits
United States of America Pay Ranges: - US10: $129,800 - $216,400 USD Annual 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. Click here to learn more about: US Stryker employee benefits
Stryker offers 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. 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.