Senior Finance Manager, Global Inventory COE (Hybrid)

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Job description

What you will do

As the Senior Finance Manager, you will lead the Technical Accounting function for a specific sub-COE within the Global Inventory COE, driving accurate inventory accounting, internal controls, and month-end close activities, including journal entries and Blackline. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional leaders, support transitions and implementations, and manage a team of direct reports while providing strategic support to the Director of Global Inventory COE Accounting.

• Month-End Close & Technical Accounting: Ensure the accuracy and completeness of Technical Accounting for sub-COEs—including GRNI/GIT, costing/revaluation/UPI/PPV, excess & obsolete (E&O), and asset management—across all systems and transitioned regions. Drive timely, GAAP-compliant month-end close processes by maintaining oversight of data integrity and accounting treatment.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead monthly financial closing activities in close partnership with Divisional Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Global Finance Service Center (GFS) teams. Align accounting treatment with operational realities and global reporting timelines to ensure a seamless close and accurate inventory valuation.

• Journal Entries & Review: Prepare and/or review complex month-end journal entries related to sub-inventory, and approve journals completed by global team members. Ensure accuracy, compliance, and consistency with accounting standards and company policies.

• Compliance & Audit Readiness: Support all compliance-related activities—including SOX controls and GAAP requirements—through execution and documentation of defined inventory controls. Partner with Internal Control Managers, the Global Inventory COE compliance team, and the broader Internal Control department to ensure accurate and timely audit support.

• ERP & Reporting Accuracy: Ensure all ERP-generated inventory and reserve reports are complete, accurate, and fully reconciled to the General Ledger. Maintain IPE (Information Provided by the Entity) documentation and validation to meet audit standards and internal policy.

• Stakeholder Communication: Effectively communicate key updates, risks, and financial impacts to internal stakeholders across functions and regions. Proactively share changes in local business decisions, global trends, and operational shifts that could influence inventory accounting or financial reporting.

• Planning & Forecasting Support: Collaborate with the internal Inventory COE team to support divisional forecasting and planning. Prepare inventory models, perform data consolidations, and coordinate global projection calls to provide timely and accurate forward-looking insights.

• Team Leadership & Development: Manage a portion of the Global Inventory Technical Accounting team by setting direction, coaching on technical accounting and tools (e.g., Excel, ERP), and leading annual performance reviews. Conduct regular 1:1s with direct and indirect reports across global locations, while driving talent development, empowerment, and succession planning within the function.

What you need

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent
• 10+ years accounting or finance experience
• 5+ years direct people leadership experience

Preferred

• Masters degree
• CPA
• Experience in inventory management
• Experience with Oracle/SAP/MFG/JDE

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 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.