About Stryker
Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World's Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine. Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting stryker.com
Flex Financial contributes to making health care better by providing financing options for our customers, so they can more readily acquire Stryker products. If you are someone who likes working in a fast-paced environment, this may be the role for you. Our key focus is to meet our customers financial and medical equipment needs and to have fun in the process.
What You Will Do
In this role, you would have great exposure to all the different divisions of Stryker. Because of this, you would collaborate regularly with internal functional groups, external lending partners, a third-party billing agent (Bank of the West), as well as the Stryker sales teams across the organization. You would be instrumental in maintaining a healthy portfolio for the Bank of the West agreements. This includes hosting a bi-weekly call with Bank of the West to discuss open items and various issues, as well as managing the Stryker and Bank of the West relationship overall.
This role will also be responsible for auditing and booking agreements that will be billed and collected on by Bank of the West once they have commenced. This includes reviewing of financing documents, pricing, and general data that rolls into the booking files. Troubleshooting will be done as needed when questions arise during the audit process.
As Flex continues to grow, it is imperative that you are the key driver in strategizing with the Stryker sales teams, external lending partners, and external customers to resolve delinquencies and past due agreements. Monthly calls will be held with Bank of the West and our seven VPA lenders to discuss and resolve agreements that are past due.
In this role, you would research payments that were sent to other divisions by customers in error. This will include researching payment transactions, balancing intercompany transfers with other divisions, and possible account reconciliations to ensure payments are correctly applied. This will require the ability to analyze and resolve unique situations requiring little to no guidance.
Successful candidate will possess the following skills of being an effective communicator; able to translate complicated scenarios into an easier to understand synopsis. The ability to take ownership of other task and duties assigned.
What You Need
Bachelor's Degree required. Preferred concentration in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field.
0+ years general accounting, reconciliation, finance or related experience
Must be able to review printed materials
Must be able to use standard office equipment (e.g. calculator, PC, telephone, etc.)
Must be able to create, improve, and execute on standard processes and procedures.
Must be able to analyze and resolve non-routine accounting issues using independent judgment
Must be able to observe and correct minute inconsistencies and errors (e.g. in the printed word, accounting reports or statements, etc.)
Excellent analytical and mathematical skills
Excellent problem-solving skills
Microsoft Office proficient, including Excel, Word, Access & Outlook
SAP experience preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Passion for producing quality work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
Proven ability to drive execution and achieve business result
Valued, but not required skills and experience
Computer literacy: Microsoft office products, Oracle, Salesforce.com, SAP, Model N
General accounting knowledge
Financial statement knowledge
Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge
Time management
Organizational skills
Know someone at Stryker?
Be sure to have them submit you as a referral prior to applying for this position. Learn more about our employee referral program. (https://careers.stryker.com/referrals/)