Lead Accountant - Hybrid

Make an impact where it matters. In this role, you’ll be a key partner to our divisional teams, driving financial accuracy and operational improvements that influence strategic decisions. If you’re passionate about leveraging your accounting expertise to shape outcomes and deliver meaningful insights, this is an exciting opportunity to join a team that values precision and innovation.

What You Will Do

• Lead cross-functional meetings to resolve issues and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency and consistency across divisions.
• Complete critical month-end close activities, ensuring journal entries and reconciliations are accurate and timely in compliance with corporate policies.
• Execute SOX internal controls for revenue recognition, reserves, deferred revenue, lease accounting, intangible impairment analysis, and contingent consideration.
• Prepare quarterly SEC reporting schedules with precision and adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Perform and present monthly financial statement reviews to divisional leaders, providing actionable insights that drive business decisions.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to strengthen financial integrity and operational efficiency.
• Conduct GAAP research and draft accounting position memos on complex topics such as ASC 606 and ASC 842.
• Influence divisional leadership by communicating recommendations and insights that support organizational goals.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in accounting or finance.
• Solid understanding of GAAP principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA certification or experience with a Big 4 accounting firm.
• Experience with Hyperion Financial Management and Blackline software.
• Demonstrated ability to research and apply GAAP standards.

Additional Information

• Work Arrangement: Hybrid – in office 2 days per week at our Flower Mound, TX location; remote on other days.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN : $77,700 - $129,500 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. 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.