Why finance at Stryker?

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Who we want:

• Compliance-focused orchestrators. Managers who carefully oversee people, processes, and deliverables to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Managers who drive performance. People who implement process improvements and leverage the talent of their team to consistently increase performance and productivity.
• Quality-focused team drivers. People who motivate their team to deliver the highest quality products and solutions in a timely manner

• Lead all aspects of the company's sales and use tax function.
• Manage end-to-end sales and use tax function for Stryker and subsidiaries.
• Oversee accurate, and timely filing and payment of all sales and use tax returns. Inclusive of data integrity, return review, payment authorization, and journal entry approval.
• Manage sales and use tax resources and third-party consulting relationships to ensure sales and use tax function operates efficiently while mitigating risk.
• Oversee sales and use tax audits and controversy to resolution.
• Manage exemption certificate maintenance and renewal process.
• Responsible for sales tax ASC 450 reporting, risks and exposure analysis.
• Proactively monitor legislation, jurisdictional administrative guidance and case law changes and advise on implications.
• Responsible for evaluating sales and use tax processes, procedures and automation to ensure sales and use tax processes are efficient and scalable.
• Participate in tax due diligence related to merger and acquisition activity as to sales and use tax issues/exposures; draft reports for finance and business development teams as needed.
• Manage integration of acquisitions into the current sales and use tax technologies and processes.
• Lead ERP implementation activities as to necessary sales and use tax requirements and manage sales and use tax team to cover testing as appropriate.
• Responsible for overseeing the maintenance of all tax engine instances.
• Meet with direct reports regularly to foster development and employee engagement.
• Participate in employee feedback process for direct reports via Stryker processes and procedures.
• Keep Stryker tax leadership properly informed relative to sales and use tax issues and progress.
• Participate in departmental tax projects as requested.
• Manage resolution of business operations and customer sales and use tax inquiries and issues.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field is mandatory for a successful candidate.
• CPA, MST and/or JD strongly preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of sales and use tax experience.
• Prefer a combination of public accounting and corporate experience.
• Basic understanding of the monthly, quarterly, and year-end accounting reporting process preferred.
• Strong systems experience and desire to drive process improvements.
• Experience with Vertex and SAP a plus.
• Open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or ability to work in ambiguous situations.

• 12 paid holidays annually
• 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.