Junior Financial Accountant (R2R)

As a Junior Financial Accountant (R2R), you will help ensure accurate financial records that enable confident decision-making and support Stryker’s mission to improve lives. You will gain hands-on exposure to international accounting, controls, and reporting in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

What you will do

• Execute internal control activities to support compliance with U.S. and local accounting standards.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations in line with corporate policies and defined close timelines.
• Prepare and post journal entries accurately in the enterprise resource planning system.
• Upload and validate financial data in the group reporting system to support timely and accurate reporting.
• Manage recurring journal entries to ensure consistency and compliance each accounting period.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation and responding to audit queries.
• Analyze financial data to identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and propose corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and improve accounting processes in partnership with local and regional finance teams.

What you will need

Required

• Bachelor-level degree (minimum) in Accounting or Finance, or an equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in an accounting role (e.g., record to report, procure to pay, or order to cash).
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Advanced user-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Preferred

• Experience working in a shared services or centralized finance environment.
• Experience using enterprise accounting or financial reporting systems.
• Fluency in written and spoken German.