Position Summary

This position will play a key role within the I2C team, reporting directly to the Senior Manager. The person in this role is responsible for leading and supervising all the operational I2C work within the assigned cluster and act as first point of escalation. This role requires demonstrable ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder management relationships.

Why finance at Stryker?

Are you looking for a profitable and growing company with a great culture and reputation? Stryker is the only company with 40 consecutive years of sales growth and was recently named one of the Best Workplace in the WORLD by Fortune! Here, you will have many opportunities to learn and grow as we offer development opportunities unique for each employee’s needs. Our total rewards offering includes but is not limited to:

• Employee health insurance, plus additional health insurance – both eligible from your first day of employment
• Group life insurance and retirement benefits
• Sports card
• Social benefits fund – this includes holiday subsidy
• Tuition reimbursement and access to online platforms with business courses
• Length of service awards (eligible at 5 years of employment)
• Corrective eyewear refund
• Lunch allowance

Who we want

• Insightful advisors. Managers who lead strategy development and provide guidance and consultation to internal and external teams.
• Subject matter experts. Managers who not only oversee the collection, review, and analysis of data but can interpret, translate, and present on all various matters as needed.
• Managers who drive performance. People who implement process improvements and leverage the talent of their team to consistently increase performance and productivity.
• Network builders. Managers who build connections with other teams and divisions and coordinate cross-functional collaboration.

What you will do

• Development and management of the team, ensuring the team deliver against business needs and environmental change
• Set and communicate clear strategy and direction to the team, including performance objectives and development
• Manage core process performance (effectiveness, efficiency and continuous improvement), controls and compliance
• Present regular Account Receivables updates to stakeholders
• Build and maintain a robust culture of process improvement
• Actively review end to end business processes, irrespective of ownership, to address root cause problems that create business inefficiencies
• Embed and maintain a data driven culture by efficient and effective use of data within the team, taking ownership of dashboards and reports to provide insight and analysis that drive business performance
• Responsible for best-in-class DSO and other AR metrics and KPIs within the team
• Appropriate management of our customers credit limits together with Credit team
• Partner with other functions (Sales, Customer Service, Pricing) to provide AR updates and work as one team on cash collection and dispute resolution.

What you need

• BS/BA in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or related field
• Advanced MS Office skills
• Fluent spoken and written English (Nordic or French language an advantage)
• Experience on collections-related systems (SAP, Oracle, Credit Management tools or others)
• Between 5 and 10 years of I2C / AR experience (min. 2 years of people manager experience)
• Excellent skills in interviewing, coaching, counselling, motivating, training and recognizing team members
• Ability to actively engage stakeholders, clients, and cross-functional teams to ensure processes are executed consistently
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks.

About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better.

The company offers innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopedics, and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 100 million patients annually.

More information is available at stryker.com