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The Payments Analyst will be responsible for activities related to disbursements made to Stryker’s Suppliers and maintain a close relationship with Internal Customer’s to ensure that payments are made timely and accurately. This role will be executed in Stryker’s Costa Rica Shared Service Center.

This is a Shared Services role related to standing up the Finance One optimization program.

Essential duties & responsibilities:

Analyze payment proposals and obtain approvals to proceed with payments following guidelines, SOX requirements and company policies.
Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve any issues associated with payments: rejections, system issues, payment remittances, Supplier/Stryker Internal questions related to payments, etc.
Execute payment runs following a predefined schedule for the different divisions of Stryker that may include checks, ACH’s, Wires.
Liaise with relevant parties (Treasury, GL Team, Others) to ensure payments are done accurate.
Maintains documentation to support AP transactions that facilitates the efficient review and audit of books and records.
Prepare weekly and/or monthly reports related to payments.
Comply with all internal control procedures to ensure accurate financial records, particularly in relation to Corporate Delegation of Authority policy. Supports the Audit trials (external and internal)
Performs other related work as assigned by management related to providing support to AP Operations.
Other activities related with payments, month end close and process improvements.

Education & special trainings:

Associates Degree in Accounting, Business or at least two years of equivalent studies towards a College degree in a related field
MS Office Suite
Fluent spoken and written English. Any other language is a plus
ERP systems such as Oracle and SAP systems knowledge is a big plus

Qualifications & experience:

3-5 years of relevant working experience in a finance function ideally with experience performing accounts payable and payment responsibilities in matrixed international company (preferably American or Multinational company) with complex reporting practices and with exposure to various reporting systems.

Physical & mental requirements:

Ability to work well with cross-functional teams, multi-task and meet deadlines consistently
Good communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, attention to detail and ability to communicate complicated issues effectively
Demonstrated ability to perform consistently under varying business pressure as well as ability to adapt to a quickly changing environment
Computer or technical knowledge
Effective problem-solving skills

About Stryker Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company 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 130 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com.