Lead Business Deployment Analyst Inventory Accounting

Work Flexibility: Remote

• What you will do:

As our Lead Business Deployment Accounting Analyst, you will supports Stryker’s Global ERP implementation program called Accelerate. The Accelerate business transformation program delivers a cross functional ERP solution inclusive of inter-connected Global applications. You will be accountable for all ERP program deployment deliverables and work product for the respective sub-process areas. Additionally you will be responsible for the deployment activities needed to deliver SAP centric E2E solutions involving focus areas of Inventory and Field Inventory Accounting. These include but are not limited to data conversion; cutover activities; testing the solution; change Management & training activities. You will report to the Senior Manager Business Process Owner Inventory Accounting within the Finance workstream of the project and work cross functionally with other program resources safeguarding E2E processes. Lastly, you will work with business deployment teams to achieve process harmonization and organizational change management.

This role will predominantly work EST business hours.

• Responsible for the timely completion of project activities within their process area, focused primarily on release delivery, including process harmonization, testing, training, data load, cutover, and hyper-care.

• Drive adoption of to-be business processes to align with ERP capabilities and gain alignment with the Stryker divisions, functions, and geographies.

• Facilitate rapid decisions impacting solution development, defect resolution, and deployment activities.

• Coordinate involvement of Stryker regional/divisional SME’s in key project activities and work with them to understand the business process steps and data flows in support of successful implementation and adoption by their business.

• Close collaboration with our Global Inventory COE during the deployment. Prepare the team for incremental scope and changes to live processes through clear communication, training and change management.

• Support onboarding of local data readiness network resources for data objects in their process area. Ensure understanding of how data enables design in their process area and ensure completeness and accuracy of enterprise master data and support local data resources during data load processes to ensure they are updated on data design.

• Work with SME’s and business analytics (BA) to refine the release specific analytics requirements and prioritization. 

• Work with testing team to turn business scenarios and requirements into test scenarios and expected outcomes.

• Participate in scoping activities for user acceptance testing (UAT) and day-in-the-life (DITL); help to prep scenarios and data as needed for successful outcomes.

• Provide business process support during cutover and hyper-care.

What you need:

Required:

• BS, BA in Finance or Accounting is mandatory for this position.

• 4+ years of experience in finance or accounting

• 4+ years of experience with double entry accounting

• 2+ years of experience in Inventory Accounting (Product Costing; Supply Chain flows; Reserves; Capitalized Inventory)

• 2+ years of experience with transfer pricing methodologies and the relation to Intercompany & Inventory Accounting

• 2+ years of experience with data analytics skills and ability to dissect large data volumes

• 2+ years of experience on an ERP, major business-system, or large-scale transformational projects or programs

Preferred:

• Master’s in finance, Accounting or equivalent preferred.

• Prior experience with SAP strongly preferred.

• Professional certification or working towards preferred.(CPA, CMA or equivalent)

$87,600 -$186,700 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

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