Lead Financial Analyst (Hybrid)

Lead Financial Analyst

As a Lead Financial Analyst, you will serve as one of two key finance partners supporting all Neurovascular R&D functions - including New Product Development, Clinical, PMO, and supporting operations. This role is responsible for driving core FP&A activities while also playing a strategic role in evaluating investment decisions and partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders to influence the future of innovation at Stryker Neurovascular.

What You Will Do

• Act as one of two lead analysts supporting global R&D functions, jointly owning end-to-end FP&A responsibilities for ~$160M in annual spend.
• Lead monthly close activities including journal entries, variance analysis, and insightful reporting with commentary.
• Collaborate with R&D and Clinical leadership to build annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range plans.
• Perform financial modeling and strategic analysis to support decision-making around new product development and clinical trial investments.
• Analyze financial performance and connect results to business activity, identify key trends, and provide actionable insights and recommendations.
• Develop and maintain reporting tools for tracking performance and decision-making.
• Prepare high-quality financial presentations and materials for senior leadership.
• Coach, advise, or train less-experienced financial analysis staff.
• Support accounting activities in collaboration with Finance Centers (COE, Costa Rica, etc.).
• Ensure compliance with accounting principles and corporate policies. Assist in the support of audits and related processes.
• Support Finance Manager with ad hoc analysis, reporting requests, and strategic decision-making.
• Continuously look for ways to improve and streamline financial processes, reporting tools, and business support.

What You Need

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 4+ years of Finance/Accounting experience.
• Experience with Excel including advanced functions, formulas, pivots required.

Preferred:

• Experience building PowerBI dashboards preferred.
• CPA/CMA preferred.

Salary: $77,200- $160,800 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Travel Percentage: 10% Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer M/F/Veteran/Disability.