Cash Application Analyst- Fixed term

at  Stryker

We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine!
We are proud to offer you our total rewards package which includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, as well as service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities, all of which are location specific.
What you will do:
The Cash Application Analyst will be responsible for the most complex cash application activities of the Team: offsets resolution, Intercompany application and reconciliation, process credit card payments, daily reconciliation, month end close activities. Ensuring that the bank accounts and our company’s ERP (sub-ledger accounts) are reconciled.

Essential duties & responsibilities:

• Responsible for the daily generation of reports for the team
• Identify and research discrepancies in the miscellaneous “unidentified on account” amounts.
• Perform application of credit card payments.
• Responsible for the application of checks, wire transfers payments, identify and correct the differences between the bank reports’ and the company’s subledger daily, avoiding reconciliation issues at the end of the month.
• Resolve payment discrepancies.
• Manage the Intercompany Cash Application producing the reports and maintaining communication with other divisions.
• Responsible for the application of NON-Account Receivable payments.
• Application of Netting and International Wires.
• Comply with the KPIs meeting or exceeding the SLAs.
• Responsible to clear the Offsets and corrections.
• Responsible for the Month end Close activities, reconciliations, tie with all the other divisions, prepare the documentation for the Journals entries.
• Work with others Company’s Invoice to Cash teams to help resolve differences and improve processes, performing pre-closing to anticipate issues during the month end activities
• Maintains documentation to support A/R transactions and facilitate the efficient review and audit of books and records. All activities will be performed in compliance with our internal controls policies and procedures.
• Performs other related work as assigned by management.

EDUCATION & SPECIAL TRAININGS:

• Business Administration or Accounting technical degree required, or any other Finance related field
• MS Office Suite (Excel intermediate to advanced level needed)
• Fluent spoken and written English. Portuguese is a plus
• Experience with Oracle, SAP systems or any other Global ERP System to apply cash is highly desirable

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Three years of relevant working experience in cash application departments, or accounting department performing bank reconciliations, journal entries, identifying discrepancies, in a multinational company
  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 150 million patients annually

• Responsible for the daily generation of reports for the team
• Identify and research discrepancies in the miscellaneous “unidentified on account” amounts.
• Perform application of credit card payments.
• Responsible for the application of checks, wire transfers payments, identify and correct the differences between the bank reports’ and the company’s subledger daily, avoiding reconciliation issues at the end of the month.
• Resolve payment discrepancies.
• Manage the Intercompany Cash Application producing the reports and maintaining communication with other divisions.
• Responsible for the application of NON-Account Receivable payments.
• Application of Netting and International Wires.
• Comply with the KPIs meeting or exceeding the SLAs.
• Responsible to clear the Offsets and corrections.
• Responsible for the Month end Close activities, reconciliations, tie with all the other divisions, prepare the documentation for the Journals entries.
• Work with others Company’s Invoice to Cash teams to help resolve differences and improve processes, performing pre-closing to anticipate issues during the month end activities
• Maintains documentation to support A/R transactions and facilitate the efficient review and audit of books and records. All activities will be performed in compliance with our internal controls policies and procedures.
• Performs other related work as assigned by management