Manager, Accounting, Global Inventory COE

Stryker Poland Services; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Remote work opportunities

Flexible working time

Life insurance

Parking space for employees

Meal passes

Birthday celebration

Retirement pension plan

Coffee / tea

Integration events

Fruits

Employee referral program

Streaming platform subscription

Professional training & courses

Job summary

Stryker Poland Services is seeking a Manager of Accounting for Global Inventory COE in Warsaw. You will lead a team of accounting professionals focused on inventory accounting, close processes, and compliance with US GAAP and SOX.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain, and requires extensive leadership, deep inventory knowledge, and strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in audit, accounting, or finance.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Fluent in English.
• Knowledge of US GAAP and SOX compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 5+ accounting professionals team responsible for inventory accounting activities.
• Ensure accurate month-end close, including complex journal entries and reconciliations.
• Oversee inventory accounting areas: goods received not invoiced, in transit, reserves, costing, inventory assets.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and shared service teams for timely book closure.
• Apply and monitor compliance with corporate accounting policies and US GAAP in inventory processes.
• Support audits and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance activities.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, and system enhancements.
• Serve as the main contact for inventory accounting inquiries.

Skills

People leadership

Fluent English

SOX compliance

Excel advanced

US GAAP knowledge

Inventory accounting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP systems (Oracle/SAP/JD Edwards)

Job description

Manager, Accounting, Global Inventory COE

Miejsce pracy: Warszawa

Your responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 5+ accounting professionals responsible for inventory-related technical accounting activities.
• Ensure accurate and timely month-end close activities, including review and approval of complex journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and inventory accounting transactions.
• Oversee key inventory accounting areas, including goods received not invoiced, goods in transit, excess and obsolete inventory, costing, inventory reserves, and inventory-related assets.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and shared service teams to support financial reporting and timely book closure for a large and complex business entity.
• Apply and monitor compliance with corporate accounting policies and US GAAP requirements across inventory accounting processes.
• Support internal and external audits, including inventory-related control testing and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance activities.
• Drive process improvement, standardization, system enhancements, and transition projects to increase efficiency and strengthen controls.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for inventory accounting inquiries and provide guidance on technical accounting matters to business stakeholders.

Our requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in audit, accounting, or finance.
• Minimum 3 years of people leadership experience.
• Fluent English language proficiency.
• Strong expertise in accounting standards
• Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance requirements.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Optional

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Professional accounting certification (ACCA/CIMA)
• Experience with inventory accounting processes and controls
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards, etc)
• Polish language proficiency

Benefits

• sharing the costs of sports activities
• private medical care
• sharing the costs of foreign language classes
• sharing the costs of professional training & courses
• life insurance
• remote work opportunitiesflexible working time
• fruits
• integration events
• retirement pension plan
• coffee / tea
• parking space for employees
• meal passes
• birthday celebration
• sharing the costs of a streaming platform subscription
• employee referral program

Join a high-impact global finance team responsible for ensuring the accuracy, control, and governance of inventory accounting across a complex international organization. In this leadership role, you will oversee a team of accounting professionals, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support operational excellence, compliance, and financial integrity.

Stryker Poland Services

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