Lead Analyst - Financial Systems

Stryker Corporation; Flower Mound (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation is seeking a Lead Analyst, Financial Systems to drive planning, forecasting, consolidation, and reporting platform improvements. The role blends finance and IT collaboration to deliver scalable solutions and strong controls, with on-site Wednesdays in Flower Mound, TX and hybrid flexibility.

You will lead system readiness, data loads, and governance, partnering with Finance and IT to automate processes and enhance user experience while supporting end-user training and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, information systems, or related field.
• At least 4 years of experience in finance, accounting, financial systems, or related discipline.
• Experience supporting financial planning, consolidation, or reporting platforms such as SAP BPC, HFM, Anaplan, or similar.
• Experience managing financial data loads, reconciliations, and system administration activities.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead system readiness activities for month-end close, forecasting, and planning cycles.
• Manage financial data loads, reconciliations, and validations across planning and reporting systems.
• Administer financial systems, including user access, security roles, hierarchies, metadata, and governance.
• Provide reporting support, end-user training, and SME for financial planning and reporting systems.
• Partner with Finance and IT to translate requirements into scalable system solutions.
• Develop and maintain system documentation, procedures, governance standards, and master data controls.
• Lead enhancements, upgrades, automation initiatives, and process improvements.
• Support continuous improvement and ensure data accuracy and security.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP BPC

HFM

Anaplan

Power BI

Job description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite As a Lead Analyst, Financial Systems, you will play a critical role in ensuring our planning, forecasting, consolidation, and reporting platforms operate reliably and efficiently. This is an opportunity to lead key financial system initiatives, drive automation and continuous improvement, and partner with Finance and IT teams to deliver solutions that support business performance. This role is hybrid, with team members expected to work on-site each Wednesday at their designated Stryker office location.

What You Will Do

• Lead system readiness activities for month-end close, forecasting, and planning cycles, including scenario setup, exchange rates, calendars, and process validation.
• Manage financial data integrations, data loads, reconciliations, and validation activities across planning and reporting systems.
• Administer financial systems, including user access, security roles, hierarchies, metadata, and governance controls.
• Support planning applications through requirements gathering, testing, deployment validation, maintenance, and production support.
• Partner with Finance and Information Technology teams to translate business requirements into scalable system solutions.
• Develop and maintain system documentation, operating procedures, governance standards, and finance master data controls.
• Lead system enhancements, upgrades, automation initiatives, and process improvements that increase efficiency, strengthen controls, and improve the user experience.
• Provide reporting support, end-user training, and subject matter expertise for financial planning and reporting systems.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in finance, accounting, financial systems, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting financial planning, consolidation, or reporting platforms such as SAP BPC, HFM, Anaplan, or similar systems.
• Experience managing financial data loads, reconciliations, and system administration activities.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Power BI or other dashboard and reporting tools.
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Experience supporting enterprise financial planning, forecasting, or consolidation processes.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver system enhancements and process improvements.

United States of America Pay Ranges: USN: $77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual US5: $81,600 - $136,000 USD Annual US10: $85,500 - $142,500 USD Annual US15: $89,400 - $148,900 USD Annual US20: $93,200 - $155,400 USD Annual US30: $101,000 - $168,400 USD Annual View the U.S. work location and transparency guide to find the pay range for your location.

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. Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location. Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based. Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category. Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.