Senior Director, Assistant Corporate Controller

Stryker; Flower Mound (TX); On-site; USD 190,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation, based in the United States with hybrid work flexibility, seeks a Senior Director, Assistant Corporate Controller to oversee global financial reporting, internal controls, and strategic accounting initiatives. This role partners with senior executives to drive compliance with US GAAP, SEC disclosures, and SOX across a fast-growing global organization.

The ideal candidate brings 12+ years in accounting/finance, CPA, Big 4 background, and exceptional leadership, communication,

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience with leadership in a large public company.
• Strong background in U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting, and SOX compliance.
• Big 4 public accounting experience.
• Experience with business combinations and complex technical accounting.
• Proven ability to lead teams, motivate others, and influence stakeholders across a global matrix organization.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the corporate accounting organization in preparing consolidated financial statements under US GAAP and SEC requirements.
• Oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes; review critical estimates and reconciliations.
• Ensure SOX controls design, documentation, and remediation as needed.
• Lead SEC reporting and liaise with external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audit.
• Drive controllership operations, policy governance, and process standardization.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing accounting team; drive capability building.
• Lead finance transformation initiatives including systems, automation, and data quality.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Technical accounting

US GAAP

SOX compliance

SEC reporting

Financial reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA

MBA or Master’s in Accounting (preferred)

Job description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

The Senior Director, Assistant Corporate Controller is a key global finance leadership role responsible for overseeing the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of financial reporting for a large, complex, and rapidly growing publicly traded medical technology company.

Reporting to the VP, Corporate Controller, this leader directs critical accounting functions, ensures strong internal controls over financial reporting, and partners with senior executives across the enterprise to support strategic initiatives, business expansion, and technical accounting matters.

This role also provides strategic leadership in the development and execution of global finance training programs, ensuring alignment between functional performance, technical accounting excellence, and global capability building across the finance organization.

The Assistant Corporate Controller is accountable for driving operational excellence across the global controllership organization, strengthening financial governance, and ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and SOX requirements.

The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with exceptional technical accounting expertise, strong leadership capability, and the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, high‑growth, global environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting Oversight: Lead the corporate accounting organization in preparing accurate, timely, and complete consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and SEC requirements. Oversee the month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close processes, including review of critical estimates, reserves, and key account reconciliations. Ensure compliance with SOX requirements, including the design, execution, and documentation of internal controls and remediation of control gaps as needed. Provide technical accounting leadership for complex and judgmental areas, including revenue recognition, business combinations, impairments, leases, restructuring, and other emerging topics.
• SEC Reporting & External Audit Management: Lead the preparation, review, and filing of key SEC reports (10‑K, 10‑Q, 8‑K, and other disclosures), ensuring accuracy, completeness, and high quality. Serve as primary liaison with external auditors for quarterly reviews and the annual audit; ensure timely resolution of audit issues and support transparent communication.
• Controllership Operations & Policy Governance: Oversee global accounting operations, driving accuracy, efficiency, and standardization across processes. Champion global policy development, process standardization, and continuous improvement across the controllership function. Ensure corporate accounting policies are well‑defined, communicated, and consistently applied across divisions and regions. Support accounting and financial modeling for business development activities, including due diligence and integration.
• Leadership, Talent Development & Collaboration: Lead, develop, and mentor a high‑performing accounting team, setting clear expectations, providing coaching, and building strong succession plans. Foster a culture of integrity, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. Collaborate closely with senior finance and business leaders across the global enterprise, serving as a trusted advisor on accounting, controls, and reporting matters.
• Strategic Initiatives & Transformation: Drive finance transformation initiatives related to systems, process standardization, automation, and data quality. Support enterprise initiatives including M&A, system implementations, global finance optimization, and strategic growth programs. Provide thought leadership on improving profitability, cost efficiency, and financial process scalability to support global business expansion.
• Finance Training, Development & Capability Building: Provide executive oversight and strategic direction for global technical finance training programs, including Core trainings and FTD Academy. Champion the integration of technical training programs with controllership priorities to strengthen global financial governance and improve consistency in accounting practices. Partner with SMEs to support development of training content for advanced technical accounting topics, U.S. GAAP updates, and finance systems. Ensure alignment of global training with key controllership areas such as revenue recognition, business combinations, impairments, and other complex technical accounting matters. Oversee metrics, KPIs, and reporting to assess training effectiveness and impact on organizational capability.

Education & Special Trainings:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required.
• Advanced degree (MBA or Master’s in Accounting) preferred.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 12+ years of progressive experience in accounting or finance, including leadership roles in a large public company.
• Strong background in U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting, and SOX compliance.
• Experience with a Big 4 accounting firm required.
• Demonstrated expertise in business combinations and complex technical accounting matters.
• Proven ability to lead teams, motivate others, and influence stakeholders across a matrixed global organization.
• Strong business acumen, critical thinking, and problem‑solving abilities.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including experience interacting with senior executives and audit committees.
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and able to thrive in a fast‑paced environment with competing priorities.
• Demonstrated success driving process improvement, operational excellence, and scalable financial processes.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN: $179,100 - $298,500 USD Annual
• US5: $188,100 - $313,400 USD Annual
• US10: $197,000 - $328,400 USD Annual
• US15: $206,000 - $343,300 USD Annual
• US20: $214,900 - $358,200 USD Annual
• US30: $232,800 - $388,100 USD Annual

Travel Percentage: 30%

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.