Sr. Sales Operations Analyst

About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our 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 and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine. Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting stryker.com

Who we want

Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders, senior management, and their teams.

Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.

What you will do

• Performs a variety of finance/accounting functions, focused on accurate commission payments and reporting, in support of our salesforce. All work must be in accordance with standard procedures in general accounting and other financial areas.

• Act as business partner to salesforce to provide support including ad hoc requests, trainings, & commission-related inquiries.

• Collaborates on regular basis with leadership including VP, Directors, and Finance leads.

• Subject matter expert of commissions system & sales reporting tool, including data warehouse & system’s logic.

• Actively participates in review of salesforce compensation plans, including SPIFs and bonus objectives, acting as liaison between finance & sales leadership.

• Will work cross-functionally with counterparts to support salesforce/business needs, identifying areas of improvement.

• Compiles test scripts and participates in UAT, user experience testing, and all projects.

• Responsible for calculating, researching, and processing monthly sales commissions for business unit.

• Assists in the completion of journal entries & month end reporting in a timely manner while compliant with GAAP.

• Assesses commission programs, using data to provide feedback to sales leadership on effectiveness.

• Influences the formulation of policy, programs, and incentives, providing feedback and focus in specific areas.

What you need

• 2+ years of related experience required

• Bachelor's degree required

• Shows solid grasp of commission fundamentals and possesses the technical skills necessary to adequately support business needs.

• Demonstrates solid business expertise for his/her respective business unit, so that he/she may adeptly problem-solve and/or anticipate commission requests.

• Peers include Analysts.

• Adept at solving moderate to complex commission and system challenges.

• Must understand operations, process and procedures and be able to represent this information in financial/statistical format.

• Must be able to consistently apply GAAP to all activities and functions.

• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Must be PC literate with working knowledge of standard accounting/financial software.

• Advance Excel experience required.

• Experience with Power BI or Tableau preferred.

• Excellent time management skills with ability to use independent judgment effectively.

• Exceptional inter-personal communication skills.

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