Senior Finance Analyst – Middle East & Africa (MEA)

Overview

Finance Analyst

• is expected to take ownership of preparing reporting schedules, reconciliations, analyses and operational follow-ups to support accurate review and timely decision-making.
• This role suits a proactive finance professional who enjoys variety, problem-solving, and comfortable navigating evolving processes and operational ambiguity.
• Driven by Stryker’s mission to make healthcare better, you will join a collaborative, high-performing culture built on integrity, accountability, and teamwork, with opportunities to contribute across multiple finance areas and drive continuous improvement.
• What will you do:
• Propose journals, accruals, and adjustments to support accurate month-end reporting
• Support month-end close and FP&A reporting by preparing schedules, reviewing balance sheet accounts and analyzing variances
• Follow through on open items across finance and operational stakeholders to support timely resolution.
• Review financial postings and ensure accurate cost center and account allocation
• Partner with business teams to resolve finance-related concerns
• Assist with VAT, tax, statutory reporting, audits, and continuous process improvement initiatives
• Support forecast and budget cycles through data consolidation and reporting preparation
• Help streamline processes to improve compliance and reporting efficiency

Required

• What you will need
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 4-6 years of accounting or finance experience
• Experience working with ERP systems and strong Excel skills
• Strong cross-functional communicator, able to work through ambiguity and resolve issues proactively
• Adaptable with a continuous learning mindset and able to manage fluctuating workloads across busy and quieter periods
• Fluency in English
• *Preferable*
• Experience supporting tax filings or preparing schedules for advisors
• Regional or multi-entity exposure
• Experience in a transitioning or shared service environment
• Fluency in Arabic is a plus
• Professional finance or accounting qualification (completed or in progress) is a plus
• Diversity is important to us.
• We welcome applications from people regardless of their ethnic, national or social origin, gender, disability, age or sexual identity.
• 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.