Associate Finance Manager

Associate Manager Finance

Permanent Contract

Reports To: Director Finance

Location: Innovation Centre Carrigtwohill Cork

Hybrid: 3 Days On-Site Per Week

Position Summary

This role has a broad global scope within the Corkbased Finance team providing financial leadership and driving alignment across the Stryker Instruments OrthoTech and Endoscopy R&D organizations.

The Associate Manager Finance is a core R&D finance business partner acting as a central point for financial consolidation planning and performance management. Working closely with Research & Development leadership the role transforms financial and operational insights into actionable strategic recommendations identifying opportunities to optimize investment accelerate growth and support longterm business objectives.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Financial Control Reporting & Consolidation

• Act as Innovation Centre controller owning and leading monthend quarterly budget and projection cycles.
• Lead and consolidate R&D financials across all BU and shared functions including operating spend headcount capital
• Lead global IP&E reporting ensuring accuracy consistency and transparency across all business units.
• Deliver timely highquality financial reporting and performance insights to leadership.
• Identify key financial risks trends and variances providing clear actionable recommendations.

Forecasting Planning & Governance

• Coordinate and consolidate projections and budgets in collaboration with finance colleagues.
• Drive robust standardized forecasting processes and ensure alignment across all business units and functions in the Innovation Centre.
• Provide governance and oversight to ensure data integrity consistency and adherence to financial standards.

Standardization & Process Improvement

• Drive a unified and standardized reporting approach across all R&D business units and shared functions in collaboration with finance colleagues.
• Track and monitor project performance against approved budgets forecasts and financial targets.
• Continuously improve processes tools and reporting to enhance efficiency and decision support.

Capital & Project Oversight

• Own and track capital projects including budgets forecasts approvals and financial performance.
• Ensure clear visibility governance and control over capital expenditure and investment decisions.

Grants & Compliance

• Lead RD&I grant application for the site working with stakeholders across the business.
• Ensure compliance with statutory regulatory and corporate requirements across all international reporting regions.

Business Partnering & Strategic Insight

• Act as a trusted global finance business partner to R&D and crossfunctional leadership.
• Translate financial and operational data into meaningful business insights to support both operational and strategic decisions.
• Identify evaluate and present strategic opportunities to enhance business performance investment prioritization and longterm growth.

Qualifications:

Qualification and Experience required:

• A recognized professional accounting qualification and preferably a broad business qualification.
• 6 Years post qualification experience working in a multi-national.
• A thorough understanding of accounting and financial principals budgeting reporting financial analysis and forecasting.

Professional Knowledge:

• Be able to consume and synthesize large amounts of information and present relevant points concisely.
• Working with all disciplines at every level in promoting the development of services business plans budget management and cost control.
• Ability to manage multiple financial projects adjust priorities as needed and meet deadlines.
• Technically strong in compliance and financial reporting acumen.

Key Competencies/Skills:

• Proven ability to business partner effectively influencing decisionmaking through insight rather than data alone.
• Proactive commercially minded and confident communicator with a strong cando attitude.
• Strong capability to synthesise complex financial information into clear compelling messages for senior stakeholders.
• Comfortable working crossfunctionally and collaboratively in a global matrix organisation.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight timelines.
• Strong technical and compliance mindset combined with a pragmatic solutionsfocused approach.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; strong financial systems and ERP experience.

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