Senior Accounting Analyst

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.  

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards.  We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised.

What You Can Expect

This role is responsible for executing and coordinating critical intercompany accounting activities across the AMER region, ensuring the timely and accurate completion of month-end close processes, account reconciliations, and intercompany balance resolution. The position combines operational execution with analytical problem-solving, requiring ownership of complex reconciliations, collaboration with global stakeholders, and continuous identification of process improvement and automation opportunities. The individual will work closely with Country Controllers, Corporate Accounting, Treasury, Tax, and other GBS teams to ensure the integrity of intercompany financial information and compliance with company policies.

How You'll Create Impact

• Execute Intercompany month-end close activities for entities within scope, ensuring timely completion of assigned deliverables.
• Perform intercompany account reconciliations across multiple ERPs (SAP, JD Edwards and others), identifying and resolving discrepancies.
• Review, analyze and resolve Out-of-Balance (OOB) items, netting differences, mismatches and other intercompany exceptions.
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, service recharges and manual accounting adjustments as required.
• Execute SAP clearing activities and validate open items to ensure accurate account balances.
• Perform detailed transaction-level analysis to identify root causes before escalating issues to business partners or management.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders (Controllers, Treasury, Tax, Procurement and other Finance teams) to resolve accounting issues and support month-end close.
• Monitor automated interfaces, IDocs and other intercompany system flows, investigating and resolving processing exceptions.
• Execute SOX controls, maintain supporting documentation, and provide support for internal and external audits.
• Maintain process documentation (SOPs, Desktop Procedures and training materials) and contribute to process improvements, standardization and automation initiatives.
• Support knowledge sharing, cross-training and operational backup within the team.

Perform other operational or project-related activities assigned by management.

What Makes You Stand Out

Technical Skills

• Advanced MS Excel skills
• SAP ERP (JDE Edwards
• Blackline
• Oracle HFM/Hyperion
• Intercompany Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Record-to-Report Functions

 

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to perform independent root cause analysis.
• Demonstrated ownership and accountability for assigned processes and deliverables.
• Ability to prioritize workload and manage multiple deadlines in a dynamic month-end close environment.
• Proactive mindset with a continuous improvement and automation focus.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across global teams.
• Ability to challenge information constructively and investigate issues before escalating.

Your Background

• Degree in Accounting and Finance
• Minimum of 5- years of experience required in finance or accounting.
• Advanced English skills

Physical Requirements

Travel Expectations

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability