Lead Credit
About this role
What you will do:
- Oversee end-to-end credit operations, including credit hold/release processes aligned with approved credit terms and organizational policies.
- Ensure full compliance with company credit policies across all customer accounts.
- Manage daily credit activities in collaboration with cross-functional internal teams.
- Develop, manage, and distribute accurate and timely customer credit MIS reports to internal and external stakeholders.
- Create and maintain AR MIS dashboards to support business heads in periodic credit reviews and informed decision-making.
- Design and generate audit-ready and analytics-ready reports/dashboards tailored to regional and global requirements.
- Manage complete customer onboarding and settlement processes, including end‑to‑end lifecycle mapping and continuous process improvements.
- Support key customer account reconciliations and ensure closure of operational gaps.
- Maintain and govern customer master data, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and proper categorization.
- Identify and eliminate duplicate records and conduct monthly data integrity checks.
- Conduct regular stakeholder calls across geographies to align credit processes with India-specific requirements. Address and resolve customer queries promptly while maintaining proactive communication.
- Leverage strong IT proficiency—especially in JDE and Business Intelligence (BI) tools—to drive process automation and enable data-driven decision-making
What you need:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Accounts Receivable (AR) and Credit Management roles.
- Prior industry experience in a similar domain is preferred.
- Qualified finance professional (e.g., MBA Finance, CA, CMA, or equivalent) with strong communication and stakeholder‑management capabilities.
- Demonstrated operational acumen, with the ability to manage high‑volume, execution‑focused credit and AR processes.
- Strong proficiency in MS Office tools, particularly Excel (advanced formulas, data analysis) and PowerPoint (presentations, dashboards).
- A high‑ownership mindset with a dedicated, accountable, and proactive approach to responsibilities
Company at a glance
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com.
Facts
● 2025 Sales: $25.1 billion
● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies
● Employees: 56,000 worldwide
● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide
● $1.6 billion spent on research and development in 2025
● ~14,600 patents owned globally in 2025
● Products sold in ~61 countries
● Fortune 500 Company
● 9 consecutive years as one a World's Best Workplace
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