Senior Finance Specialist

Job description / Role

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The Senior Finance Specialist will be Responsible for managing and administering the finance and accounting function including commercial.

For accounting, this includes functions that are performed to meet accounting and financial reporting requirements that result from legal obligations or SAP internal policies/processes/guidelines.

For finance function, this includes providing the F&A Community with guidelines, standardized processes and services, taking over the responsibility for centralized tasks and activities.
For Finance, this may include functions related to key finance areas. This may include overseeing and managing revenue recognition, commissions, order management, contracts, accounts receivable, treasury management, or additional functions.

For commercial business partnering this includes activities like deal approval coordination, advising on deal structure, providing detailed pricing information, identifying risk and revenue recognition issues and finding practical commercial solutions to meet the needs of the business while not compromising on compliance, all administrative activities of contract - and offer preparation, assessment, clearing and settlement, including consulting and process activities in the framework of commercial business support.

Accountability

- responsible for delivery of outcome of assigned projects or areas of responsibility
- internally recognized senior on complex technical and business matters
- works on large, complex activities, using demonstrated creativity and expertise and applying specialist professional knowledge to deliver high quality results / technical solutions
- collaborates in devising long-term concepts
- may include team lead or supervisory responsibilities

Complexity

- contributes independently, resolves complex issues in own specialist area (e.g. cross-functional or cross-country projects)
- works independently on topics while setting priorities having sole responsibility
- provides regular project status and updates
- decisions/solutions can enhance essentially current and future design and strategy
- enhance complex systems & processes

Experience

- advanced technical or business skills and special knowledge in one / several areas
- individuals with a customer focus have developed the acumen to cultivate and develop lasting customer relations
- typically several years experience with increasing amount of responsibility

Communication

- builds and maintains partnerships with internal and external customers and partners
- contributes actively to build common ground for cooperation
- communicates clear and conveying processes & policies in a way that others can understand
- communicates relevant messages in a timely manner and with constructive feedback to cross functional colleagues & managers

Requirements

Experience And Education

5 years professional experience 5+ years of accounting or finance experience or in required field (revenue accounting, pricing, commissions, billing, etc.) Very good understanding of IFRS accounting issues and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and local accounting skills. Experience with SAP ERP preferred Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word Fluent in English Contracts: Requires an extensive understanding of software license contracts and delivery of associated services; 7+ years' experience with software/software related services terms & conditions negotiation Education: Bachelor or master's degree in Business Administration, Accounting/Finance/IT Law/ Computer Science, or related business background (MBA preferred) Preferred: Pursuing MBA, Master's, or Legal degree.

About the Company

Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, SAP is the world's largest business software company with more than 51,500 employees at sales and development locations in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Our global development approach focuses on distributing development across the world in strategically important markets. A global network of SAP Labs spanning Bulgaria, Canada, China, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, and the United States, enables SAP to operate locally, yet organize globally.

As the global technology research unit of SAP, SAP Research significantly contributes to SAP's product portfolio and extends SAP's leading position by identifying and shaping emerging IT trends through applied research and corporate venturing. SAP Research has highly skilled teams in 11 research centers worldwide.