Cfr - Finance Expert (F/M/D) Global Ifrs Excellence

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PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
You are working in the Global IFRS Excellence (GIE) within the Corporate Financial Reporting department of SAP. This department is directly assigned to the CFO of SAP and is responsible for the completeness and correctness of SAP’s accounting and external financial reporting under German and International law.

The GIE team evaluates, decides on and oversees IFRS accounting topics for subsidiaries worldwide (outside IFRS 15 and revenue accounting) that have a global impact and own the SAP Group Accounting Guideline. In addition, the team executes end to end accounting processes within its Centers of Expertise (Deals: M&A Accounting; employee benefits including pension accounting, share-based compensation and restructuring accounting; financial instruments, litigation and compliance-related matters; hyperinflation and FX-related matters; cost of sales classification matters).

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS
As a Finance Expert you will join one or more Centers of Expertise (CoE) within the GIE team and:

• Evaluate, assess, determine resolution, and communicate the appropriate accounting treatment to (internal and external) stakeholders.
• Drive complex accounting entries and leverage R2R for transactional activity where possible and evaluate existing processes to streamline and automate where possible.
• Draft or review footnotes and disclosures for the group financial statements related to assigned topical areas.
• Keep up to date technically and drive updates and enhancement of accounting guidelines.
• Represent the company as a subject matter expert internally and externally.

 
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Deep professional experience and experience in application of IFRS accounting rules
• Excellent communication skills, comfortable to collaborate with all hierarchy levels across the organization.
• Able to articulate positions and share in-depth knowledge within the team to enable decision-making by providing innovative solutions to complex business issues.
• Assertive and able to work both independently, within small groups and balance multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and German is a must.
• Excellent in MS Excel, knowledge of accounting-related functionalities in SAP ERP preferred.

EDUCATION / WORK EXPERIENCE

• University degree with special topics in finance, preferably accounting and/or auditing
• CPA / CA / ACCA a plus
• Preferably 8+ years of working experience in the area of accounting and reporting under IFRS or in the assurance area of an audit firm.

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SAP innovations help more than 400,000 customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with 200 million users and more than 100,000 employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, we build breakthroughs, together.

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SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
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Requisition ID: 382248  | Work Area: Finance  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: Virtual - Germany #LI-Hybrid