Corporate Financial Reporting - Senior Finance Specialist, Global IFRS Excellence

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YOUR FUTURE ROLE

 

You are working in the Global IFRS Excellence (GIE) within the Corporate Financial Reporting (CFR) department of SAP. This department is within the CFO Board area directly assigned to the Chief Accounting Officer of SAP within Global Accounting, Reporting and Tax (GAR&T) and is responsible for the completeness and correctness of SAP’s accounting and external financial reporting under German and International law.

 

As a Finance Expert, you will assist the Head of GIE within the CoE of financial instruments with a focus on accounting for new hedging instruments for which you will:

 

• Create new accounting processes by driving projects in new areas and executing once operational.
• Protect the integrity of new processes by developing and executing related controls.
• Support the rationale and accounting treatment for within memos and documentation.
• Explain appropriate accounting treatment to support complex transactions to (internal and external) stakeholders.
• Drive enhancement of accounting guidelines by staying up to date technically.
• Share your expertise as a subject matter expert internally and externally.

 

 

YOUR PROFILE

 

• Deep professional experience including application of IFRS accounting (including and not limited to): financial instruments.
• Able to articulate positions with excellent communication skills.
• Assertive and able to work both independently, within small groups and within a global team.
• Fluent in spoken and written English is a must (with German language being a plus).
• Excellent in MS Excel, knowledge of accounting-related functionalities in SAP ERP preferred.

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

 

ABOUT THE TEAM  

 

The GIE team evaluates, decides on and oversees IFRS technical accounting topics for subsidiaries worldwide (outside IFRS 15 and revenue accounting) that have a global impact and also own the SAP Group Accounting Guideline. 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).

 

What you can expect is professional onboarding, exciting career progression, a diverse work environment providing growth opportunities, learning & development possibilities, and an international business network for you to leverage. Interesting non-work related activities (volunteering, charity, sport events,..) 
This role is based at the ultra-modern Metronom office building directly above the Nove Butovice metro station. The location encompasses SAP's vision for the perfect work-life balance by featuring uniquely decorated relaxation rooms, parents' and kids' room.

BENEFITS

Yearly bonuses, sick days paid and sick leaves fully refunded, flexi