Royalty (Senior) Finance Specialist

<p><span><span><b>We help the world run better</b></span></span></p> <p><span><span>Our company culture is focused on helping our employees enable innovation by building breakthroughs together. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from. Apply now!</span></span></p> <p><br/> <span><span><b>PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES</b><br/> <br/> Royalty Management team members are experienced finance professionals that are responsible for the administration of third-party royalties under Inbound Licensing agreements.<br/> In order to assure smooth and seamless operations, the team delivers the best quality of services to various external and internal stakeholders such as Third-Party Licensors, Global Licensing, Controlling, other Lines of Business (e.g., Partner Management, Global Pricing, Product Owners, Process Management, IT) and cooperates with multiple work-streams (e.g. Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Invoice Cloud, Software &amp; Support).</span></span></p> <p><br/> <span><span><b>WHAT YOU´LL DO</b><br/> <br/> As a member of the Royalty Management team, you will be able to accelerate your finance profession to the next level by focusing on the dedicated process group that you would be assigned to, while expanding your expertise on strategic key elements of SAP’s finance structure.<br/> As a Royalty Finance Specialist, your core activities will surround:</span></span><br/>  </p> <ul> <li><span><span>Royalty administration of third-party licensing agreements and SAP end user licensing agreements with respect to third party products across the SAP Group (SAP branded, Vendor branded/SolEx, and Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM)).</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Review, calculation &amp; reporting of third-party royalty fees arising from SAP reselling third party intellectual property (IP), based on aforementioned agreements.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Administer and handle Special Bid Offers (SBO) and/or Customer Third Party Offerings (CTPO).</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Serve as a stakeholder for internal and external financial audits.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Ensure high quality and compliance standards.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Support End-to-End process improvements and initiatives.</span></span></li> </ul> <p><br/> <span><span>On top of that, supplemental tasks within the role do contain:<br/>   </span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Support of organizational development initiatives (e.g., process (re-)design, system improvements).</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Participation in cross-organizational projects.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Reconciliation of historical records.</span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span><span>In addition to the aforementioned activities, this role offers numerous development opportunities on other skills and competencies which will help you to shape your future career path at SAP. You will benefit from the opportunity to expand your network by engaging in support activities such as cross-organizational activities, global projects etc. </span></span></p> <p><br/> <span><span><b>WHAT YOU BRING</b></span></span><br/>  </p> <ul> <li><span><span>Good understanding of Quote-to-Cash process.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Knowledge of SAP ERP FI module would be a big plus.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Strong analytical skills to drive root cause analysis for complex problems.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>High service attitude with strong focus on compliance.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Flexible team player; able to deal with transition and change.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Strong ability to work independently.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Fluent in English (both written and verbal).</span></span><br/>  </li> </ul> <p><span><span><b>WORK EXPERIENCE</b></span></span><br/>  </p> <ul> <li><span><span>2+ years of practical experience in Quote-to-Cash process or any other finance related field e.g., Commercial Finance, Order-to-Invoice, Revenue Accounting etc.</span></span></li> </ul> <p><br/> <span><span><b>What you can expect</b> is professional onboarding, exciting career progression, a diverse work environment providing growth opportunities, learning &amp; development possibilities, and an international business network for you to leverage. Interesting non-work related activities (volunteering, charity, sport events,..) <br/> 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, p