Finance Specialist/finance Associate in

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**PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES**

**You will be a member of the newly created External Reporting & Accounting Technology team - supporting the Non-Financial and Sustainability Reporting area - in Corporate Financial Reporting department (CFR). The Non-Financial and Sustainability Reporting area consists of two workstreams - Regulatory Standards incl. EU Taxonomy as well as Implementation of SAP sustainability solutions (SAP runs SAP).**

**EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS**
- ** The External Reporting & Accounting Technology team consists of two main areas**:

- ** External Reporting**: ultimately responsibility for SAP’s corporate external reporting and its compliance with regulatory requirements - financial reporting (including interim as well as year-end disclosures) and non-financial reporting (according to CSRD/ESRS, EU Taxonomy, ISSB and SEC standards) including engagement with SAP’s auditor.**:

- **Strategic Accounting Technology, Oversight & Consolidation**: engaging with SAP IT as well as Product Development to drive digital transformation at CFR, responsibility for SAP’s closing and consolidation cycle.**
- ** This Finance Specialist/Associate role is allocated to the Standards & Regulations workstream within the Non-Financial & Sustainability Reporting area. Your main focus areas are**:

- ** Analysis and implementation of existing and upcoming external national and international sustainability disclosure requirements such as CSRD/ESRS, EU Taxonomy, ISSB, SEC etc.**:

- ** Support the readiness of SAP's external reporting processes for the upcoming changes in sustainability reporting**:

- ** Preparation of internal contributors and stakeholders for the new regulations**:

- ** Support the coordination and orchestration of yearly and quarterly sustainability disclosures and ensure timely and correct delivery of these disclosures**:

- ** Support the coordination with SAP’s auditor for sustainability disclosures**

**EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES**

**Required skills**
- ** University degree in business administration or sustainability management (PhD is a plus)**:

- ** Basic knowledge of sustainability reporting regulations such as CSRD/ESRS, SASB, TCFD, ISSB**:

- **Experience in project management, coordination and orchestration of corporate external reporting**:

- ** Excellent knowledge in English (German knowledge is a plus)**:

- ** Experience in analyzing, interpreting, and commenting national and international legal requirements preferred**:

- ** Hands-on attitude and focus on problem-solving**:

- ** Strong team player**

**WORK EXPERIENCE**
- ** Preferred 1+ years practical experience in the area external reporting, sustainability reporting, integrated reporting or a related area or auditing of non-financial information (experience in Big 4 audit firm is a plus)**

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**EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability**:
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Requisition ID: 369562 | Work Area: Finance | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.