R2r Coe Sr. Finance Operations

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**PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES**

The Global Finance Shared Services (GFSS) belongs to one of the main pillars of Global Finance which is Global Finance Infrastructure. And the GFSS service delivery model allows SAP to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness as well as quality of the finance processes while delivering global end-to-end process standards.

Within GFSS Record-To-Report (R2R), members of the Accounting Center of Expertise (COE) are experienced Accountants who proactively and collectively are responsible for performing complex accounting tasks assigned to them for several countries. Interaction and collaboration with GFSS process delivery teams, the local entities, other Line of Business (e.g.: HR, GPO, etc.) and / or work-streams (e.g.: P2P, O2I, etc.) would be essential. Being part of GFSS, COE members are responsible to deliver the best quality services to all internal customers supported by the organization. The holder of this role reports to the Finance Operations COE Manager responsible for the Point-In-Time (PIT) method of revenue accounting. There is no physical move necessary to a GFSS location, as the COE member remains in his/her current location building a virtual team with the other COE members.

**EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS**

As a member of the GFSS in a global accounting role with a specific focus area of expertise, you will be expected to build expert knowledge as an accountant. In addition, this role offers many development opportunities on other skills and competencies that

will help you shape your future career path as you engaged in activities such as global projects, process improvement initiatives, standardization initiatives, etc., alongside with your core responsibilities.

The GFSS R2R Revenue Accounting COE focuses on the following revenue accounting methods / Product LOBs:

- Ratable / Cloud, Network & Maintenance
- Point in time / Software & Services
- Percentage of completion / Services

We are looking for a Revenue Accounting COE member responsible for Ratable Cloud / Networks business workstream contracts. These cover performance obligations in our customers’ revenue contracts and the following tasks:

- Responsible for providing timely and accurate accounting data based on IFRS15 Revenue Accounting rules to be processed by GFSS delivery team.
- Verify and monitor correctness of revenue accounting relevant data, preparing quarterly and year-end reporting package.
- Ensure a high level of customer satisfaction and building good business relations with key Stakeholders, within GFSS and with CFR, LCA, Controllers and other internal service providers or global functions.
- Ensures that all corporate changes are incorporated into the COE process, while also contributing to process improvement ideas and/or initiatives.
- Monitor the entity/entities meets full internal and external audit requirements including SOX for the COE process assigned to.
- Support, within the assigned COE, the relationship with (tax) auditors to ensure adequate certification.
- Support Projects covering the processes and entities under responsibility, while also supporting process alignment and standardization across countries and regions.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Responsible for providing timely and accurate accounting data based on IFRS15 Group financial rules to be processed by GFSS delivery team.
- Verify and monitor correctness of revenue accounting relevant data.
- Prepare relevant data in quarterly and year-end reporting package.
- Ensure a high level of “customer” satisfaction and building good business relations with key stakeholders.
- Manage relationship within GFSS and with CFR, LCA, Controllers and other internal service providers or global functions.
- Ensures that all corporate changes are incorporated into the COE process.
- Monitor the entity/entities meets full internal and external audit requirements including SOX for the COE process assigned to.
- Support, within the assigned COE, the relationship with (tax) auditors to ensure adequate certification.
- Support Projects covering the processes and entities under responsibility.
- Contribute to process improvement ideas and/or initiatives.
- Ensure process alignment and standardization across countries and regions.

**EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS** / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES**
- Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
- Knowledge of IFRS15 or similar accounting rules and principles.
- Expertise in SAP accounting processes.
- Specialized Revenue Accounting knowledge and experience of the other listed process group is an advantage