Finance Operations Specialist

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**FINANCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST: HR & Compensation CoE**

Do you demand the best from your professional career? Are you inspired by excellence? Do you want to contribute with your already gained knowledge in SAP to a world that runs better? At SAP, you will have the power to make a real impact. As the global market leader for business software, SAP helps companies and organizations in more than 25 industries to run better.

**PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES**

The Global Finance Shared Services (GFSS) belongs to one of the main pillars of Global Finance which is Global Finance Infrastructure. The Global Finance Shared Services environment 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, the COE (Center of Expertise) members are experienced Accountants that proactively and collectively perform the tasks/processes they are assigned to for a number of countries or regions. 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. This role reports to the COE Manager of the respective global process topic; however there is no physical move necessary to a GFSS location, a 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, you will be able to accelerate your accounting profession to the next level by focusing on the dedicated process group. Being in a regional role, within a global process team, you will be expected to concentrate and build expert knowledge on the process topic. At the same time, 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.

**_PROCESS GROUPS:_**
- ** HR and Compensation** (support and review HR and compensation related accruals and allocations of pay-out, such as bonus accruals & pay-out, vacation accruals, sales commission accruals & pay-out, mobility services accruals, etc. Support and review payroll related taxes and social security topics, clarify open items, etc.)

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Responsible for providing timely and accurate accounting data based on IFRS Group financial rules to be processed by GFSS delivery team.
- Verify and monitor correctness of accounting relevant data of the process topic.
- Prepare relevant data in 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 and other internal service providers or global functions.
- Ensures that accounting treatment are correctly applied on corporate changes relevant to the process topic
- Monitor that entity/entities meets full internal/external and SOX audit requirements for the process topic.
- Support 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 IFRS or similar accounting rules and principals
- Expertise in SAP accounting processes
- Specialized knowledge and experience of the principal process group is a must
- Specialized knowledge and experience of the other listed process group is an advantage
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Solid written and verbal communication skills
- Problem identification and skills to propose solutions
- Dynamic, Innovative and Problem Resolution focused
- Strong team member in both virtual and non-virtual teams
- Eager to work in an international environment
- Strong knowledge of SAP ERP system, especially FI/CO module
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, especially MS Excel.

**WORK EXPERIENCE**
- Professionally Qualified Accountant
- At least 1 year of experience in SAP within the Global Finance & Administration board area with direct involvement in Record-to-Report process, or at least 3 years of experience in SAP under any board areas.
- At least 3 years of practical accounting experience (accounting function in company or audit firm)

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