EMEA Revenue Accounting Specialist - EMEAAt SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. 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.
PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES The Global Financial Success (GFS) is a key pillar of SAP's Global Finance Infrastructure. The GFS 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 GFS is our Global Accounting Services (GA) organization, and members of our Revenue Accounting Team are experienced professionals responsible for complex revenue accounting tasks globally. Revenue Accounting members deliver the best quality revenue reporting services to global stakeholders and customers supported by our organization.
Interaction and collaboration are essential amongst GFS process delivery teams (e.g. O2I, P2P, T&E, etc.) and other business functions (e.g. GCF, Controlling, HR, GPO, etc.). Our new colleague will report to our global Finance Operational Manager responsible for Percentage-of-Completion revenue workstream.
EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS As a GFS member in revenue accounting, we will support you to gradually deepen your expertise and knowledge. This role offers many development opportunities that will help you shape your future career path as you will be involved in revenue projects, process improvements, automations, etc., alongside your core accounting responsibility.
The GA Revenue Accounting team focuses on the following IFRS15 revenue accounting methods / SAP product clusters:
Point in time / Software & ServicesPercentage of completion / ServicesWe are looking for a Revenue Accounting member responsible for Professional Services and Training workstream contracts in our EMEA Region. RESPONSIBILITIES Providing timely and accurate accounting data based on IFRS15 Group financial rules processed by the General Accounting teams.Verify and monitor correctness of revenue accounting relevant data and associated deliverables.Prepare relevant data in quarterly and year-end reporting packages.Ensure a high satisfaction level amongst service customers and maintain excellent business relations with key stakeholders.Maintain excellent relationships within GFS, and with our internal stakeholders CFR, LCA, Controllers, CFOs, and internal as well as external service providers or global functions.Ensure that SAP corporate changes are incorporated into our Revenue COE processes.Monitor the entity/entities meet 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.QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES Fluency in English, both written and verbal.Experience / knowledge of IFRS accounting, particularly IFRS15; or similar accounting rules & principles is a distinct advantage.Knowledge about the Revenue Accounting & Reporting Tool (RAR) is similarly an advantage.Strong interpersonal skills, collaborative team member in both virtual and physical teams.Eager to work in an international environment showing an appreciation of Diversity & Inclusion.Adaptable in problem identification and solution formulation.Knowledge of ERP systems, especially SAP FI/CO accounting & reporting modules.Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, especially MS Excel.WORK EXPERIENCE Qualified Accountant with suitable experience in finance & accounting, or special focus on Revenue Accounting.At least 1 year of experience in Record-to-Report processes, or at least 3 years of finance experience in other areas.Or a minimum of 2 years of practical accounting experience (accounting function in a corporate organization or audit firm).Bring out your best SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management.
We win with inclusion SAP's culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
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: 410793 | Work Area: Finance | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.
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