Corporate Financial Reporting – Senior Finance Specialist, Global IFRS Excellence

Job title: Corporate Financial Reporting – Senior Finance Specialist, Global IFRS Excellence

Company: SAP


Job description: We help the world run betterAt 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. 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.YOUR FUTURE ROLEYou are working in the Global IFRS Excellence (GIE) within the Corporate Financial Reporting (CFR) department of SAP. This department is within the CFO Board area directly assigned to the Chief Accounting Officer of SAP within Global Accounting, Reporting and Tax (GAR&T) and is responsible for the completeness and correctness of SAP’s accounting and external financial reporting under German and International law.As a Finance Expert, you will assist the Head of GIE within the CoE of financial instruments with a focus on accounting for new hedging instruments for which you will:

• Create new accounting processes by driving projects in new areas and executing once operational.
• Protect the integrity of new processes by developing and executing related controls.
• Support the rationale and accounting treatment for within memos and documentation.
• Explain appropriate accounting treatment to support complex transactions to (internal and external) stakeholders.
• Drive enhancement of accounting guidelines by staying up to date technically.
• Share your expertise as a subject matter expert internally and externally.

YOUR PROFILE

• Deep professional experience including application of IFRS accounting (including and not limited to): financial instruments.
• Able to articulate positions with excellent communication skills.
• Assertive and able to work both independently, within small groups and within a global team.
• Fluent in spoken and written English is a must (with German language being a plus).
• Excellent in MS Excel, knowledge of accounting-related functionalities in SAP ERP preferred.

• University degree with special topics in finance, preferably accounting and/or auditing (CPA / CA / ACCA a plus).
• Preferably 8+ years of work experience in IFRS accounting and reporting or in the assurance area of an audit firm.

ABOUT THE TEAMThe GIE team evaluates, decides on and oversees IFRS technical accounting topics for subsidiaries worldwide (outside IFRS 15 and revenue accounting) that have a global impact and also own the SAP Group Accounting Guideline. The team executes end to end accounting processes within its Centers of Expertise (Deals: M&A Accounting; employee benefits including pension accounting, share-based compensation and restructuring accounting; financial instruments, litigation and compliance-related matters; hyperinflation and FX-related matters; cost of sales classification matters).What you can expect is professional onboarding, exciting career progression, a diverse work environment providing growth opportunities, learning & development possibilities, and an international business network for you to leverage. Interesting non-work related activities (volunteering, charity, sport events,..)
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, parents’ and kids’ room.BENEFITSYearly bonuses, sick days paid and sick leaves fully refunded, flexible start/end of working hours, contributions to the pension/life insurance, meal vouchers, holidays 5 weeks, educational courses, coaching and mentoring opportunities, free massage, cafeteria plan, free fitness studio, generous shares program, etc.​Bring out your bestSAP 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. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.We win with inclusionSAP’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. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the . Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.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.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.Requisition ID: 402704 | Work Area: Finance | Expected Travel: 0 – 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.Requisition ID: 402704Posted Date: Mar 12, 2025Work Area: FinanceCareer Status: ProfessionalEmployment Type: Regular Full TimeExpected Travel: 0 – 10%Location:Prague 5, CZ, 158 00Job alert

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Location: Praha 5

Job date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 03:26:48 GMT

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