Controller for Cross-functional Controlling

at  SAP

WE HELP THE WORLD RUN BETTER

At 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.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• University graduate (Bachelor/Master). Business Administration/Finance focus would be a plus.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to cope with deadlines
• Self-managed working style with high customer orientation
• Ability and willingness to work in a virtual set up and fast paced environment
• Advanced knowledge in MS office applications (Excel/PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of SAP Controlling processes as well as SAP CO (ISP/BW) is a plus
• Fluent in English (written & verbal)

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Ideally, the candidate has proven to successfully work in a global environment with peers, management and customers.
• More than 2 years of work experience in Controlling required.
  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.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

• Organizationally located within Global Controlling, Business Area Controlling (BAC) paves the road for scalable controlling services and lays the foundation for true automation in the interest of the internal customers of controlling.
• The service level is not individual – but also not one standard for everyone. It is tailored around the situation of a group of managers– and therefor deemed to be unbiased, highly transparent and the best practices get available for all managers served.
• As a cross-board-area team, the BAC helps the managers served with high-value business partnering to steer their business towards SAPs objectives and at the same time provides the basis for the CCO teams to support the respective board member and the Board Area leadership team.
• In your position as Controller you will join a global team and will be responsible for various business units all over the world. By this you will gain experience in international business controlling and get deep insight into SAP’s finance organization and processes interacting with senior leaders.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

• Business Unit Controlling
• Drive financial planning activities.
• Perform and coordinate month end closing activities, like accrual handling, cost accounting checks, cost allocations.
• Ensure transparency and compliance with financial guidelines.
• Be a business partner, work out key messages from in-depth analysis and recommend action items to the management.
• Support transformation and change in respective units to achieve the financial targets.
• Drive cross-unit activities, projects and special tasks in cooperation within the team and with key stakeholders outside the team.