Requisition ID:
Work Area: Finance
Expected Travel: 0 : 10
Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That's why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures.
SAP values the entrepreneurial spirit, fostering creativity and building lasting relationships with our employees. We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce keeps us competitive and provides opportunities for all. We believe that together we can transform industries, grow economics, lift up societies and sustain our environment. Because it's the best:run businesses that make the world run better and improve people's lives.
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 Revenue Accounting COE (Center of Expertise) members are experienced Accountants that proactively and collectively perform the tasks they are assigned to for a number of 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. This role reports to the Revenue Accounting COE Cloud manager; 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 that you would be assigned to. Being in a regional role with a specific focus area of expertise, you will be expected to build expert knowledge. 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.
As a Revenue Accounting COE, you will support and review revenue accruals/deferrals, clarify open topics, etc., further expanded to the below focused topics:
- Revenue (Recognition Method/LOB Functions)
o Cloud
o Point in time / Software and Services / Ratable Maintenance
o Percentage of completion / Services
We are looking for a Revenue Accounting COE responsible for Cloud and/or Networks.
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 ke
