Controlling Associate

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**Purpose and Objectives**

We are focused on being Business Partners and Trusted Advisors to the Sales leaders by providing financial insight and foresight into their business. We do this by ensuring operational efficiency and by working in a collaborative team environment that allows our team members to learn and grow.

In this role you are part of the Business Area Controlling team for APAC Sales supporting the Market Unit SPoC Controllers. Main tasks are performing the Financial Forecast, Month end and Quarter end close activities, monitoring the performance and drive action plans as well as cascading the yearly budgets. To successfully manage this task and to further strengthen our support for our stakeholders we are looking for an individual who is self motivated and agile.

**What You'll do & have experience in**

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- QEC/MEC LOB Sales:

- performing checks and analysis on the revenue streams (Software revenue, Cloud Revenue (CR), Cloud bookings, Current Cloud Backlog (CCB)), comparing ADRM with BW reports, clarifying differences with sales ops, deal desk, commercial, rev rec, R2R.
- handling accruals (accrual cockpit, manual Fieldglass adjustments, mobility and Long Service Leave accrual etc)
- generation of centralized reporting and ensuring data quality
- analyzing P&L considering the correctness of expenses postings
- SOX checks on Software revenue
- Forecasting/Budgeting for LOB Sales:

- preparing HC forecast/budget on the MU level for LOB sales and services in cooperation with MU HR BP and Business stakeholder(s)
- preparing P&L forecast/bottom-up budget for LOB Sales
- verifying CR and CCB feedback file for MU
- preparing ACV forecast on the MU level
- taking part in the budgeting process on the MU level (calculating/cascading targets to the countries based on the input from MU MD, Corporate MU Head, LOB MU Heads etc
- cooperation with Specialized Controlling teams on the budget and forecast topics
- performing Budget Transfers
- Ad-hoc reporting and activities on the request for different stakeholders
- MU CFO, MU SPoC Controller, HR, Global Revenue Operations etc
- Constant cooperation with the mentioned parties and Commercial, R2R, Rev rec., R2R, CoE Maintenance. Support and drive Reporting, Forecasting and Planning processes
- Participate and contribute in Controlling projects where appropriate in developing and implementing process improvement

**What you bring**
- 3-5 years of experience with focus on finance and controlling
- Good analytical and strong problem-solving skills, attention to details
- Ability to prioritize the tasks
- Good knowledge of IT business models
- Self motivated, good time management with ability to deliver outcome in defined timeline.
- Good interpersonal communication
- Ability to work well in a team and independently showing significant own initiative
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office products (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
- Experience with SAP® products (e.g. SAP CO/FI, SAC, BWP, ISP) would be an advantage
- Comfortable to collaborate with all hierarchy levels of the organization

**Bring out your best**

**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. 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.

**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: 428630 | Work Area: Finance | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Graduate | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.