Finance Specialist in Global Treasury - Treasury Operations

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Position Summary:

As a business partner in the Global Finance & Administration board area, the Global Treasury department is primarily responsible for the capital market strategy, internal and external funding, global financial risk management and the global cash management of SAP Group.

Under the general supervision of the Treasury manager, the Finance Specialist supports daily treasury and cash management as well as analysis and reporting in the Treasury, Banking and Investment area. The candidate is involved in a variety of financial processes and also operates as interface between US Treasury, other Treasury locations, the Shared Service Center, Tax, payroll and external counterparts, such as banks and auditors. The position is involved in assuring a smooth Treasury processing constantly striving for automation and process optimization based on SAP Standard Solutions. The person provides support to related accounting, tax, and other finance departments of SAP Group. Further she/he supports our global group companies in various treasury related activities like bank account and cash management, and trading confirmations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• North American Treasury and Cash Management activities (ex. cash pool management, liquidity planning, bank account management, Unclaimed Property co-ordination …)
• Global Treasury projects, also with touch points to internal IT (examples: payment, bank statement or lockbox automation and optimization)
• Co-ordination of tasks and interfaces with Shared Services Center
• Perform global Treasury related analysis and reporting; ensure compliance with Global Treasury Guidelines.
• Providing support to assure monthly close postings and reconciliation, monthly reporting of cash and investment positions and activity over prescibed limits.  This also includes regular SOX related reporting and SOX and financial audit support.
• Integration of newly acquired or merged entities from a system and process perspective including training, system testing, and implementation of Treasury best practices.

Organization/Unit Skills and Competencies:

• Self driven personality and a highly motivated team member
• High dedication and interest in Treasury matters
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Strategic thinking and creativity for process automation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with in- and external counterparts
• Understand and enforce Treasury Guidelines and procedures
• Effectively communicate with various levels of management, responding to inquiries from the Shared Service Center and Regional Treasury.
• Capable to work in a global, virtual environment covering various time zones
• Strong Team Player
• Ability to move quickly between tasks and to put tasks on hold for higher priorities

Work Experience:

Minimum level of experience required for this position: 3 - 7 years

• SAP ERP proficiency with Financials, in particular Cash Management and Treasury, but also A/R and A/P
• Functional knowledge in the area of Treasury and Banking such as the payments, clearing systems, investment and hedging instruments
• Experience with external corporate banking solutions (E-Banking, …)
• Good Accounting knowledge for understanding the treasury related balance sheet and P&L positions
• Experience in more technical projects in close collaboration with internal or external IT consultants
• Good MS Office skills (including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to follow defined procedures and to develop new procedures in a changing environment
• Experienced to work in an international environment to collaborate with colleagues globally
• Capable to work in an agile work environment

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SAP innovations help more than 400,000 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 200 million users and more than 100,000 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, we build breakthroughs, together.

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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.
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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: 391477  | Work Area: Finance  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.