Senior Finance Specialist - North America Global Commercial Finance

 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.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS:

The Pricing Commercial Business Partner (Senior Finance Specialist) is a member of the North America Global Commercial Finance team, reporting to the respective Commercial Finance Manager of their assigned Market Unit, and will be expected to fulfill the following duties:

• Serve as a valued business partner to the sales teams in supporting customer requests and advising the Account Executives regarding pricing and commercial standards.
• Guide internal customers on Delegation of Approval (DoA) and approval processes; check completeness and accuracy of and approve respective quotations; Ensure that deals within their respective scope are approved in proper manner and timelines according to internal deal approval processes and procedures.
• Handle Contract Drafting responsibilities for both On-Premise and Cloud deals, including for Commit to Consume deals
• Act as a primary point of contact representing the overall commercial finance team to the business.
• Provide guidance on holistic deal structuring across all LOBs.
• Mitigate any over-complicated processes with simple and efficient solutions (and recommend/drive process improvement moving forward).
• Possess a deep understanding of the strategic positioning of SAP’s commercial structures, as well as business and financial risks they can present.
• Build long-term business relationships with sales teams and support business to focus beyond maximizing short-term revenue achievement.
• Develop independent opinions and take the necessary steps to validate and communicate these opinions. 
• SPOC for both Commit to Consume and Premium Supplier deals in North America, supporting the other NA CBP’s through these complex deals

ABOUT THE TEAM:

The North America GCF (Global Commercial Finance) organization partners closely with sales to ensure that transactions are structured in the most commercially beneficial way for SAP, while abiding by SAPs internal policies and IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) Accounting rules.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• 5 years professional experience, including finance experience (commercial finance, revenue accounting, pricing, billing, etc.)
• Bachelor or Master's degree in Business Administration, Accounting/Finance/IT Law/ Computer Science or related business background
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Self-motivated
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Flexible/Agile
• Ability to network in the different disciplines and departments and to other organizational units
• Strong team player, proactive and service oriented
• Excellent written and interpersonal, and communication skills
• Ability to work under time pressure and deadlines, while managing multiple tasks and projects

​Bring out your best

SAP 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 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.
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 SAP Referral Policy. 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: 403096  | Work Area: Finance  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.