Statutory Reporting Accountant (Corporate Financial Reporting)

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The Role:  

The Local Statutory Reporting (LSR) team is responsible for the preparation of the local statutory financial statements of over 160 of the SAP subsidiaries, worldwide. LSR is part of the Local Accounting and Reporting (LAR) organization which is responsible for the management of the accounting and financial reporting of SAP’s subsidiaries. The LAR organization is part of SAP’s Corporate Financial Reporting department under the leadership of SAP’s Chief Accounting Officer.  

Responsibilities:

 • Prepare IFRS and/ or local GAAP financial statements and notes, management reports and other related documents required for local statutory reporting. • Identify, calculate and post all necessary GAAP or timing adjustments to obtain the local statutory trial balance. • Manage the external audit of the statutory financial statements. • Focus on automation and standardisation when preparing the financial statements for SAP’s subsidiaries.  

Role Requirements:

• Qualified accountant with at least 2 to 5 years of accounting experience - experience in the preparation and/or audit of statutory financial statements is a plus. • Strong knowledge of IFRS or any other local GAAP. • Very good English language skills, additional languages is a plus. • Excellent in MS Excel, knowledge of SAP ERP is a plus.   Few words from your future manager: “We are searching for colleagues who love accounting as much as we do, to join our international team and prepare financial statements worldwide”.   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.

​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.

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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: 398056  | Work Area: Finance  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.