Senior Finance Specialist

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PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

SAP is seeking experienced professionals to conduct compliance-related control activities as part of a team responsible for reviewing identified sales transactions. This team carries out a robust set of controls and provides compliance oversight to drive improvements in SAP’s processes related to higher risk sales transactions. The transaction risk reviewer will be the first line of defence for anti-corruption focused controls and will work with multiple internal stakeholders and gather sufficient information to determine transaction compliance status, recommend corrective actions, and work with team leads to manage escalations.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

• Transaction Review: Perform compliance controls in accordance with agreed upon procedures.
• Resolution & Escalation: Recommend corrective actions in order to resolve non-compliant transactions. Escalate and stop transactions as needed.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Engage with multiple internal stakeholders across the transaction lifecycle to build and enforce a strong culture of governance and compliance.
• Communication:  Deliver formal and informal executive communications for regional leadership as needed and provide input to Team Leads as needed to support corporate communication needs.
• Support: Assist Team Leads with training, communications, and change management related to high risk compliance controls.
• Process Management: Recommend improvements to transaction review processes. Support additional ad hoc activities related to business compliance.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Transaction risk management: knowledge of compliance or business transaction structures
• Strong process management abilities
• Proven analytical and root cause analysis capabilities
• Comfort with ambiguity / ability to navigate uncertainty
• Capable of multitasking and working with changing priorities and deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence without authority
• Creative approach to problem solving
• Ability to evaluate a set of facts and circumstances and use professional judgement to make the appropriate decision
• Excellent written and verbal communications (ability to clearly and succinctly convey complex compliance issues in layman’s terms)
• Great interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 4+ years professional experience in risk management, compliance, regulatory, or other governance and control related roles.  Alternatively, 4 + year SAP experience with a strong knowledge in the SAP landscape and contracting and deal flow process.  Experience in policy creation, management, or enforcement is beneficial. 

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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: 408794  | Work Area: Finance  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.