Application Manager – SAP FI-CO Cluster (d/f/m)

TK Elevator; Düsseldorf; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

NRW collective agreement remuneration

International team environment

Zusammenfassung

TK Elevator seeks an Application Manager for the CORE Team SAP FI-CO Cluster to maintain and optimize our finance SAP applications. You will oversee master data governance, support global finance processes, and ensure smooth SAP deployments, working with Accounting Excellence and other stakeholders to improve financial structures and system performance.

Responsibilities include governance of the Chart of Accounts and GMDS data, SAP project involvement, and post-Go-Live support, training, and

Qualifikationen

• SAP FI-CO expertise and ideally SAP consultancy background.
• Solid understanding of finance-controlling processes and project management.
• Ability to break down complex problems and guide stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Govern Chart of Accounts and master data governance in GMDS.
• Define and manage accounts and cost/profit center hierarchies in GMDS.
• Support SAP deployments and post-Go-Live stabilization for finance users.
• Assist in system optimization and resolve SAP finance issues.
• Support month-end closing and financial reporting processes.
• Conduct training for local teams on SAP solutions.

Kenntnisse

SAP FI-CO knowledge

Finance & project management

Analytical thinking

Strong communicator

Decisive & proactive

Tools

GMDS

SAP S/4HANA

Jobbeschreibung

What We Expect

As an Application Manager in our CORE Team SAP FI-CO Cluster, you will play a key role in maintaining and optimizing our finance-related SAP applications. Your responsibilities will range from overseeing master data governance to supporting global finance processes and ensuring smooth SAP deployments. You will work closely with the Accounting Excellence team and other stakeholders to manage financial structures and improve system performance.

Governance & System Management

• Maintain and oversee the Chart of Accounts (CoA) as a key advisor in collaboration with the Accounting Excellence Department.
• Define and manage daproh accounts in the master data governance system (GMDS) and ensure correct mapping to SAP@Kons accounts.
• Set up and manage new companies, cost and profit centers, and their hierarchies in GMDS.
• Ensure Financial Statement Versions (IFRS and country-specific) are correctly configured and maintained.
• Govern changes to internal business partners and other sensitive financial data.

Deployment & Project Support

• Provide expertise during SAP project phases, ensuring governance standards are upheld.
• Support teams after Go-Live, helping with stabilization, improvements, and training for finance users.
• Assist in system optimization and help resolve issues in finance applications.

Finance Process Optimization & Training

• Support month-end closing activities, troubleshooting reporting issues in SAP@Kons.
• Conduct training sessions to help local teams gain confidence and autonomy with SAP solutions.
• Work closely with the consolidation team to evaluate new requirements and their impact on the ERP system.

Who we are looking for

• SAP Knowledge: Expertise in SAP FI-CO and ideally experience as an SAP consultant in a consultancy company; familiarity with logistics modules (MM, SD, PS, PP) is a plus. Experience in SAP S/4HANA implementation is highly valued.
• Finance & Project Management Background: Solid understanding of finance-controlling processes, ideally with hands-on experience in a corporate finance role. Good knowledge in project management, including leading project execution and global steering of Core Finance.
• Analytical Thinker: Ability to break down complex problems, identify root causes, and find effective solutions.
• Strong Communicator: Capable of explaining technical topics in an understandable way and supporting non-technical stakeholders.
• Decisive & Proactive: Able to challenge business requests when necessary and provide guidance for best practices.
• Languages: English is mandatory; German would be beneficial.

What we offer

• Working in a successful organization with lean hierarchies and all the advantages of an international group.
• With us, you experience an exciting work environment in interdisciplinary and multinational teams.
• Very good development opportunities either in a specialist or in a management function.
• An attractive remuneration including special benefits according to the collective agreement NRW.

Who we are

We strive to make cities the best ever places to live, by advancing an industry that moves over 1 billion people each day. We are transforming our business by driving the industry norm and challenging ourselves, fostering a culture of internal and external collaboration, and building on our unique engineering capabilities to optimize existing and create new products and solutions for our customers that cater to real mobility needs.

The Business Unit Europe Africa is one of the largest of TK Elevator's six Business Units. Its Regional Business Support Center is in Dusseldorf, Germany, from where it coordinates activities in 20+ countries, as well a distributor network in Africa. This unit handles the sale, installation, servicing and modernization of elevators, escalators and moving walks. In select markets, the portfolio also includes home lifts and the service of automatic doors. In the fiscal year 2022/2023 the Business Unit had about 14,000 employees and generated sales of around 2.4 billion euros. We have a position that could challenge you, pique your interest, and put your skills to the test.