Finance Associate (m/f/d)

TN Germany; Walldorf; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Join a forward-thinking company as a Finance Associate in the External Reporting & Accounting Technology team. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to SAP's financial reporting, including the preparation of annual reports and compliance with international regulations. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders and drive digital transformation initiatives, enhancing automation in financial reporting. With a strong focus on learning and development, this position is ideal for those passionate about finance and eager to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifikationen

• Very good understanding of IFRS and reporting regulations.
• 1+ years of experience in accounting or external financial reporting.

Aufgaben

• Prepare financial statements and annual reports.
• Coordinate with external auditors on financial reporting.

Kenntnisse

IFRS

German

English

Project Management

Problem-Solving

Team Collaboration

Ausbildung

University degree in business administration

Jobbeschreibung

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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. We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned with 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.

What you'll do

As a Finance Associate, you will join the financial reporting area within the ERAT team and may take a role as a content contributor and orchestrator for the preparation of:

• Notes to the financial statements,
• SAP’s annual report on form 20F,
• ESEF/iXBRL reporting for SEC and ESMA,
• The interim group reporting (Quarterly statement & Half-year Report).

The financial reporting area is furthermore responsible for:

• Definition of SAP’s Non-GAAP metrics,
• Cost classification topics,
• Related party disclosures under IAS 24,
• Compensation Report,
• SAP’s Cash Flow Statement,
• Coordination with SAP’s external auditor on financial reporting.

What you bring

• University degree in business administration with a focus on finance, accounting, and/or auditing
• Very good understanding of IFRS and further reporting regulations (DRS 20, ESMA, and SEC rules preferred)
• Experience as an intern/working student in project management, coordination, and orchestration of corporate external reporting
• Fluent in German and English as external disclosures are prepared in both languages
• Comfortable interacting with senior internal and external stakeholders, such as executives, auditors, (internal) customers, etc.
• Experience in analyzing, interpreting, and commenting on national and international legal requirements.
• Hands-on attitude and focus on problem-solving
• Strong team player
• 1+ years of practical experience as an intern/working student in accounting, external financial reporting, integrated reporting, or auditing

Meet your team

You are working in the External Reporting & Accounting Technology (ERAT) team within the Corporate Financial Reporting (CFR) department of SAP. This department is directly assigned to the CFO of SAP and is responsible for the completeness and correctness of SAP’s accounting and external group reporting under German and international law.

The ERAT team oversees and decides on disclosure requirements under IFRS, German/European, and SEC rules for SAP Group Reporting, including the preparation of interim and year-end reporting for financial and ESG matters. Additionally, the team drives SAP's digital transformation by engaging with SAP IT and Product Development to enhance automation at CFR.

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insights more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved into a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for databases, 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 a 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.