Product Owner (SAP RTR)

Applied Materials, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Bangalore seeks a Technical Product Owner / SAP Finance functional lead to enhance Finance solutions across RTR, PTP, GL, Consolidations, AP, and Fixed Assets. You will bridge Finance and Technology to deliver seamless integrations compliant with enterprise standards.

You will partner with Finance, IT, and delivery teams to shape requirements, test plans, and deployment strategies, ensuring robust, scalable ERP finance capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of SAP S/4 or ECC FI/CO experience in support, enhancements, projects, and continuous improvement.
• Deep knowledge of General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets and related FI/CO areas.
• Experience with test planning, end-to-end testing, change control, and production deployment.

Responsibilities

• Drive SAP finance systems roadmap and prioritize backlog based on value, controls, and standards.
• Collaborate with Finance, Technology, Architecture and delivery teams to define requirements, user stories, and test plans.
• Lead planning, governance, testing, release readiness, and deployment across delivery models.
• Guide delivery of SAP enhancements, interfaces, reports, reconciliations, and related fixes.
• Keep stakeholders informed of priorities, risks, dependencies, decisions, and delivery status.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA FI/CO

Financial reporting

GL/AP/FA expertise

Consolidations & intercompany

AP-PTP integrations

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/IS

Tools

SAP S/4HANA MDG

BlackLine

ERP systems

Job description

Who We Are

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.

What We Offer

Location: Bangalore,IND

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers.

We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company.

Visit our Careers website to learn more. At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.

What You’ll Do

As the Technical Product Owner / SAP Finance functional lead, you will be responsible to improve / enhance Finance solutions across RTR, PTP, General Ledger, Consolidations, Accounts Payable, and Fixed Assets.

You will connect Finance and Technology providing seamless integration and reliable functionalities that are compliant and aligned with enterprise standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive Finance systems roadmap and prioritize the backlog based on business value, controls, and enterprise standards.
• Partner with Finance, Technology, Architecture, and delivery teams to define requirements, user stories, functional specifications, acceptance criteria, and test plans.
• Lead planning, governance, testing, release readiness, and production deployment across Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models.
• Guide the delivery of SAP enhancements, interfaces, reports, reconciliations, and lasting fixes for system, process, and data issues.
• Keep stakeholders informed of priorities, risks, dependencies, decisions, and delivery status.

Skills You’ll Need

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of SAP S/4 or ECC 6.0 FI/CO experience in support, enhancements, projects, and continuous improvement, including New GL or related Finance integration.
• Strong SAP Finance functional and configuration knowledge, with depth in General Ledger, Accounts Payable, or Fixed Assets and working knowledge of related FI/CO areas.
• General Ledger and close experience with financial reporting, profit centers, currency revaluation and translation, document splitting, non-leading ledgers, substitutions and validations, account determination, settlements, intercompany, and consolidations.
• Accounts Payable and PTP experience with FI-AP, MM-LIV, vendor master, payments, bank interfaces, EBS, tax, ERS, VMI, intercompany stock transfers, purchasing, goods receipts, and account determination.
• Fixed Assets experience with capital expenditures, asset classes, depreciation, CIP capitalization, settlements, asset transfers and lifecycle, legacy transfers, FA-GL reconciliation, and period or year-end close.
• Experience preparing functional specifications and delivering custom programs, reports, interfaces, or enhancements with technical teams.
• Experience with test planning, end-to-end testing, change control, and production deployment.
• Strong analytical, organization, and delivery skills, with the ability to manage priorities and drive work to closure independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for working with Finance, business, IT, and implementation partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of SAP S/4 MDG for GL, cost center, or vendor master data, and familiarity with Dynpro forms.
• Experience with BlackLine, SEM BCS, EC-CS, or other close, reconciliation, and consolidation tools.
• Experience with third-party applications such as Concur, Taulia, Fieldglass, Sovos, or Taxware.
• Experience with EDI, IDoc, ALE, BAPI, RFC, connectors, and BI/BO reporting.
• Cross-functional knowledge of SAP S/4 or ECC FI-GL, FI-AP, FI-AA, Purchasing, AR, Project Systems, Internal Orders, or SAP HR and vendor master integration.
• Experience with full lifecycle implementations, ERP transformation, SAP upgrades, New Asset Accounting, or S/4HANA Finance.
• Knowledge of SAP security and access troubleshooting; ABAP debugging skills are a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Applications (Excel, Word, Projects, Powerpoint)
• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or related field; SAP S/4 Finance certification is preferred.

Additional Information

Time Type: Full time

Employee Type: Assignee / Regular

Travel: Relocation Eligible: No

Equal Opportunity Statement

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.