Senior Specialist Central Finance & Group Reporting

Linde; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Loyalty offers

Annual leave

On-site eatery

Employee resource groups

Job summary

A leading global industrial gases company in Kolkata is seeking a Senior Specialist for Central Finance & Group Reporting. This role focuses on the development of financial solutions and the implementation of improvements based on SAP standards. The ideal candidate has over six years of experience in finance system support, strong analytical skills, and a collaborative mindset. A Bachelor's degree in business informatics and certifications in relevant finance areas are required. This position offers various employee benefits and the chance to work in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 6+ years of experience in Central Finance and Group Reporting.
• Experience with onshore and offshore teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage incident resolution within SLAs.
• Conduct regression testing during releases.
• Gather and analyze business requirements.

Skills

Technical design implementation experience

Central Finance expertise

Group Reporting knowledge

Analytical thinking

Intercultural communication skills

English language proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in business informatics or Business Administration

Global Certifications in Central Finance

Tools

SAP S/4Hana

ITIL Certification

Job description

Linde Global Support Services Pvt. Ltd | Business Area: Information Services (IT)

Senior Specialist Central Finance & Group Reporting

Kolkata, West Bengal, India | Workplace Type: On‑Site | Job Type: Regular / Permanent / Unlimited / FTE | Reference Code: req28006

It’s about Being What's next. What’s in it for you?

The Senior Specialist in this position will be responsible for the support and the development of the EMEA Central Finance and Group Reporting solutions including respective inbound and outbound interfaces.

At Linde, employees can enjoy a range of benefits that make the workplace comfortable and enjoyable. These include loyalty offers, annual leave, an on‑site eatery, employee resource groups, and teams that provide support and foster a sense of community. These benefits demonstrate Linde’s commitment to creating a positive work experience for its employees.

Team

Making an impact. What will you do?

• You will be responsible for Incident & problem resolution within defined SLAs and set priorities in close collaboration with other Corporate IT teams and with business stakeholders in EMEA (support levels 1 to 3)
• You will also be doing Regression testing & regression test support during major releases and system upgrades
• Support the development of automated tests
• Gathering and analysing business requirements, translate these requirements into functional and technical scope and functional specifications
• Also, design, build and implement improvements and new functional solutions for Central Finance and Group Reporting based on state‑of‑the‑art SAP standard system functionality and technical standards, complying with Linde IT standards and IT strategy and fully meeting business requirements
• Additionally, you will Identify opportunities for process improvements, efficiencies and cost reductions, leveraging S/4Hana and new CFIN and Group Reporting functionalities
• Implement and coordinate the implementation of new CFIN and GR functionality and periodical upgrades of CFIN and Group Reporting according to Linde plc project management guidelines
• You will also do Knowledge transfer/guidance to and training preparation and delivery for IT and business stakeholders of new IT functionalities and IT solutions
• Also, Collaborating and consulting with business and IT teams or stakeholders and manage external service providers to deliver highly dependable, secure, and integrated solutions meeting compliance requirements to the business
• Cross‑skilling team members to allow growth of team members, distribution of knowledge across team members and a more flexible work allocation.
• Also, ensure 100 % compliance with SOX, GDPR and GXP requirements (where applicable) and with Linde policies, standards and procedures.
• Lastly you will Support Management (IT or business) in decision making by offering solution ideas and design proposals visualized in PowerPoint or other media

Winning in your role. Do you have what it takes?

• You must have a Bachelor's degree in business informatics, Business Administration, or equivalent qualification
• Global Certification(s) in Central Finance, Group Reporting, S/4 Hana implementation experience required, ITIL Certification preferred
• More than six (6+) years of experience in technical design, implementation and support of international large‑scale systems in Central Finance and Group Reporting at a minimum experience in two end‑to‑end large scale CFIN and GR implementations
• You must have experience in working with onshore as well as offshore teams
• Also, you have expert knowledge in the support, implementation, upgrade and optimisation of Central Finance and Group Reporting and in AIF interface error resolution for Central Finance
• Thorough understanding of Central Finance, Group Reporting and Finance & Controlling business processes Team player, strong intercultural communication and cooperation skills, very good command of English & German (optional) both written and spoken
• In depth knowledge of S/4 and Central Finance and Group Reporting standard functionalities with the aim to minimise programming
• You are required to have knowledge of incident, change and release management processes and tools
• Also, waterfall and agile project management methodologies
• Lastly, strong analytical and conceptual thinking

Why you will love working for us!

Linde Plc. is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 sales of $33 billion and 65,000 employees spread across multiple countries. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high‑quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.

Linde Global Support Services Pvt. Ltd. (LGSS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Linde, based out of Kolkata, India. It is a Global IT Delivery Center that has been successfully delivering IT Enabled Services to the group companies of Linde, across the world for almost two decades, since 2006. Our goal is to provide and support IT services and solutions that are critical for the operation of the entire group. As part of Linde’s core Global IT Team, we cover a wide portfolio of IT services and solutions that ensure the continuous operation of Linde’s business across multiple businesses across various geographies, time zones and cultures. The technical teams use their IT skills and experience to maintain and manage the IT applications and infrastructure of the organization.

At Linde Global IT Delivery Center, Kolkata we offer exciting career opportunities to grow and work in leading technologies in a truly global work environment.

Whatever you seek to accomplish, and wherever you want those accomplishments to take you, a career at Linde provides limitless ways to achieve your potential, while making a positive impact in the world. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Linde Global Support Services Pvt. Ltd acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.