Senior Controller - Business Area Controlling Sales

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At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and well bring out the best in you. Were builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape whats next. The work is challenging – but it matters. Youll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. Whats in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

SAP Business Area Controlling (BAC) Sales is a key driver of the standardization and harmonization of controlling processes and tools across SAP’s controlling community. To achieve this, strong interaction and alignment with stakeholders such as regional BAC organizations and global controlling units is essential. In addition, BAC Sales (Controlling Cross team) supports the regional leadership teams in EMEA, MEE, APAC, and the Americas in management and steering activities, including ownership of the monthly forecast process as well as the annual budgeting and planning cycle.

To successfully manage these responsibilities and further strengthen our support for our stakeholders, we are looking for a (Senior) Controller with professional experience, preferably gained in an international company.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

• Support month-end and quarter-end closing activities
• Prepare forecasts and budgets for topline (bookings, renewal, and churn) as well as segment and channel
• Proactively interact and collaborate with regional stakeholders
• Prepare reports and analyses for various stakeholders
• Support projects to standardize and harmonize controlling processes and tools
  
  

Education And Qualifications / Skills And Competencies

• University degree (or equivalent), preferably with a focus on finance and controlling
• Excellent analytical skills and strong problem-solving ability
• Comfortable working both in a team and independently, demonstrating strong initiative
• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
• Experience with SAP products (e.g., SAP CO/FI, Business Warehouse)
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively
• Good understanding of IT business models
• Strong time-management skills and the ability to work under stress and time pressure
• Fluency in spoken and written English
  
  

Work Experience

• 2–5 years of professional experience, with a focus on controlling and accounting processes
  
  

Bring out your best

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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Requisition ID: 452197 | Work Area: Finance | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations:

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