Finance Specialist (f/m/d) - Data Analysis

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

What you’ll build

• Gather and analyze data from multiple sources to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies within the order to cash process and conduct root cause analysis.
• Develop insightful reports, dashboards, and visualizations to assist stakeholders in making informed business decisions.
• Continuously monitor, assess, and adapt best practices as well as emerging technology trends (e.g. AI) related to order to cash analytics.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams such as sales, operations, finance, and customer service to provide actionable insights and drive process improvements.
• Driving cross-functional projects to strengthen linkage between Order to Invoice and Cash Collections organization to align and track key performance indicators (KPIs) impacting SAP’s operating cash flow and working capital.

What you bring

• High interest in understanding the big picture and processes end-to-end
• Strategic thinker with hands-on mentality passionate to play an active role in making GFSS a data driven organization by analyzing and providing valuable data insights, drawing conclusions, and using them to steer business actions
• Profound understanding of SAP’s and Finance strategy, portfolio, organizational structure as well as the Finance organization and with clear focus on the quote-to-cash process and its connection beyond the walls of Finance (e.g., Customer Success)
• Ability to understand business needs and translate into concrete, outcome-focused actions, enjoying taking decisions in a complex, cross-functional environment.
• Independent working style with ability to lead project teams without formal authority and effectively collaborate with others from various levels of the organization

Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional analytical skills and profound experiences in gathering, analyzing, understanding and preparing data insights
• Great storytelling skills around data and their impact on the business operations
• Excellent business partnering and negotiation skills
• Excellent C-level communication and presentation skills
• Resilient working attitude and ability to work under pressure
• Strong networking / relationship skills
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• Advanced knowledge in SAP (ISP, BW) and MS Office applications (Excel/PowerPoint)
• Bachelor/Master’s degree in Economics is of benefit
• At least, 3 years of finance-related experience

Where you belong

The Cash Collection Central Services Team is part of the Global Cash Collections Organization which is responsible for the entire account receivables process from when the invoice is delivered to SAP customers to when the actual payment is received. It includes processes like non-payment, dispute management, dunning procedure, customer qualification & blocking, customer specific reserves and special reporting packages. The team drives standardization and automation to simplify the order to cash processes. We provide data insights on steering relevant KPIs to the regional teams, drive and lead projects across the organizations.

Our goal is to safeguard SAP’s overall cash flow performance and continuously drive modernization of SAP’s receivables management forward.

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.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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Requisition ID: 434235 | Work Area: Finance | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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