SAP S/4 Group Reporting Lead

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In  2024, Continental generated preliminary sales of €39.7 billion and currently employs around 190,000 people in 55 countries and markets.

In the Philippines, Continental Automotive Systems Philippines, Inc or CASPI (formerly Temic Automotive (Phils.) Inc.,  is a dynamic company with over 50 years  in the Philippines, established as a key player in the automotive industry.

CASPI has successfully housed shared services to support Continental locations in Asia and around the world.

CASPI is proud to employ around 150+ skilled and motivated professionals who are part of our shared services team. These individuals are the backbone of our organization, driving our commitment to excellence, customer satisfaction, and organizational success.

To add, last May 6, 2024, Continental Automotive Systems Philippines, Inc. has been certified as Great Place To Work®  in the Philippines. 

Requirements recording, concept development and solution implementation of the group reporting system

Technical & Process:

• Tailor-made development of business concepts in cooperation with the specialist departments
• Coordinated implementation of these specialist concepts/business concepts in IT concepts
• System-side implementation of the developed IT concepts (if necessary, with the support of external consultants)
• Analysis and evaluation of technical and business problems during the reporting process
• Permanent optimization of processes and application parts
• Individual transfer of application know-how
• Coordination and control of internal and external project employees
• Subject-specific cooperation with SAP on system issues (OSS messages; Workshops)
• Provides technical guidance and support to clients for complex tasks during the implementation, operation and decommissioning of new systems.
• Joins on request the actions and processes of day-to-day management of the information system in place in all its dimensions
• Ensures documentation is in line with the overall technical and process needs

Project & Methodology:

• Participation in the project management of large IT projects by coordinating, planning and estimating workpackages 
• Analyzes customer needs, recognizes the critical elements of highly complex application problems, determines innovative solutions, and makes logical recommendations for complex project/ solution development and implementation
• Researches, acquires knowledge and expertise on system or solution upgrades, and stays up-to-date on the latest technology trends and advancements.
• Conceptualizes technical design for new functionalities or installation of new technologies.

Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement:

• Ensuring professional group reporting system administration as well as application maintenance
• Validation of structural customizing settings (e.g. eliminations; Capital consolidation) taking into account the overall context Master data maintenance in the system after coordination of the order grids with the specialist departments (e.g. organizational changes)
•  Establishes the quality of technical deliverables and conducts work reviews, unit testing and ensuring compliance with coding or work standards and best practices and ensures a common quality understanding
• Designs, implements and sustains the quality criteria and quality processes for our IT services.
• Acts as primary technical expert and be able to recommend appropriate IT solutions or process changes by  ensuring product quality in the assigned area following enterprise- defined risk management policies and procedures and achievement of quality targets
• Drives service improvements within own service area and makes service improvement proposals for related service areas

Training, Guidance and Knowledge Transfer:

• Securing the transfer of know-how within the framework of international Group Reporting training courses for all user classes
• Conception and preparation of user training courses as well as training documents
• Implementation of user training courses (face-to-face events; meetings)

Financial (Budget responsibility/control/etc):

• Management of the external consultants involved in the project in the area of group reporting hotline and system administration
• Budget planning for the external consultants, ongoing review of cost developments, technical approval of the performance records of the consulting firms
• Coordination of the external consultants
• Involved in the Group Reporting project  Responsibility for deployment planning
• Contributes and supports decisions towards administration of cost efficiencies on onshore/offshore project work of the team.
• Supports policies that help achieve overall budget sufficiency.

Detailed knowledge of S/4 Group Reporting

• SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is a plus
• SAP BTP is a plus

Experience in project management as well as strong communication skills and conflict management skills.

Sound IT knowledge of process flows, database architecture, etc.

Business knowledge in the field of group accounting (especially consolidation)

Your vision is ambitious. Just like ours.

As an SAP FI IT department, we pride ourselves on delivering innovative IT solutions that support every phase of the employee lifecycle. Our global organization and projects are diverse, exciting and full of opportunities to make a real difference. However, what really sets us apart is our exceptional team spirit. We are driven by a shared passion for excellence, striving for shared success based on trust, mutual support and the freedom to take initiative. Together we celebrate our successes and exceed expectations to create impactful solutions. Do you want to accelerate with us? Get started and apply now!

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