Senior SAP Consultant (Financial Accounting & Reporting)

Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur attracts, inspire and develop diverse talents who will elevate BASF’s digital journey.

As one of the world’s largest chemical companies, BASF is on a mission to create chemistry with a sustainable future. The Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur, alongside four other Digital Hubs across the globe are part of the technology powerhouse driving our vision. Join our organization and make an impact in an inclusive and diverse work environment. We value individual differences and provide opportunities for you to contribute your unique perspective towards our collective goals.

Objectives of the Position

Global Digital Services is providing its internal partners, the BASF business and service units with innovative and efficient business solutions anywhere in the world with competitive costs globally. The unit Digitalization of Services & Core Systems are supporting mainly BASF service units with differentiated solutions and IT products under a strong agile culture. This means, offering new and innovative services, that help them meet BASF Group growth targets.

In the product team Financial Accounting & Reporting you are accountable of consulting our internal business partners (globally) and help them to define the business requirement and to transform it in a solution design. You are responsible for the design, customizing of the specific requirements and to collaborate with others in case of programming or projects. You have first knowledge and understanding of SAP, implementation of new business requirements and understand additionally the responsibility also for operational task, e.g. ticket solving in case of errors. The products handled are General Finance, Asset Accounting and Real Estate Management.

The Business Solution Consultant (BSC) is bridging the gap between business and technical sides of an organization, with balanced knowledge of existing technologies.

Main Tasks

• Understanding and challenging business requirements, processes, and customer needs, adding value to solutions and matching them with existing tools and technologies.
• Collaborating with stakeholders and deliver analysis reports, solution proposals, and project plans.
• Focus on improving processes and achieving business objectives through effective solution design.
• Advising and supporting the Internal Business Partners (IBP) on more complex business process and IT application issues within the process Area of Finance / Asset Management / Real Estate Management (Financial Accounting & Reporting).
• Execute prototyping / configuration and testing of new business solutions based on dedicated BASF business requirements while ensuring high quality.
• Execution of studies in the preliminary stage of projects including evaluation of Third-Party providers
• Supports and / or steers the formulation of cost estimates for solution design efforts and for all other relevant project phases as integral part of the project life cycle planning process.
• Contribution to projects including collaboration with internal business partners and external providers.

Requirements

Education

Working Experience

Technical & Professional Knowledge (Mandatory)

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments : Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €68.9 billion in 2023.

BASF is committed to empowering its employees to pursue their interests and explore emerging technologies. By investing in top-quality tools and promoting cross-functional collaboration, we encourage our team members to drive positive change within our organization. Come join us and be a part of our digitalization journey.

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