Central Key User/Business Analyst Finance & Accounting Systems_ APAC
At a glance
Mid-level Accounting role at Continental. Petaling Jaya · full-time.
Pay not stated Accounting salary
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What you'll do
- Improve and document finance reporting processes and structures across the Tires sector
- Check local SAP FI configurations and workflows against group, legal, tax and IFRS requirements
- Lead or contribute to international accounting projects, including mergers, integrations and SAP rollouts
- Work with business and IT teams to assess, rank and approve system change requests
- Train local key users and maintain audit-ready SAP FI access controls
What you bring
- At least six years working with FI systems, controlling or accounting teams
- A degree in business administration, business informatics or IT, or an equivalent qualification
- Working knowledge of SAP FI and project management skills
- Professional English proficiency
Who this fits
You’ll suit work that combines finance systems, accounting processes and collaboration with business and IT teams across international projects. This is an onsite role in Petaling Jaya.
From the employer
Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €39.7 billion in 2024 and currently employs around 95,000 people in 54 countries and markets.
Tire solutions from the Tires group sector make mobility safer, smarter, and more sustainable. Its premium portfolio encompasses car, truck, bus, two-wheel, and specialty tires as well as smart solutions and services for fleets and tire retailers. Continental has been delivering top performance for more than 150 years and is one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers. In fiscal 2024, the Tires group sector generated sales of 13.9 billion euros. Continental's tire division employs more than 57,000 people worldwide and has 20 production and 16 development sites.
In your role as Central Key User Finance & Accounting Systems Tires, you work as an interface between our Tires business and IT. You are in close contact with Tires business, Group Functions, the Central Key Users of different modules and our worldwide Tires accounting departments. As member of a global team, you take part and lead international projects and improvement initiatives in a wide range of accounting-related topics.
In this exciting job these are your tasks in detail:
Developing, standardizing, optimizing, and documenting financial reporting processes and structures for the Tires Sector
Ensuring compliance of local SAP FI set-up and processes with Group- (FIRE/ IFRS), legal- and tax reporting requirements
Joining and leading international projects (e. g. mergers, integrations, SAP implementations, Automatic Invoice Verification, S/4 HANA Roll-out…)
Aligning, prioritizing, and approving change requests in cooperation with business and IT departments
Training local key users
Maintaining audit-proof authorization structures in SAP FI
Assuring high quality standards in Tires’ Finance & Accounting processes and reported data
Collaborating with Group Accounting & Reporting, Group Purchasing, Tires Business Areas, Tires Invest Controlling, Cost-, Sales-, Procurement-Systems and other Group Sectors
6 years+ of work experience in FI systems, Controlling and/or Accounting departments
Academic degree in business administration, business informatics, IT or an equivalent qualification
General knowledge of MS Office Software and SAP FI
Project management skills
Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Strength in analytic and conceptual thinking
Proactive and collaborative working style
Intercultural sensitivity
Professional working proficiency in English, Mandarin skills of advantage
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