Japan Business Process Principal Consultant jobs at Sap in Czechia, Prague

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

The key responsibilities for this role include:

• Partner closely with Sales, Commercial, Legal, and Finance teams to provide timely tax input during deal structuring and negotiation.
• Review and advise on the tax implications of commercial contracts, pricing models, and customer terms.
• Ensure tax risks are appropriately managed within the internal deal approval process.
• Evaluate and advise on direct and indirect tax considerations related to the launch of new products, services, or delivery models.
• Analyze the tax implications of entering new geographic markets or establishing new business entities.
• Conduct risk assessments for Permanent Establishment (PE), withholding tax, and VAT/GST exposure.
• Monitor and analyse global developments in DST and other digital economy-related tax measures.
• Lead or support projects focused on the automation and standardization.
• Provide tax input into the design and rollout of new billing models, ensuring alignment with tax compliance requirements.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Education in Tax, Finance or Accounting.
• A CPA, qualified Tax Advisor or similar certification with focus on taxation.
• Experiences in Tax advisory or deal support roles ideally in a multinational corporation or Big 4 environment.
• Experience with tax in commercial contexts, including contract reviews, new billing models and market expansion.
• Solid understanding of global tax regimes including corporate tax, indirect tax and DSTs.
• Familiarity with digital transformation and tax automation tools.
• Growth Mindset. Self-driven.
• Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills, strong assertiveness.
• Fluency in English.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least 5 years working experience in tax or finance function within Multinational Organisation or similar.

Yearly bonuses, sick days paid and sick leaves fully refunded, flexible start/end of working hours, contributions to the pension/life insurance, meal vouchers, holidays 5 weeks, educational courses, coaching and mentoring opportunities, free massage, cafeteria plan, free fitness studio, generous shares program, etc.

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As Business Processes Consultant your tasks are:

• Support our customers on their transformation to SAP S/4HANA / Intelligent Enterprise
• Delivery of remote and onsite services together with our experts for global customers with focus on system optimization, conceptual planning as well as empowering the customers with newest best practice knowledge.
• Analysis of highly complex business processes including root cause analysis and optimization in heterogenous system landscapes with focus on the logistics and production processes in SAP PP and SAP PEO.
• Continuous development of your functional and technical skills in S/4HANA, solutions in SAP Industry Cloud and BTP.
• Being a team player, building up strong networks within SAP and working collaboratively and passionately with others (this is one of the key cornerstones for our success).
• Being a team lead for service delivery teams and escalation teams.
• Mentoring and training the Early Talents in our team.
  

YOUR PROFILE

• SAP hands-on expertise in following solution areas:
  • SAP Production Engineering and Operations for Complex Assembly (SAP PEO)
  • SAP Production Planning, MRP
  • SAP Quality Management
  • SAP Materials Management
  • Good understanding of Engineering related functionalities, ECM, Classification, BOM handover, etc.
  • Knowing PP & MRP functional and technical changes between ECC and S/4HANA to support brownfield & greenfield implementation projects
  • Integration Knowledge either between S/4HANA and MESorbetween PLM to S/4HANA (PLMSI, PDMI,..)
  • Good understanding of manufacturing execution and assembly processes
  • SAP Master Data
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Support or Consulting in one of the expertise areas mentioned above.
• Practical experience in managing customers, SAP implementation projects, service deliveries and/or project management.
• Good communication skills with a convincing and friendly appearance.
• High-quality service mindset and the capability to perform well under pressure in a dynamic environment.
• Generic programming Skills in ABAP.
• Fluent English is a must and German is a big advantage.
  

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What you'll do

• Work independently as part of multi-cultural teams delivering SuccessFactors / SAP HCM solutions to the customers
• Lead multi-cultural teams delivering SuccessFactors / SAP HCM solutions to the customers
• Work with the customers to understand their requirements and provide them the right solutions
• Able to guide the customers, both on site as well as offshore, on the SAP Best Practices for quick win
• Experience of working in remote delivery model
• Application specific solution consulting (for a specific application: creation of business blueprint/configuration workbook, Implementation based on a blueprint, creation of test cases, test scheduling and execution, key user training, go live support, and post go live support)
• Performance of feasibility studies / solution reviews
• Support of pre-sales activities
• Leading & Conducting Requirement Gathering Workshops & Trainings
• Industry /corporate process implementation across all related applications (SAP/non-SAP)
• Develop and Assure quality of process models
• Demonstrating advanced / expert knowledge of modeling standards and tools
• Support in escalated projects
• Understands the Business Process Library approach and is contributing to it
• Acts as a coach for colleagues
• Ability to lead the customer stakeholders in their Digital journey with comprehensive knowledge across SAP Solution portfolio
• Business Blueprinting/Requirement Gathering, Configuration/Customizing, Functional Specification preparation, Cut-Over-Planning, Documentation, Feasibility Study, Global Roll-Out, Testing, Training Consulting

What you bring

• Minimum of 5 years application consulting experience
• Good experience & knowledge on multiple SuccessFactors / SAP HCM Solutions – Compensation / variable and/or Talent modules
• Good Knowledge of SAP HCM on premise solution (preferable)
• Certified in at least one SuccessFactors module
• At least eight (5) end-to-end implementation experience in SuccessFactors / SAP HCM
• Good Knowledge of SAP Cloud methodologies (Launch, Activate)
• Good knowledge on the HR Business Processes
• Good Communication skills, both oral and written
• Understanding of industry specific business processes (if applicable)
• SF Integration knowledge would be a plus
• EC / EC Payroll experience & skills would be a plus

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As the management consultancy of SAP, we support customers in identifying value creation potential in the planning of strategic business and IT projects. Digitalization and Innovation is the core theme for the Chief Financial Officers agenda in every organization and we are looking for a Management Principal Consultant within our CFO Advisory team. Success in this role will be achieved by drawing from a holistic service portfolio which is centered around the CFO's key topics:

• Transactional Finance
• Compliance & Group Reporting
• Performance Management & Insight

YOUR FUTURE POSITION

As a Senior / Principal Consultant (f/m/d) you will solve business and IT related issues of our customers. This includes to analyze Finance & Performance Management (F&PM) organizations and their processes with:

• focus on either transactional Finance, Performance Management (planning, forecasting & analytics) and/or Corporate Finance
• evaluate the innovation and improvement potential with a focus on F&PM
• develop and execute digital finance roadmaps for finance transformation into hybrid landscapes based on SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Transformation Platform

YOUR PROFILE

• Since this is a customer facing role, excellent German skills are mandatory, English business fluent
• Good track record in Finance and Performance Management
• For our consultants, a strong focus on execution, a drive for customers’ success, creativity and agility are key characteristics
• Solid experience with preparation and implementation of workshops and presentations (e.g. at C-Level)
• Hands-on experience with SAP products, esp. S/4HANA (Finance), SAP Planning applications, Analytics (SAC), FIORI
• Experience with analyzing and redesigning of business processes in SAP FI/CO/Performance Management and cloud-based Finance applications
• Proficiency in agile project methodology
• Proven track record in defining and delivering SAP centered finance transformation in an international environment
• Excellent communication & presentation skills

The Organization

What are we looking for

As part of this “end to end processes” function we are looking for experienced (senior / principal level) consultantswith process expertise acrossat least oneof the standard Signavio main processes (Source to Pay, Plan to Fulfill, Order to Cash, Acquire to Decommission…) and with solid understanding and demonstrable experience advising customers and setting up SAP projects with products/solutions/services that enable realizing such processes using SAP technology in an optimal way. Specifically, successful candidates must meet the following qualifications:

• Deep Process-level knowledge and associated consulting expertise
• Knowledge of more than one SAP solutions / products (expert in at least one)
• Ability to articulate the value proposition across SAP products/solutions supporting a given process including integration points; strong communication and influencing skills
• Ability to solution, estimate and lead the implementation of cross-products / solutions across standard ‘mega’ processes
• Demonstrable thought leadership on how more than one SAP solutions / products interoperate to provide support to key customer processes
• Solid BTP and Signavio understanding; deep expertise in either highly desired
• Demonstrable ability to influence and collaborate amongst diverse teams across the organization

What will you do

As a successful candidate you will join the team as a “business process consultant” (the standard SAP consulting billable role) under the appropriate seniority (“T”) level. It is envisaged that you will engage:

• Approximately 60% in consulting activities:
  • supporting sales and consulting sales
  • bid preparation support including solutioning and estimations
  • services delivery activities depending on the nature of the engagements (advisory, realization etc)

Depending on your main expertise you will be ‘dotted line’ assigned to the relevant Solution area to ensure that you are seamlessly integrated with the rest of the organization. Whilst these activities are the typical consulting activities, your will be expected to bring and infuse (to the rest of the teams) aprocess-oriented mindset.A good measure of your success will be to be invited to lead discussions on flagship customer cases precisely because of the ability to ‘talk processes’ rather than just solutions

• the remaining approx. 40% in governance and thought leadership tasks like:
  • Finding, organizing and producing assets and collaterals related to your process and cross solution are expertise
  • Align with PE (product engineering) on product features and feedback
  • Developing a community across solution areas where process knowledge and mindset will be promoted
  • Participate / lead key process-relevant initiatives within the CS&D Board Area

Additional skills / formal qualifications

• Proven personal track record as a valued SAP consultant with experience in complex projects with global scope / delivery structure
• Strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to align project and program objectives with overall business goals
• Strong communication, summarization and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and manage internal & external stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to work effectively in a global and multicultural environment, demonstrating cultural sensitivity and adaptability
• Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making skills, with the ability to navigate complex challenges and drive effective solutions
• Ability to influence diverse stakeholders (customers, partners, MU/Regional counterparts) and take initiative and ownership in situations without having direct formal authority
• Solid understanding of Clear Core and RISE methodologies
• Proficiency in business process modelling tools
• Fluency in Englishboth verbally and in writing
• Mobility: willing to travel (share varies, but can at periods be 100%)
• University degree(s) in a relevant field

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WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a working student in our team, you will play a crucial role in supporting our high-performing team in driving process innovation. Your contributions will help streamline processes, improve efficiency, and support the creation of cutting-edge solutions. Here’s how you will make a difference:

• Support the collection of business requirements: Ensure our projects align with the needs of our stakeholders.
• Prepare test cases for IT, Analytics, and AI projects and assist in user story creation: Help us deliver high-quality solutions that meet our end users' expectations.
• Participate in the testing of IT, Analytics and AI solutions: Identify and resolve issues to ensure smooth business go-lives.
• Support roll-out activities: Create documentation, training materials, and conduct training sessions to empower our team and users.
• Assist in various general business and operations-related tasks: Contribute to the overall success of our team.

What’s in for you?

• Gain hands-on experience in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Develop valuable skills in process management, analytical & IT solutions, and project management.
• Receive mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals.
• Make a real impact by contributing to projects that improve our processes and tools and enhance the end user experience.
• Learn teamwork and how to successfully collaborate across many organizations within SAP
• Enjoy flexible working hours tailored to your student schedule

WHAT YOU BRING

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic student who is eager to learn and contribute to our team. The ideal candidate will have:

• Current Student (f/m/d) at a university or a university of applied sciences
• Preferred fields of study: Business Administration, Business Information Technology, Economics, Business Engineering or similar field of study
• Language skills: Fluent in German and English
• Soft Skills: Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks effectively; strong analytical and problem-solving skills; excellent communication and teamwork abilities; self-driven; team player; curiosity.
• Computer skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint, Excel and Word), hands-on knowledge with SAP systems (CRM, ERP, SAP Analytics Cloud); first experiences with Business Analytics and/or Artificial Intelligence is a plus
• Regular working from the Walldorf office is a must

Your set of application documents should contain a cover letter, a resume in table form, school leaving certificates, certificate of enrollment, current university transcript of records, copies of any academic degrees already earned, and if available, references from former employers (including internships). Please also describe your experience and skills in foreign languages and computer programs / programming languages.

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