As a Senior SAP Application Expert in the Financial Accounting & Reporting team, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining and developing our SAP solutions end-to-end. This includes initiating, designing, creating functional requirements, testing, and configuring solutions within our advanced SAP platform, utilized across H&M Group globally.

You will collaborate with highly skilled colleagues and contribute to either the global rollout of our template solutions or strategic maintenance initiatives, offering abundant opportunities for learning, growth, and involvement in diverse projects. We emphasize compliance, quality, and efficiency across all financial, accounting, and controlling processes and solutions.

About the team

You will join the Record to Report (R2R) product within the Finance Product Area, a team of 15 professionals, including both Business Experts and Application Experts.

The Finance Product Area oversees financial applications within H&M, while the R2R team focuses on Financial Accounting & Reporting, Treasury and Cash Management, and Finance Automation. Together, we aim to deliver world-class financial solutions, ensuring global compliance for our stakeholders and customers.

Responsibilities

As a Senior SAP Finance Expert, you will leverage your system and business expertise to enable business development. You will propose high-level solutions for future requirements and guide design discussions during rollouts and other projects to safeguard the global template. Your responsibilities include:

• Analyzing business requirements and designing solutions.
• Configuring SAP systems and/or preparing technical specifications for new functionality.
• Testing, supporting, and maintaining solutions within the Record to Report scope

We are looking for a professional with a strong foundation in business processes and deep functional expertise in SAP Accounting and Controlling, including design, concepts, principles, and configurations. You should have a proven aptitude for problem-solving and a genuine enthusiasm for contributing to a collaborative team environment.

You excel at explaining complex finance, accounting, and SAP-related topics, effectively communicating with both team members and stakeholders across H&M Group. With the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, you value the importance of knowledge sharing and clear communication.

Mandatory requirements, both competence and tools:

• 8+ years of experience in SAP Finance, focusing on design, concepts, principles, and configurations for areas such as financial closing, reporting, organizational structures, legal compliance, asset accounting, and intercompany reconciliation.
• Proven track record in 1-2 SAP implementations and 1-2 support projects.
• Comprehensive knowledge of legal reporting (e.g., Intrastat, SAF-T, VAT, e-invoicing, and other taxes).
• Experience with WRICEF object development (Workflow, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, and Forms).
• Familiarity with SAP tools like STMS, Solution Manager, and ActiveControl.
• Understanding of financial processes in large organizations.
• Experience with Agile methodologies (e.g., SAFe or similar frameworks).

Additional beneficial competences:

• Experience with SAP DRC (Document and Reporting Compliance)
• SAP Cash Management

Personal characteristics:

• Strong strategic and analytical mindset, with a proactive approach to execution.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities and aptitude for explaining complex finance and SAP concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to foster a collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, guiding teams toward successful delivery in a dynamic setting

This is a full-time position, starting in January 2025.
Apply by sending in your CV in English as soon as possible, but no later than the 5th Janauary. Due to data policies, we only accept applications through the SmartRecruiters or career page.  

Benefits
We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here. 

In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment types and countries. 

Inclusion & Diversity 
At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplaces throughout our organization. Our teams should consist of a variety of people who share and combine their knowledge, experience, and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible, and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.

We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter to your application as it often contains information that can easily trigger unintentional biases.

Company Description
H&M Group is a family of brands; H&M, COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, and Afound. At H&M Group, our people are the driving force behind our commitment to creating meaningful growth and more sustainable lifestyles. Help us re-imagine fashion and together we will re-shape our industry. Learn more about H&M Group here