SAP FI Business Process Manager - Focus on Finance-Accounting

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a globally leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protection in the building sector and automotive industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 103 countries around the world and, in over 400 factories, produces innovative technologies for customers worldwide. In doing so, it plays a crucial role in enabling the transformation of the construction and vehicle industries toward greater environmental compatibility. With more than 33,000 employees, the company generated sales of CHF 11.2 billion in 2023.

Are you ready for the next step in your career and want to seize the opportunity to become part of the success story of one of the world's most comprehensive and broadly positioned manufacturers of chemical products?

In Utrecht/The Netherlands, we have an exciting opportunity for an SAP FI Business Process Manager - Focus on Finance-Accounting.

• SAP roll-outs and integrations of Sika companies and acquisitions in the EMEA region
• Support and contact person for the programs/tools used in accounting (e.g. VIM- Vendor Invoice Management)
• Targeted implementation of business requirements and IT solutions of different sizes of accounting processes
• Process optimization and adjustments as part of the transformation process from S/4 compatibility mode to S/4 standard
• Actively support the design and implementation phase of new processes and system changes
• Processing of requests from local SAP process managers of the Sika companies, Defect analysis and coordination of corrective actions
• Active participation in the digital transformation of corporate processes
• Creation of user documentation, Process descriptions and analyses of Change Requests (CR)
• Close cooperation with the process managers of the departments in the Sika companies and central IT
• With the successful implementation of internal user training courses and the participation in international projects, you have the opportunity to develop into a sought-after contact person for SAP processes within the company

Your skills:

• A business degree or a comparable qualification
• Several years of experience in handling SAP FI
• Good understanding of accounting processes (accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets) and experience in the field of business accountancy form the technical basis for this task
• Present solutions convincingly and in a structured manner
• Comfortable with MS Office applications
• Good English skills
• Willingness to travel occasionally (20 - 30%)
• A good understanding of business processes, analytical thinking, an independent, structured and targeted working method as well as the willingness to travel are completing your competence profile

Trust is the most important thing for us. We trust in the abilities of all our Sika team members and reward them with above-average freedom and authority - every day.

The opportunity to contribute new ideas, open up interesting fields of development and take on responsibility at an early stage are some of the key factors that characterise Sika's inventive spirit.

Friendly, personable and often surprisingly uncomplicated - this is how many of our employees describe their working relationship at Sika. We call this the Sika Spirit.

For a large company, we have a surprisingly flat hierarchy with direct decision-making processes.

To find out what our colleagues say about working at Sika, please click here.
We look forward to receiving your direct online application.