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.
1. Process
- Implementation and introduction of uniform standards for cost accounting tasks.
- Creation, evaluation, prioritization and approval of system change requests.
- Coordination with those responsible for the other SAP modules.
2. Service
- Technical support of the organizations and business process advisory.
- Further development of the tire cost accounting system in terms of content and technology (SAP CO) (Change
Management).
- SAP CO incidence response to tire companies.
- Support of tire companies in context with legal changes (P&L)
- Creation of business concepts for cost accounting in cross-company projects.
3. Trainings / Tests
- Implementation of system, process and concept training in all tire companies worldwide.
- Documentation and communication of new processes and concepts.
- Testing and approval of system changes in cost accounting-relevant systems (SAP CO, BW, PM, IM, PS).
- Support in sales systems testing (eBITS environment)
4. SAP Rollouts / Projects
- Project management in the introduction of new processes and standards in the field of cost accounting and support in sales systems projects, worldwide.
- Creation and documentation of requirements at the introduction of system solutions (Book of
Requirements).
- Definition and implementation of standardized cost accounting concepts for new / changed tire companies.
- Training and business acceptance tests.
- Migration of existing data (cut over concepts).
- Go-life support (hyper care).
- Communication and coordination with tire and group controlling functions (group, division, BU).
5. Other Projects
- Management and participation in national and international projects in the area of cost accounting. Support in sales systems projects.
- Further development of intercompany solutions (forward invoicing, subcontracting, ...).
- Further development of product cost calculation solutions.
- Development / further development of business warehouse solutions in the field of cost accounting (e.g.
DRIVE).
6. Incident Management
- Second level support to the local key user organization (controlling systems).
- Solving user and system problems.
- Coordination of all SAP CO relevant system issues with IT.
- Advice and support to the controlling organization with respect to cost accounting.
7. Year End / Budget Activities
- Advice and support in month- and year-end closure in cooperation with tire companies and central functions.
- Advice and support in the budget process in cooperation with the tire companies and central functions.
8. Authorizations
- Design and administration of authorization concepts for cost accounting.
- SAP role definitions and review of critical roles in SAP CO.
- Regular review of the role assignment of all tire companies.
9. Analysis
- Support in the preparation of cross-company analyses in context with cost accounting.
- Definition and introduction of key figure reporting solutions in controlling.
Education / Certification: Academic degree in Business Administration or information technology or a related field.
Professional Experience: Over three years of work experience in Controlling or related areas, project experience, interest in working with IT systems.
Project and/or Process Experience: Implementation and conceptual project experience.
Leadership Experience: Experience in leading project teams.
Intercultural / International Experience: Experience working in multicultural teams, able to travel on business trips
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