About Signify
Through bold discovery and cutting-edge innovation, we lead an industry that is vital for the future of our planet: lighting. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we're breaking new ground in data analytics, AI, and smart solutions for homes, offices, cities, and beyond.
At Signify, you can shape tomorrow by building on our incredible 125+ year legacy while working toward even bolder sustainability goals. Our culture of continuous learning, creativity, and commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers you to grow your skills and career.
Join us, and together, we’ll transform our industry, making a lasting difference for brighter lives and a better world.
More about the role
Signify is amid the design, build and deployment of a global greenfield S/4HANA solution. To support the deployment and ensure stable operations and continuous optimization, we are establishing a global application maintenance organization.
The SAP S/4HANA Finance Functional Engineer is responsible for supporting the S/4 HANA deployments and supporting and optimizing SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions in a post go-live application maintenance environment. Collaborates within a global team and works closely with business stakeholders, partners and cross-functional teams to ensure stable, compliant and efficient finance processes. The role focuses on functional support, issue resolution, system stability and operational effectiveness.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Support Finance Business Process Owners, key users and project teams in maintaining SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions aligned to the global template and deploying the global S/4 HANA implementation on a local level.
Provide functional support across core Finance and Controlling processes including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA), Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Internal Orders (IO), COPA / Margin Analysis, Product Costing and Project Systems (PS).
Provide end-to-end functional support in an AMS environment including incident management, service requests, defect resolution and root cause analysis in line with agreed service levels.
Conduct impact analysis, testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to support quality delivery of changes and enhancements.
Support Finance processes with strong integration across Sales, Supply Chain, Planning, Manufacturing, Warehousing and Reporting domains.
Monitor system performance, operational issues and user feedback to ensure stable and efficient day-to-day finance operations.
Support critical finance cycles including month-end, quarter-end and year-end close, ensuring continuity and timely issue resolution.
Provide user support, functional guidance and knowledge sharing to enable consistent adoption and operational effectiveness.
Critical Experiences and Skills
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferably in Engineering, Information Technology, Finance Systems or a related field.
Hands-on experience in SAP ERP / S/4HANA Finance and Costing implementation and/or support.
Strong functional understanding of Finance and Controlling processes including GL, AP, AR, AA, CCA, IO, COPA / Margin Analysis, Product Costing and PS.
Experience working in a global application maintenance support or production support environment including stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
Experience in system enhancements, incident resolution, problem management, testing and delivery of supportable business solutions.
Experience supporting critical finance operations including period-end and year-end close cycles.
Good understanding of integration points with adjacent business domains and SAP modules.
Good understanding of Agile / Scrum ways of working and service management practices.
Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
SAP certification in relevant Finance modules is an advantage.
Ability to work effectively in a global, complex and highly integrated business environment.
Grading Differentiators
Good knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Finance functional processes and incident management practices.
Operates independently within assigned functional scope and delivers with limited supervision.
Able to resolve moderately complex functional issues across integrated SAP processes.
Contributes effectively to support, enhancement and continuous improvement initiatives
Everything we’ll do for you
You can grow a lasting career here. We’ll encourage you, support you, and challenge you. We’ll help you learn and progress in a way that’s right for you, with coaching and mentoring along the way. We’ll listen to you too, because we see and value every one of our 27,000+ people. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a full spectrum of bright ideas. With a global workforce present in 70+ countries, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every voice is heard and valued, helping us all achieve more together.
Come join us, and together we can light up the future.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in SAP FICO (ECC and/or S/4HANA)
- Strong configuration in GL, AP, AR, AA, Cash Management
- Expertise in controlling (CCA, IO, PCA, COPA, Product Costing)
What We Do
Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) is the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers, and the Internet of Things. Our Philips products, Interact systems and data-enabled services deliver business value and transform life in homes, buildings and public spaces. In 2023, we had sales of EUR 6.7 billion, approximately 32,000 employees and a presence in over 70 countries. We unlock the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world. We have been in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index since our IPO for seven consecutive years and have achieved the EcoVadis Platinum rating for four consecutive years, placing Signify in the top one percent of companies assessed. News from Signify can be found in the Newsroom, on X, LinkedIn and Instagram. Information for investors is located on the Investor Relations page
