Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, we deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.
The role is based in Hyderabad, India (Hybrid role). Be part of a motivated, passionate, and open-minded team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
Partner with Finance leadership, Global Process Owners (GPOs), and business stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable SAP solutions.
Drive process harmonization and standardization initiatives across Finance functions.
Identify opportunities for automation, controls improvement, and operational efficiency.
Facilitate workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and solution reviews.
Configure and support finance modules for SAP (ECC) and SAP CFIN.
Support SAP S/4HANA implementation and migration initiatives.
Lead project workstreams from requirements through deployment.
Participate in finance transformation programs including Central Finance, Group Reporting, Master Data Governance, and process harmonization initiatives.
Prepare project plans, effort estimates, risk assessments, and status reporting.
What Makes You the Right Fit
Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or any other relevant discipline.
Minimum 10 years of hands-on SAP FICO functional experience.
Atleast 3 years of experience supporting SAP S/4HANA Finance in a complex business environment.
Strong experience with SAP Central Finance (CFIN) and related implementations.
Experience with SAP Solution Manager and testing methodologies.
Understanding of SAP authorization and controls framework.
Experience supporting global finance organizations.
Strong understanding and configuration expertise of SAP FICO.
Willing to travel as required.
How Would You Stand Out?
Experience working on at least two full lifecycle SAP implementations is preferred.
SAP S/4HANA Finance Certification.
SAP Central Finance implementation experience.
Experience in large global transformation programs.
Why Choose Us?
Multinational and supporting environment
Health insurance
Training opportunities
Learning and development programs
Important Information Regarding This Position
For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is presently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The Food Ingredient business unit will remain a part of IFF until close and, at such time, it will transition to CVC Capital Partners. In applying for this position, you acknowledge your awareness that the position is a part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or relevant discipline
- Minimum 10 years of hands-on SAP FICO functional experience
- At least 3 years supporting SAP S/4HANA Finance in a complex business environment
- Strong experience with SAP Central Finance (CFIN) and related implementations
- Experience with SAP Solution Manager and testing methodologies
- Understanding of SAP authorization and controls framework
- Experience supporting global finance organizations
- Strong understanding and configuration expertise of SAP FICO
- Willingness to travel as required
- Experience on at least two full lifecycle SAP implementations
- SAP S/4HANA Finance Certification
- Experience in large global transformation programs
IFF Family of Companies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IFF Family of Companies and has not been reviewed or approved by IFF Family of Companies.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in many roles and locations, and compensation is often described as good.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents is in place. This policy is positioned as a notable component of the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Core offerings include paid time off, sick days, holidays, and sabbatical leave. Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks and hybrid/remote arrangements are available where feasible.
IFF Family of Companies Insights
What We Do
Meet IFF: We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs. An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave. With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, we’re poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldn’t be the same. Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet. Explore what sets us apart.
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