The A2R – RAR Senior Professional provides expert functional support and stabilization of SAP S/4HANA Revenue Accounting & Reporting (RAR) within the Account-to-Report value stream. The role ensures: Accurate revenue recognition, Stable month-end close, Compliance with IFRS 15 / ASC 606,Trusted financial reporting while driving continuous improvement and mentoring junior RAR specialists.

Goal of function:

Act as the liaison between business process owners, functional consultants, and the offshore/onshore technical team.

1) Key tasks:

 1. Run Operations & Expert Support

• Provide L3 functional support for SAP S/4HANA RAR covering:
  • Revenue contracts
  • Performance obligations (POBs)
  • Allocation and postings
  • Periodic revenue processing
• Resolve complex issues related to:
  • Contract processing
  • Revenue postings
  • Integration between SD, RAR, and FI
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.

2. Problem Management & Root Cause Analysis

• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring and critical RAR issues.
• Identify configuration gaps, process weaknesses, and data defects.
• Drive permanent fixes through controlled change.

3. Change & Enhancement Support, under the governance of ITS COE A2R

• Analyses business change requests related to:
  • Revenue models
  • Contract structures
  • Accounting rules
• Design and implement:
  • Configuration changes
  • Functional specifications
  • Testing and UAT support
• Ensure changes comply with:
  • Accounting standards
  • Internal controls
  • Audit requirements

4. Reconciliation & Control

• Ensure reconciliation between:
  • RAR subledger and FI GL
  • Contract assets/liabilities and revenue accounts
• Support financial controls, audit queries, and compliance reviews.

2) Stakeholder Engagement

Internal:

• ITS COE A2R
• Finance Controllers (A2R)
• Order-to-Cash and Billing teams
• Data Support & Governance teams

External:

• SAP Support
• System Integrators

Key Performance Indicators

• Service availability and reliability
• Service Quality & performance
• Operational Excellence
• Risk & compliance

Qualifications, experience, know-how and skills critical for success*

1) Required training and education:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Management or a related field.

2) Required professional experience (in years):

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, IT, or related discipline
• 8–12 years experience in SAP Finance or Finance Operations
• 4–6 years hands-on experience in: SAP Revenue Accounting & Reporting (RAR) and Account-to-Report processes

3) Important personal qualities:

Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with high attention to detail

Effective communication skills for interacting with business stakeholders and technical teams

Ability to manage multiple tasks, tickets, and priorities in a fast-paced environment

Experience documenting data policies, functional specifications, technical specifications.

4) Other specialized knowledge:

a) IT skills

• Hands-on configuration skills on activation of business functions, defining accounting principles, setting up contract/performance obligations (POB) rules using BRF+
• Mapping organizational structures, configuring revenues determination (SSP, conditions) and linking GL accounts in FARR_IMG/FARR_RAI_MON
• 5-step model for contract identification, POB, transaction price, allocation and recognition following the IFRS15/ASC 606

b) Product knowledge

Core SAP & Technical Skills

• SAP RAR, SAP Universal Ledger, SAP Item based accounting
• Familiarity with SAP Solution Manager, Focused Run, ChaRM
• Understanding of SAP integrations (CPI, PI/PO, third-party systems)

c) Tools

SAP Products

• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP BW/4HANA / SAC
• SAP Solution Manager / Focused Run
• SAP Fiori & UI5
• SAP CPI / PI-PO

Supporting Platforms

• ITSM tools (ServiceNow preferred)
• Monitoring tools (SAP ALM, APM, AIOps)
• Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP – SAP workloads)

5 ) Special personal requirements:

• Working on CET zone