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.
- Key tasks:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Reconciliation & Control
- Ensure reconciliation between:
- RAR subledger and FI GL
- Contract assets/liabilities and revenue accounts
- Support financial controls, audit queries, and compliance reviews.
- 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*
- Required training and education:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Management or a related field.
- 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
- 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.
- Other specialized knowledge:
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
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