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
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Provide L3 functional support for SAP S/4HANA RAR covering:
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Revenue contracts
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Performance obligations (POBs)
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Allocation and postings
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Periodic revenue processing
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Resolve complex issues related to:
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Contract processing
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Revenue postings
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Integration between SD, RAR, and FI
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Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.
2. Problem Management & Root Cause Analysis
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Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring and critical RAR issues.
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Identify configuration gaps, process weaknesses, and data defects.
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Drive permanent fixes through controlled change.
3. Change & Enhancement Support, under the governance of ITS COE A2R
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Analyses business change requests related to:
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Revenue models
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Contract structures
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Accounting rules
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Design and implement:
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Configuration changes
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Functional specifications
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Testing and UAT support
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Ensure changes comply with:
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Accounting standards
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Internal controls
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Audit requirements
4. Reconciliation & Control
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Ensure reconciliation between:
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RAR subledger and FI GL
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Contract assets/liabilities and revenue accounts
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Support financial controls, audit queries, and compliance reviews.
2) Stakeholder Engagement
Internal:
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ITS COE A2R
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Finance Controllers (A2R)
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Order-to-Cash and Billing teams
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Data Support & Governance teams
External:
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SAP Support
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System Integrators
Key Performance Indicators
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Service availability and reliability
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Service Quality & performance
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Operational Excellence
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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):
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Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, IT, or related discipline
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8–12 years experience in SAP Finance or Finance Operations
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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
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Hands-on configuration skills on activation of business functions, defining accounting principles, setting up contract/performance obligations (POB) rules using BRF+
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Mapping organizational structures, configuring revenues determination (SSP, conditions) and linking GL accounts in FARR_IMG/FARR_RAI_MON
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5-step model for contract identification, POB, transaction price, allocation and recognition following the IFRS15/ASC 606
b) Product knowledge
Core SAP & Technical Skills
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SAP RAR, SAP Universal Ledger, SAP Item based accounting
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Familiarity with SAP Solution Manager, Focused Run, ChaRM
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Understanding of SAP integrations (CPI, PI/PO, third-party systems)
c) Tools
SAP Products
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SAP S/4HANA
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SAP BW/4HANA / SAC
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SAP Solution Manager / Focused Run
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SAP Fiori & UI5
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SAP CPI / PI-PO
Supporting Platforms
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ITSM tools (ServiceNow preferred)
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Monitoring tools (SAP ALM, APM, AIOps)
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Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP – SAP workloads)
5 ) Special personal requirements:
