The SAP Currency Management Expert is responsible for designing, configuring, and supporting currency handling frameworks across SAP systems, ensuring accurate currency conversion, valuation, and reporting in compliance with local and international accounting standards. The role covers classic and advanced currency management features in S/4HANA, including parallel currency types, exchange rate management, and multi-currency reporting scenarios. The manager works closely with finance, controlling, and treasury teams to define how currencies are managed across business processes, ensuring consistency, transparency, and accuracy across company codes and ledgers.
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Responsibilities
- Lead configuration of parallel currencies, exchange rates, and valuation approaches in SAP
- Design and implement foreign currency revaluation and translation processes
- Define and maintain currency types, valuation methods, and exchange rate determination logic
- Configure and support SAP Advanced Currency Management (S/4HANA)
- Ensure proper handling of currency in General Ledger, Controlling, and Asset Accounting
- Coordinate with Treasury for exchange rate feeds (manual or automated)
- Support multi-currency consolidation and group reporting requirements
- Manage cutover strategy for historical exchange rate conversion (migration projects)
- Oversee financial statement preparation in multiple currencies
- Provide documentation, user training, and ongoing support for finance teams
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Information Systems
- SAP Certified Application Associate - S/4HANA for Financial Accounting
- 8-12 years of SAP Finance experience, including strong focus on currency handling
- Minimum 2 years in a managerial or solution lead role
- Experience with parallel currency setup and multi-currency reporting in S/4HANA
Work Environment & Conditions
- Consulting environment managing complex global finance landscapes
- Travel may be required within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Collaboration with finance, audit, treasury, and SAP technical teams
- Involvement in system conversions, go-live, and post-migration validation
- Continuous learning on IFRS updates and SAP release changes in currency handling
- Responsibility for accurate, audit-compliant currency treatment in enterprise systems.
