Associate Finance Specialist

Job Description

Associate Finance Specialist (SAP) | IBM

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at IBM, located in one of our IBM Consulting FutureNow Centers, where deep technical and industry expertise is delivered to a wide range of public and private sector clients globally. IBM is a 343,784-person organization that helps clients solve real-world business challenges through technology, innovation, and consulting. This role is crucial for assisting clients in modernizing financial processes, improving performance and reporting, and transforming finance operations using technology, data, automation, and Artificial Intelligence.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In one of our IBM Consulting FutureNow Centers

• Team: SAP practice, working alongside experienced SAP consultants, finance professionals, and technology specialists.
• Mission: To help organizations modernize financial processes, improve financial performance and reporting, and transform how finance operates using SAP-enabled solutions.
• Tech Stack: SAP, Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, cloud technologies, enterprise platforms, spreadsheets, business intelligence, data visualization.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Apply: Your knowledge of finance, accounting, and business operations to client challenges while developing expertise in SAP.
• Support: SAP-enabled finance processes across areas such as financial accounting, general ledger, and cost management for various clients.
• Translate: Financial and business requirements into practical SAP-enabled process and technology solutions.
• Participate: In SAP configuration, testing, data validation, documentation, and solution implementation activities under guidance.
• Collaborate: With experienced SAP consultants, finance professionals, and client stakeholders to strengthen consulting, communication, and analytical skills.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently completing or recently completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration with a concentration in Finance or Accounting, or a closely related business field.
• Experience: Demonstrated application of finance, accounting, analytical, or business problem-solving skills through coursework, internships, academic projects, or practical experiences.
• Skills: Strong foundational understanding of finance and accounting concepts, ability to analyze financial and business information, and effective communication of financial insights.
• Bonus: Experience applying finance or accounting concepts through internships, exposure to financial analysis or modeling, familiarity with financial systems or ERP concepts, and interest in SAP Finance or finance transformation.