Accounting Business Expert

As Business Expert within Finance, you will work agile in a cross-competence team with a common goal to assure that the product development is in line with business needs. You will help to solve complex functional problems within finance and accounting area. You will contribute by sharing your accounting and business expertise within your product team and support your Product manager with rollout of global solutions and identifying new accounting solution features based on business opportunities and by assessing feasibility and requirements. You will act as a partner to cross-functional stakeholders with the aim of supporting implementation of IT solutions, processes and ways of working that are compliant with local accounting regulations and principles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather business insights and requirements to identify financial solution improvement needs
• Utilize financial process expertise to proactively analyze problem areas, root causes, and improvement opportunities in the solution area
• Collaborate with IT and other relevant stakeholders to design, implement, and document efficient and compliant financial solutions
• Prepare training materials and execute trainings to relevant stakeholders
• Build and maintain strong relationships with end-users and stakeholders, proficiently explaining the product’s purpose, benefits, and roadmap
• Constantly strive to improve processes and contribute to creating efficient ways of working

Who You Are

We believe you have a strong background in traditional finance and accounting with a keen interest and experience in solution-based projects with accounting systems such as SAP. You can explain deep subject matter situations relating to finance, accounting and SAP to cross-functional stakeholders.

You are flexible and approach new challenges with a solution-oriented mindset. You act as a leader and have the confidence to make quick decisions and support the product managers in prioritizing.

We are looking for people with

• Degree within Business Administration, Economics, IT Economics or equivalent
• At least 6 years of work experience, ideally within accounting
• A genuine interest in accounting process flows from a system perspective, with experience from working in SAP
• Good MS office skills, as design improvements need to be documented and presented
• Fluency in English, oral and written
• Strong analytical and strategic skills
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration and retail industry is considered a plus
• Leadership experience is considered a plus

WHO WE ARE

H&M is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.

We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.

Help us re-imagine fashion and together we will re-shape our industry. Learn more about H&M here.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE

At H&M , we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe.

We offer all our employees at H&M attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.
In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment types and countries.

JOIN US

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.

Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.

• We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application.