IT SAP Controlling Expert

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products – whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals – and add dimension and beauty with colourful finishes. We have a vast and ever‑evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernising infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.We are currently looking for SAP Controlling IT Expert to join our global organisation, where you will be working on a full‑remote basis.The candidate must ensure that Axalta’s SAP Finance/Controlling processes are globally consistent, productive, effective, and legally compliant. The expert is a central conduit for the FIN IT platform into Corporate & Regional Finance and influences corporate SAP directions and development on Axalta Corporate and the region’s behalf. This role is a member of the Finance IT Team and participates in the SAP ERP support organisation, providing strong SAP technical leadership for Finance/Controlling to the businesses and operations, and leads SAP skill development and support.The role represents the functional Finance/Controlling advisory and accounting teams on the ERP FIN architecture team and is responsible for overall architecture decisions and solution design on behalf of the Axalta business. It leads small‑ and medium‑size SAP expansion on value‑add projects and helps to stabilise and refine the SAP Finance/Controlling solutions, preserving data integrity and adherence to corporate standards, and ensuring continued technical stewardship, integration, and functionality of legacy information systems.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide strong SAP Finance process and technical leadership to the Finance and Controlling functions and users.Lead the SAP Finance/Controlling function, ensuring business requirements are translated successfully into the SAP S/4 system.This includes responsibility for SAP FIN architecture and solution design.Collaborate with and guide Finance/Controlling users to turn their business requirements into the best possible SAP solution.Lead and participate in small or medium‑sized SAP expansion or value‑add projects.Manage and assist with ongoing SAP stabilization and enhancement tasks.Preserve SAP data integrity and ensure adherence to corporate standards.Collaborate with regional leaders and the SAP FIN IT network to implement functionally integrated solutions enabling business and tax initiatives, driving business and tax process improvements, value capture, and supply‑chain transformation.Support routine audits, gathering master and transactional data from other FIN IT applications.Facilitate integration of new acquisitions or functionality, translating business requirements into technical specifications and ensuring all legal and financial control requirements are met.Assist in day‑to‑day SAP and Finance/Controlling regional operations and system processes.Train Finance/Controlling, Finance, and IT teams in SAP FIN skills and processes.Key Requirements10+ years of relevant SAP Finance experience and expert skill set.5+ years of leading or managing an SAP FIN function and/or team.Experience in one or more SAP implementations.Technical proficiency in SAP Finance/Controlling – Product Costing, Material Ledger,