Senior Audit Specialist

 We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

Your career in one of the most exciting environments at SAP

Joining Global Risk and Assurance Services Corporate Audit (CA) as a team member, will present you with a wealth of new challenges and new opportunities. Our audit engagements make SAP run smarter. We work for all Board areas and subsidiaries, and conduct process and compliance audits, evaluate new audit topics, gain in-depth knowledge on evolving themes, identify gaps for improvement, and are trusted advisors to the business. To do this, we rely on the diversity and expertise of our highly qualified audit teams. Constant exchange with colleagues outside CA and our willingness to learn are key to achieving our ambitious goals.

Global Risk and Assurance Services CA is a staff department reporting directly to the CFO and the Supervisory Board’s Audit Committee. We are one of the integral elements of the corporate governance and compliance framework and are a business advisor to our various stakeholders. We ensure that the company’s financial statements are reliable, its internal controls and compliance programs are effective, and we identify business risks. To achieve these goals, we work closely with the Board, the various corporate departments, and regional and local management. Our reports are presented to these stakeholders, which makes our work highly visible.

The demand for an Enterprise Software Provider to run at its optimum capability in effective, efficient, secure and compliant manner is now an essential requirement for SAP’s internal and external cloud business. Global Risk and Assurance Corporate Audit now seeks candidates with the knowledge, qualification and certification to plan, implement and define action items based on a comprehensive technology and security audits of SAP’s environments portfolio.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

• Perform and lead SAP IT System, Solution, Process, Architecture, Security and Data Audits.
• Describe existing scenarios and processes, evaluate the current and required future state process by collecting data points via interviews, documentation or system information.
• Describe the to-be or expected compliant situation or process, document the delta between the existing and to-be compliant process and describe the results of any discrepancies.
• Collaborate with multiple teams, working in global, interdisciplinary and cross cultural groups.
• Report on, discuss and represent findings and recommendations with SAP senior management.
• Manage full audit scope, timelines, required resources and budget.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

You observe the high standards of ethical and compliance principles such as impartiality, an unbiased attitude, and avoidance of conflicts of interest.

You have an extremely high level of discretion and professionalism, a strong business acumen and are able to gain the trust of our stakeholders.

Candidate Attributes:

• An energetic person, seeking new challenges in an global environment, able to adapt quickly to new situations.
• Dedicated to deliver best in class results and advise our customers.
• As a quick learner keen to acquire new hard skills and soft skills.
• A strong team player who works well with other SAP Corporate Audit colleagues while learning from them too.

Candidate Skills Should Include:

• A solid understanding of physical and facility security standards
• Experience with data center operations and security controls
• A broad knowledge of IT system architecture concepts and data center infrastructure (soft and hardware components)
• Experience with cloud computing environments (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)
• Experience with SOC or ISO certification audit cycles
• Experience in SAP business application management, system and solution architecture skills paired with project management and leadership skills.
• Excellent analytical skills

Working Environment:

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• Ability to work independently and confidently in an international team and in a confidential environment
• Ability to fairly and objectively judge and balance technical issues with business opportunities
• Expert presentation skills: the ability to confidently present technical findings with business impact to SAP senior management
• Expert communication skills: the ability to fluently understand, communicate and articulate full range of audit related topics (oral and writing – English/German)
• Audit or security-related certifications preferred (e.g. CISA, CISSP, CIA, CISM)

WORK EXPERIENCE

At least 3+ years of IT Systems Operations Management, Cyber Security, IT Infrastructure Management, Business Application Management, Project Management or Internal / Certification Audit (ISO/SOC/PCI/NIST) experience

When?

You can start your career step at CA immediately.

How?

Learning & Development Opportunities

You will receive an intensive and individualized training plan when you start. Our experts will be your mentors.

You receive regular feedback so you can monitor your progress.

​Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 402705  | Work Area: Administration  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.