Associate SAP Finance Consultant 2027

IBM • Baton Rouge, LA

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About The Position

As an Associate Finance Specialist at IBM, you will apply your finance, accounting, and business operations knowledge while developing expertise in SAP. You will help organizations modernize financial processes, improve financial performance and reporting, and use technology, data, automation, and Artificial Intelligence to transform finance operations.

You will work alongside experienced SAP consultants, finance professionals, and technology specialists to help clients address financial and business challenges through SAP-enabled solutions. This opportunity is intended for candidates with a strong finance or accounting foundation who want to develop technology and consulting expertise. Prior SAP experience is not required; IBM provides structured learning, mentorship, IBM SkillsBuild, certification opportunities, and hands-on client experiences.

Depending on business needs, skills, academic background, and career interests, you may support SAP solutions involving financial accounting, management accounting, financial reporting, general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, controlling, and related finance processes. Projects may span industries such as manufacturing, consumer products, retail, healthcare, financial services, energy, automotive, industrial, and public sector.

You will develop an understanding of end-to-end financial processes and how SAP technologies support them across large organizations. You will gain exposure to translating financial requirements into enterprise solutions and to using technology, data, automation, analytics, and AI to improve financial operations and decision-making.

Requirements

• 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. MBA candidates with relevant finance, accounting, or financial business-process experience are also encouraged to apply.
• Strong foundational understanding of finance and accounting concepts, such as financial reporting, general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, financial analysis, and controlling.
• Understanding of how financial transactions and business processes contribute to financial statements, reporting, internal controls, performance analysis, and business decision-making.
• Ability to analyze financial and business information, identify trends and problems, evaluate processes, and develop structured recommendations.
• Demonstrated application of finance, accounting, analytical, or business problem-solving skills through coursework, academic projects, internships, case competitions, research, student organizations, IBM SkillsBuild, certifications, or other practical experiences.
• Interest in developing expertise in SAP, enterprise finance technologies, analytics, automation, Artificial Intelligence, and digital transformation.
• Ability to communicate financial information, analysis, and recommendations clearly to business and technical audiences.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn how enterprise technology supports complex finance and accounting operations.
• Prior SAP experience is not required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience applying finance or accounting concepts through internships, academic projects, case competitions, research, student organizations, or other practical experiences.
• Exposure to financial analysis, financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, cost accounting, management accounting, financial modeling, business analytics, or process improvement.
• Familiarity with financial systems, ERP concepts, spreadsheets, business intelligence, data visualization, or other business technologies.
• Exposure to SAP or other ERP platforms is welcomed but not required.
• Interest in SAP Finance, finance transformation, Artificial Intelligence, automation, analytics, enterprise technology, and consulting.

Responsibilities

• Work with finance, accounting, business, and technology teams to understand financial processes, requirements, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support SAP-enabled finance processes, including financial accounting, general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, controlling, and related activities.
• Analyze financial and business requirements and help translate them into SAP-enabled process and technology solutions.
• Apply finance and accounting knowledge to understand transaction and business-process flows and their contribution to financial reporting, controls, analysis, and decision-making.
• Participate in SAP configuration, testing, data validation, documentation, issue resolution, and solution implementation under the guidance of experienced team members.
• Analyze financial, operational, and business data to identify trends, evaluate performance, and support business decision-making.
• Support finance process improvement and transformation initiatives intended to improve efficiency, accuracy, visibility, controls, and financial performance.
• Collaborate with SAP consultants, finance professionals, technology specialists, and client stakeholders while developing consulting, communication, analytical, and technology skills.
• Gain exposure to how Artificial Intelligence, automation, analytics, cloud technologies, and enterprise platforms are transforming finance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level