BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World.
To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to join us on this journey! Tomorrow can’t wait, let’s shape it together!
BAT DBShas an exciting opportunity for a SAP Senior Finance Consultant in Selangor, Malaysia
ROLE SUMMARY
What are the key objectives and expectations from this role?
The Senior Product Manager is accountable for defining and leading end-to-end technical strategy, lifecycle management, and operational health of business-critical SAP product that is supporting the BAT Finance processes, ensuring that the platform remains secure, compliant, reliable, scalable, and aligned to evolving business and technology requirements.
The role governs the complete product lifecycle from strategy development, roadmap planning, platform modernization, and risk management through delivery oversight, operational support, and continuous improvement. It serves as a single point of accountability for ensuring that business priorities are translated into product outcomes, technical risks are proactively managed, platform performance is optimized, and long-term product sustainability is maintained.
Core Relationships:
- DBS Corporate Function
- DBS IDT Services
- Solution Architects
- Global Process Finance, regional and market finance teams
- IT Application Owners
- Compliance & Risk, and Security Operations teams
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Own the end-to-end product lifecycle from strategy, roadmap, and investment planning through deployment, adoption, enhancement, and retirement.
- Manage business demand and priorities by gathering requirements, conducting fit-gap analysis, assessing impacts, and maintaining the product backlog based on business value.
- Lead change governance and delivery by ensuring all changes align with approved processes, controls, and governance requirements.
- Partner with collaborators and architects to translate business needs into practical, scalable, and sustainable technology solutions.
- Drive product performance and value realization through benchmarks, success metrics, adoption initiatives, and continuous improvement programs.
- Ensure quality, compliance, and risk management by supporting audits, SOX controls, quality assurance activities, and operational standards.
- Oversee vendors and service providers by reviewing estimates, managing delivery partners, handling critical issues, and ensuring service outcomes meet expectations.
- Support operational excellence across release management, deployment, service transition, production support, and ongoing operational performance.
What are we looking for?
- 13+ years of SAP FICO experience supporting Record-to-Report (R2R) finance processes, including end-to-end implementations, production support, and full lifecycle delivery from design through production.
- Strong SAP landscape expertise, including SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SAP Fiori, SAP BTP, and SAP Integration Technologies, with a solid understanding of SAP-enabled business capabilities and enterprise technology environments.
- Extensive experience in Enterprise IT delivery, Release Management, Quality Assurance, and Platform Governance, including managing enterprise-wide releases and quality governance processes.
- Proven leadership in managing enterprise technology products, platforms, or digital capabilities, with experience defining product roadmaps, prioritizing investments, and balancing short-term business needs with long-term strategic goals.
- Experience working in audit-regulated and SOX-compliant environments, with a strong understanding of SOX controls, change management processes, implementation cycles, and IT governance requirements.
- Strong collaborator management and communication skills, with demonstrated success engaging senior business leaders, influencing cross-functional teams, building relationships across global matrix organizations, and navigating complex environments.
- Strong strategic, analytical, financial, and decision-making capabilities, coupled with resilience, agility, conflict resolution, coaching, mentoring, and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
- Bachelor's degree required, with SAP FICO certification preferred; additional certifications or knowledge in Agile, DevOps, DevSecOps, SAFe, ITIL, and value-drive
What we offer you?
- We offer a market leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility)
- Our range of benefits varies by country and includes diverse health plans, initiatives for work-life balance, transportation support, and a flexible holiday plan with additional incentives
- Your journey with us isn't limited by boundaries; it's propelled by your aspirations. Join us at BAT and become a part of an environment that thrives on internal advancement, where your career progression isn't just a statement – it's a reality we're eager to build together. Seize the opportunity and own your development; your next chapter starts here.
- You'll have access to online learning platforms and personalized growth programs to nurture your leadership skills
- We prioritise continuous improvement within a transformative environment, preparing for ongoing changes
WHY JOIN BAT?
We’re one of the few companies named as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute – certified in offering excellent employee conditions.
Collaboration, inclusion and partnership underpin everything we do here at BAT. We are looking forward to enabling every individual to thrive, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, skills, experience, education, socio-economic and professional background, veteran status, perspectives and thinking styles. We know that embracing talent from all backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals.
We see the career breaks as opportunities not obstacles. Through The Global Returners program, we support professionals looking to restart their careers after an extended absence from the workforce (e.g. time out caring for family, parental leave, national service, sabbatical and/or starting an own venture).
Come bring your difference and see what is possible for you at BAT. Learn more about our culture and our award winning employee experience here.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best during the recruitment process, you are encouraged to notify us. We are fully committed to support you by making appropriate arrangements for you to demonstrate your full potential.
