FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT - SAP

SAP Controlling (CO) Consultant

Key Responsibilities:

• Configure and support SAP CO sub-modules with a focus on:

• Product Costing (PC)

  – including cost estimates, BOM/routing integration, and cost roll-ups.

• Cost Center Accounting (CCA)

  and

  Internal Orders

  for tracking overheads and project costs.

• Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)

  – actual vs. planned reporting by product line or market segment.

• Profit Center Accounting (PCA)

  – supporting decentralized profit tracking and internal reporting.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, finance, and supply chain teams to map business processes and implement cost optimization solutions.
• Monitor and manage month-end and year-end closing activities, ensuring accuracy in cost allocations, settlements, and reporting.
• Analyze production variances, inventory valuations, WIP (Work in Progress), and scrap reporting.
• Integrate SAP CO with other key modules such as:

• SAP MM (Materials Management)

  – for material master and inventory valuation.

• SAP PP (Production Planning)

  – for routing, production orders, and cost collection.

• SAP FI (Financial Accounting)

  – for reconciliation and financial statements.
• Create and maintain documentation, functional specs, user guides, and SOPs.
• Deliver training and support to end-users and key stakeholders in manufacturing finance.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or Cost Accounting.
• 3–6 years of experience with SAP CO in a manufacturing environment.
• In-depth understanding of

  manufacturing cost structures

  , including direct and indirect costing, inventory valuation, and WIP.
• Experience with

  SAP Product Costing

  ,

  CO-PA

  , and

  variance analysis

  .
• Hands-on experience integrating SAP CO with

  SAP PP/MM/FI

  modules.
• Familiarity with

  SAP S/4HANA

  (especially Universal Journal) is highly desirable.

Nice-to-Have:

• SAP CO certification.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, standard costing, or activity-based costing.
• Experience with SAP Fiori apps, SAP Analytics Cloud, or BW reporting.
• Exposure to global manufacturing operations or multi-plant cost structures.
• Basic ABAP debugging skills for functional analysis.