Sap Co Consultant

Role & responsibilities

Configuration Skills for SAP CO Consultants:

1. Organizational Structure Setup

• Define and configure controlling areas.
• Assign company codes to controlling areas.
• Set up operating concern for Profitability Analysis (CO-PA).

2. Cost Element Accounting

• Configure primary and secondary cost elements.
• Define cost element groups.
• Maintain cost element categories.

3. Cost Center Accounting

• Create and configure cost centers.
• Define cost center groups.
• Configure standard hierarchy.
• Set up planning layouts and activity types.
• Assign cost elements to cost centers.

4. Internal Orders

• Configure order types.
• Define order profiles.
• Set up settlement rules.
• Configure order planning and budgeting.

5. Activity-Based Costing (ABC)

• Define activity types.
• Assign activity prices.
• Configure activity allocation methods.

6. Profit Center Accounting

• Define profit centers and profit center groups.
• Configure profit center hierarchies.
• Set up actual data postings and allocations.

7. Product Cost Controlling

• Configure costing variants.
• Set up cost object controlling for production orders, process orders, and sales

orders.

• Define valuation strategies.
• Configure price determination.

8. Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)

• Configure characteristics and value fields.
• Set up operating concern and assignments.
• Define assessment and allocation cycles.
• Configure costing-based and account-based CO-PA.

9. Allocations and Assessments

• Set up distribution and assessment cycles.
• Define allocation bases.
• Configure indirect activity allocation.

10. Integration with Other Modules

• Integration with FI (Financial Accounting) for cost elements.
• Integration with MM (Material Management) and PP (Production Planning)

for product costing.

• Integration with SD (Sales and Distribution) for profitability analysis.

11. Planning and Budgeting

• Set up cost center and internal order planning.
• Configure planning layouts and versions.
• Set up top-down distribution and manual planning.

12. Reporting and Analysis

• Configure standard SAP reports.
• Use report painter and report writer for custom reports.
• Set up data extraction for external reporting tools.

Soft Skills to Complement Configuration

• Strong business process understanding (Finance, Controlling)
• Analytical thinking
• Communication with business stakeholders
• Problem-solving skills

Preferred candidate profile