SAP Functional Manager - Operations

As a seasoned SAP Functional Manager at the Real Estate company in Mumbai, your role involves leading day-to-day SAP operations to ensure seamless business processes across Finance (FI/CO), Materials Management (MM), and Project Systems (PS). Your key responsibilities include: - Leading SAP operations across FI/CO, MM, and PS to ensure reliability, governance, and functional excellence. - Supporting and optimizing project budgeting, WBS cost tracking, procurement cycles, and capitalization processes. - Collaborating with Finance, Procurement, and Project teams to align SAP with core business operations. - Driving automation, process improvement, and reporting accuracy through SAP enhancements. - Managing internal functional analysts and AMS vendors to ensure SLA adherence and timely issue resolution. - Supporting digital transformation initiatives, including SAP S/4HANA readiness and integration with BI dashboards. To excel in this role, you should have the following qualifications: - Graduate / Postgraduate in Engineering, IT, Finance, or related field. - 10+ years of SAP functional experience, with at least 5 years in a managerial role. - Strong expertise in FI/CO (Cost accounting, internal orders, profitability analysis), MM (Procurement lifecycle, vendor management, GR/IR reconciliation), and PS (Project structuring, budgeting, settlement, and integration with finance). - Experience in real estate or infrastructure is preferred. - Exposure to SAP S/4HANA, Fiori, and reporting tools is desirable. Desired attributes for this role include being a strategic thinker with strong business process understanding, excellent leadership, stakeholder, and vendor management skills, and an analytical mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.,