Senior SAP Controlling Consultant (CO)

Job Description: Senior SAP Controlling (CO) Consultant

Position Overview

• Position: Senior SAP Controlling (CO) Consultant


• Experience Required: 8 to 10+ years


• Location / Mode: PAN India / Hybrid


• Project Type: Implementation, Roll-outs, Support, Change Requests, and Enhancements

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior SAP Controlling (CO) Consultant with a strong track record of end-to-end implementations and business process re-engineering. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise across core and advanced SAP CO modules, exceptional stakeholder communication skills, and hands-on experience in SAP S/4HANA environments. You will lead requirement gathering, solution building, gap analysis, and month-end closing cycles while coordinating closely with technical teams.

Mandatory Requirements & Core Skills

• Experience: 8–10+ years of cumulative IT experience specializing in SAP Controlling (CO).


• Communication: EXCELLENT verbal and written communication skills with proven ability in client-facing roles, blueprinting, and user training.


• SAP S/4HANA Knowledge: Solid understanding of SAP S/4HANA differences compared to ECC (e.g., Universal Journal integration, Material Ledger enhancements, CO-PA architecture).


• Project Lifecycle: Hands-on participation in at least 2+ full-cycle implementations, roll-outs, or major support/enhancement projects from requirement gathering to Go-Live.

Key Responsibilities

• Core SAP CO Modules:
  
  
  
  
  • General Controlling, Cost Center Accounting (CO-OM-CCA), and Profit Center Accounting (EC-PCA).
  
  
  • Product Costing (CO-PC) covering Make-to-Stock (MTS) and Make-to-Order (MTO) scenarios.
  
  
  • Material Ledger (ML) and profitability analysis (CO-PA), including Report Painter, CO-PA Realignment, and Top-Down Distribution.
  
  
  
  


• Month-End Closing Excellence: Expert execution and troubleshooting of month-end closing tasks in CO, including Work in Process (WIP) calculation, Variance Analysis, and Order/Project Settlement.


• Specialized CO Scenarios:
  
  
  
  
  • Overhead management (Overhead keys, Overhead groups).
  
  
  • Advanced costing methods: Additive costing, Job costing, Batch costing, Mixed costing, Joint product, By-product, and Co-product costing.
  
  
  • Origin groups and Auxiliary Cost Component structures.
  
  
  
  


• Cross-Functional Integration: Seamless integration of SAP CO with FI, MM, SD, PP, and PM modules, alongside integration with BW or BI.


• Project Delivery & Methodology:
  
  
  
  
  • Lead Business Process Re-engineering (BPR), Solution Building, Blueprinting, and GAP Analysis.
  
  
  • Design and execute Unit Testing, Integration Testing, and prepare comprehensive user manuals and training documentation.
  
  
  • Manage and prioritize multiple assignments simultaneously to meet rigorous delivery schedules.
  
  
  
  


• Technical Coordination & Interfaces: Collaborate with technical teams for custom object development, and handle interface configurations including RFC connections and Background Job Tools.