SAP CO Management Accounting

Project Role : Custom Software Engineer

Project Role Description : Develop custom software solutions to design, code, and enhance components across systems or applications. Use modern frameworks and agile practices to deliver scalable, high-performing solutions tailored to specific business needs.                                                                                                                                                    

Must have skills : SAP CO Management Accounting

Good to have skills : NA

Minimum 12 year(s) of experience is required

Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Summary: 

As a Custom Software Engineer, a typical day involves designing, building, and configuring applications tailored to fulfill specific business process and application needs. This role requires a thoughtful approach to understanding organizational requirements and translating them into effective software solutions. The position demands continuous collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure that the applications developed align with evolving business objectives and operational workflows. Throughout the day, the engineer balances technical development with strategic planning to deliver robust and scalable software that supports business efficiency and growth.

Roles & Responsibilities: 

Lead the SAP Controlling (CO) workstream across end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementation, rollout, upgrade, and support programs.

Manage a team of SAP CO consultants, providing technical guidance, mentoring, resource planning, and delivery governance.

Design and deliver solutions for Product Costing, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Profit Center Accounting, Material Ledger, Actual Costing, Margin Analysis (Account-Based CO-PA), and Universal Parallel Accounting (UPA).

Drive Fit-to-Standard workshops, business process design, solution architecture, configuration reviews, testing, cutover, and hyper care.

Own end-to-end integration of SAP CO with:

FI – General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Universal Journal

MM – Procurement, Inventory Management, Material Valuation, Split Valuation, Material Ledger

SD – Order-to-Cash, Revenue Recognition, COGS Split, Margin Analysis

PP – Production Planning, Production Orders, Process Orders, Variance Calculation, Settlement

EWM – Goods Movements, Warehouse Processes, Inventory Integration

QM – Quality Management and inspection cost impacts

PM – Plant Maintenance order costing and settlements

PS – Project System budgeting, planning, and settlement

TM – Transportation cost integration

Tax – Integration with indirect tax solutions (e.g., Vertex/Sovos) and statutory reporting

Group Reporting, Treasury, and Planning Solutions (e.g., SAP Analytics Cloud/Tagetik) where applicable

Ensure seamless integration of finance and manufacturing processes, including standard costing, actual costing, inventory valuation, intercompany transactions, transfer pricing, and profitability reporting.

Lead SIT, UAT, regression testing, and production deployment activities across integrated workstreams.

Manage risks, dependencies, and change requests while ensuring timely project delivery.

Support presales activities, solution estimation, proposal development, and client presentations.

Leadership Responsibilities-

Lead onsite and offshore teams across multiple project phases.

Manage resource planning, project execution, quality assurance, and budget adherence.

Mentor consultants, conduct design and code reviews, and build team capabilities.

Build strong relationships with business stakeholders, project leadership, and client executives.

Drive governance meetings, steering committee updates, and executive reporting.

Required Skills-

12–20+ years of SAP FICO experience with deep expertise in SAP Controlling.

Multiple end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementation and rollout projects.

Strong expertise in-

Product Costing

Material Ledger & Actual Costing

Cost Component Split

Cost Center Accounting

Internal Orders

Profit Center Accounting

Margin Analysis (Account-Based CO-PA)

Universal Parallel Accounting (UPA)

Manufacturing Finance

Extensive experience with cross-functional integration across FI, MM, SD, PP, EWM, QM, PM, PS, TM, Tax, Treasury, and Group Reporting.

Strong understanding of SAP Activate methodology, Agile delivery, testing, and release management.

Excellent client-facing communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications -

SAP S/4HANA Finance/Management Accounting certification.

Experience in solution architecture, delivery management, and presales.

Proven experience leading global teams and large-scale digital transformation programs.

Core Competencies

SAP Solution Architecture

Cross-Functional Integration

Delivery & Program Governance

Team Leadership & Mentoring

Stakeholder & Executive Management

Manufacturing Finance

Business Process Transformation

Risk & Issue Management

Presales & Solution Estimation

Strategic Planning and Decision Making