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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SAP S/4HANA Functional Consultant - **Company:** Vaisesika Systems Consulting Inc. - **Location:** Middletown, VA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Business Process Management, Software Bug Management, Databases, Data Validation, SAP ERP, SAP (Applications), SAP FI/CO, SAP Implementation, SAP Materials Management, SAP Sales and Distribution, Integration Tests, SAP S/4HANA, Data Management - **Published:** September 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/7a8f8998-d25b-42a8-9741-48ee0eca8851 ## About the Role * Strong functional experience with SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA, with particular expertise in Production Planning (PP) and Sales & Distribution (SD). * Good functional experience and working knowledge of SAP Finance & Controlling (FI/CO) and its integration with PP, SD, and other logistics modules. * Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes across manufacturing, production planning, sales, distribution, finance, and controlling. * Hands-on experience with PP master data, including materials, BOMs, routings, operations, work centers, and production-related master data. * Good understanding of SD master data and order-to-cash processes, including sales orders, deliveries, billing, and associated financial postings. * Understanding of key FI/CO processes, including General Ledger, cost centers, profit centers, internal orders, product costing, account determination, and financial integration with logistics processes. * Experience supporting product costing and manufacturing-related controlling processes is highly desirable. * Experience with master data migration, mass maintenance, data validation, and data quality activities. * Experience using data upload/migration tools such as LSMW, Winshuttle, or equivalent tools. * Ability to gather business requirements and translate them into clear, actionable functional specifications for technical teams. * Experience with functional testing, integration testing, data validation, UAT, defect management, and end-user training. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes and drive issues through resolution. * Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to work effectively across business, functional, and technical teams. * Experience working within large-scale, complex, international SAP transformation programs. * Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver effectively in a fast-paced environment with demanding timelines and evolving requirements. * High degree of ownership, accountability, resilience, and attention to detail. Ideal Candidate Profile We are looking for a senior, hands-on SAP functional professional with strong PP and SD expertise and solid FI/CO experience who can connect end-to-end business processes with SAP S/4HANA functionality, master data, and technical solutions. The ideal candidate understands the cross-functional integration between manufacturing, sales, logistics, costing, and finance and can assess the downstream financial and controlling impacts of PP and SD transactions. The candidate should be proactive, analytical, delivery-focused, and comfortable working directly with business and technical stakeholders. They should be capable of independently driving requirements and data-related activities from analysis through design, testing, deployment, and business adoption. The successful candidate will thrive in a complex international transformation environment and consistently deliver high-quality results while managing tight timelines and competing priorities. ## Description We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Functional Consultant with strong expertise in Production Planning (PP) and Sales & Distribution (SD), along with good working knowledge of Finance & Controlling (FI/CO), to support a large-scale, international SAP S/4HANA transformation program. This is a hands-on functional role that serves as a key bridge between business stakeholders, functional teams, and technical/development teams. The successful candidate will bring strong end-to-end business process knowledge, SAP ECC and S/4HANA experience, and the ability to translate business requirements into effective SAP solutions. A key focus of the role will be supporting production planning, sales and distribution, finance and controlling integration, master data, functional design, testing, and deployment activities. Key Responsibilities * Organize and facilitate working sessions with Production, Planning, Sales, Distribution, Finance, and Controlling teams to review business requirements, master data, and process dependencies. * Coordinate the review and update of routings, operations, work centers, and other production master data to ensure accuracy and alignment with manufacturing and planning requirements. * Support the review and maintenance of relevant SD master data and business processes, ensuring alignment with end-to-end sales and distribution requirements. * Work with Finance and Controlling stakeholders to understand and validate FI/CO integration requirements, particularly those related to manufacturing, sales, inventory, costing, and financial postings. * Support cross-functional processes and integration points across PP, SD, MM, and FI/CO, including production costing, inventory movements, sales billing, revenue/account determination, and financial impacts of business transactions. * Collaborate with cross-functional business and technical teams to identify master data gaps, process issues, and data discrepancies, and drive them through resolution. * Perform and support master data uploads and mass data maintenance using appropriate tools such as LSMW and Winshuttle, where applicable. * Maintain high standards of data accuracy, completeness, and consistency to support effective production planning, scheduling, sales execution, costing, and financial reporting. * Gather and analyze business requirements and translate them into clear functional specifications and requirements for technical/development teams. * Work closely with developers and technical teams to clarify requirements, review proposed solutions, and support implementation. * Perform functional testing, integration testing, and data validation within the SAP S/4HANA environment, including validation of cross-functional PP/SD/FI/CO processes. * Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test preparation, execution, defect analysis, resolution, and retesting. * Prepare and maintain functional documentation, process documentation, test evidence, and end-user training materials. * Support business users through training, knowledge transfer, and issue resolution. * Participate in cutover, deployment, go-live, and post-go-live support activities as required. * Work collaboratively across global teams and functions to ensure deliverables are completed according to project timelines and quality standards. ## Related Videos - [Headless by Design: Building Enterprise Systems That Agents Can Actually Use](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100092-headless-by-design-building-enterprise-systems-that-agents-can-actually-use) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Design as an algorithm, not as a feature](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/471-design-as-an-algorithm-not-as-a-feature) - [Migrating half a million users to a new payment service provider](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/730-migrating-half-a-million-users-to-a-new-payment-service-provider) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Branch your database like your code: How schema changes and pull requests go hand in hand](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/350-branch-your-database-like-your-code-how-schema-changes-and-pull-requests-go-hand-in-hand) ## Related Articles - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [System change: restart as developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/39-system-change-restart-as-developer) - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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