SAP Controlling (CO) Consultant

Lead the SAP Controlling workstream for an IFS to SAP ECC migration in automotive manufacturing. Own the controlling design from blueprint to hypercare: cost centre and profit centre structures, activity rates, product costing, cost object controlling, period-end close and capex controlling, aligned to the corporate SAP template. Project Context A global automotive tier-1 supplier is migrating its North America operations from IFS ERP to SAP ECC, adopting the company’s SAP reference template (kernel). Scope covers new company codes, multiple manufacturing plants and integration with MES, EDI, warehouse and finance systems. The consultant joins an active delivery team in the blueprint and solution phase and stays through build, testing, cutover and hypercare. Key Responsibilities

• Own the Controlling BPML (L1 to L5), process maps and configuration metadata for the module
• Run design workshops with the plant controllers and finance; record decisions and close open points
• Assess current IFS costing (cost templates, labour class rates, work centre overhead) and map it to the SAP template
• Design and configure controlling area assignment, cost elements, cost centre and profit centre hierarchies, activity types, statistical key figures
• Configure product costing: costing variants, cost component structure, costing sheets and overhead, valuation, costing runs (CK40N), mark and release
• Design cost object controlling for discrete or repetitive production: WIP, variances, settlement (KKAO, KKS1, KO88 / CO88)
• Configure assessment and distribution cycles, OKB9 defaults and PCA settings
• Design capex controlling with FI: WBS or internal order collecting cost and settling to assets under construction, with budget availability control
• Plan the initial standard cost load at go-live and reconcile inventory value with Finance
• Write functional specifications for CO reports and enhancements and support ABAP development
• Prepare and execute unit, integration and user acceptance tests; resolve defects
• Support data migration of cost centres, activity rates and standard costs
• Train key users and end users; run the first month-end closes in hypercare
• Report progress daily against the task plan, * Cost centre accounting: master data, planning (KP06, KP26), allocations (KSU1, KSV1), variances
• Profit centre accounting and derivation
• Product costing: OKKN, OKTZ, KZS2, CK11N, CK40N, CK24
• Cost object controlling: production orders and product cost collectors, results analysis, variance keys, settlement profiles
• Investment controlling: WBS or internal orders, settlement to AuC, budget profiles
• Material valuation: standard price, price differences; material ledger awareness
• CO reporting: Report Painter / Report Writer and standard reports

Desirable

• Migration from a non-SAP ERP (IFS, Oracle, JD Edwards or similar)
• Automotive tier-1 manufacturing
• US GAAP cost accounting and inventory reserves
• Exposure to SAP S/4HANA Finance, * Works from a reference template; adapts the business to standard rather than rebuilding the legacy system
• Explains SAP clearly to business users and finance or production leaders
• Owns deliverables and dates; reports delays early with a recovery plan
• Comfortable onsite with plant teams on the shop floor and in close meetings

• 10+ years of SAP CO experience, including at least 4 full-cycle implementations
• At least 2 implementations as CO lead or module owner
• Hands-on product costing and cost object controlling in a manufacturing company
• Strong integration knowledge with FI, MM, PP and SD
• Experience delivering within a corporate SAP template or global rollout
• Experience with month-end close design and execution, * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or Engineering
• CA, CMA, CPA or MBA (Finance) preferred
• SAP Certified Application Associate Management Accounting (CO) preferred