SAP CO Lead Consultant

Role Overview

An exciting opportunity awaits an experienced professional in SAP S/4HANA Controlling within a major international Finance transformation programme. This senior role is pivotal in defining and driving comprehensive end-to-end Controlling solutions, ensuring a perfect alignment with global Finance templates and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Controlling solutions.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, future-ready SAP solutions.
• Advise clients on the business value and change impact of S/4HANA Finance transformation.
• Lead the design of Controlling solutions based on global templates and local business needs.
• Provide functional direction to implementation teams and ensure stakeholder alignment.
• Support Fit-to-Template and related design workshops.
• Challenge non-standard requirements while promoting the adoption of standard S/4HANA functionalities.
• Collaborate closely with Finance Business Leads, IT Leads, Business Consultants, and stakeholders.
• Ensure effective integration between Controlling and surrounding SAP processes.

Core SAP Controlling Expertise

Strong experience is required across several areas, including but not limited to:

• Margin Analysis
• Overhead Accounting
• Event-Based Revenue Recognition
• Profit Center & Cost Center Accounting
• Project Controlling
• Universal Allocation

Experience in related areas is also advantageous, including:

• SAP Portfolio & Project Management (PPM)
• SAP Project System (PS)
• SAP Service Management
• Enterprise Asset Management
• Master Data Management

Required Experience

• Strong SAP consulting background with at least 3 full-cycle SAP S/4HANA implementations.
• Deep SAP Controlling / FI-CO expertise.
• Proven ability to architect and drive end-to-end S/4HANA Controlling solutions.
• Strong understanding of integration with related SAP modules and business processes.
• Experience working within SAP Activate project environments.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working independently and leading initiatives in ambiguous environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to perform effectively in a client-facing role.
• Proficiency in the English language is mandatory.

Nice to Have

• SAP S/4HANA Finance certification.
• Proficiency in Dutch and/or German language.
• Previous experience in large-scale international S/4HANA transformation programmes.
• Experience with harmonisation and global template rollouts.