FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT - SAP

Saint-Gobain India Private Limited

Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Permanent
Full-time

8 days ago
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SAP Controlling (CO) Consultant with experience in the manufacturing sector to support cost accounting, product costing, and profitability analysis. The role involves configuring and managing CO modules to align with manufacturing cost control, variance analysis, and profitability management.Key Responsibilities:

Configure and support SAP CO sub-modules with a focus on:

Product Costing (PC) – including cost estimates, BOM/routing integration, and cost roll-ups.
Cost Center Accounting (CCA) and Internal Orders for tracking overheads and project costs.
Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) – actual vs. planned reporting by product line or market segment.
Profit Center Accounting (PCA) – supporting decentralized profit tracking and internal reporting.
Collaborate with manufacturing, finance, and supply chain teams to map business processes and implement cost optimization solutions.
Monitor and manage month-end and year-end closing activities, ensuring accuracy in cost allocations, settlements, and reporting.
Analyze production variances, inventory valuations, WIP (Work in Progress), and scrap reporting.
Integrate SAP CO with other key modules such as:

SAP MM (Materials Management) – for material master and inventory valuation.
SAP PP (Production Planning) – for routing, production orders, and cost collection.
SAP FI (Financial Accounting) – for reconciliation and financial statements.
Create and maintain documentation, functional specs, user guides, and SOPs.
Deliver training and support to end-users and key stakeholders in manufacturing finance.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in finance or Cost Accounting.
3–6 years of experience with SAP CO in a manufacturing environment.
In-depth understanding of manufacturing cost structures, including direct and indirect costing, inventory valuation, and WIP.
Experience with SAP Product Costing, CO-PA, and variance analysis.
Hands-on experience integrating SAP CO with SAP PP/MM/FI modules.
Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA (especially Universal Journal) is highly desirable.

Nice-to-Have:

SAP CO certification.
Knowledge of lean manufacturing, standard costing, or activity-based costing.
Experience with SAP Fiori apps, SAP Analytics Cloud, or BW reporting.
Exposure to global manufacturing operations or multi-plant cost structures.
Basic ABAP debugging skills for functional analysis.

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