Description

The Functional Lead – SAP CO partners with Business Process Owners and product management teams to drive transformation by providing deep functional expertise and identifying modern technology solutions leveraging industry-leading practices. In addition to driving process improvements, this role plays a key part in solution design and architecture, setting direction for hands-on configuration consultants and ensuring cohesive, scalable solutions aligned with business goals. The Functional Lead also helps develop the transformation roadmap and identify/quantify value drivers.

What will you do?

• Provide process and solution expertise to drive standardization and scalable design.
• Lead design decision-making and resolve key solution questions in partnership with Product Managers/Owners.
• Confirm process scope and required customizations with Product Managers/Owners.
• Translate business requirements into end-to-end SAP CO solution designs.
• Guide configuration consultants and technical teams to ensure alignment with solution architecture.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects to shape the functional roadmap and ensure integration across domains.
• Work with Product Managers/Owners to identify and quantify value drivers.
• Participate in Sprint planning, execution, and delivery of user stories within Agile teams.
• Help teams segment, sequence, and prioritize work to meet sprint goals.
• Provide functional leadership to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of solutions.
• Promote innovative, configuration-first approaches to minimize customizations.
• Identify test scope and ensure comprehensive end-to-end process coverage.
• Support Change Management with stakeholder engagement and readiness activities.
• Contribute to the development of cutover plans covering business and technical activities.
• Drive defect resolution and proactively remove roadblocks to delivery.

What skills and capabilities will make you successful?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Finance, or related field.
• 8–10 years of relevant experience in SAP FICO, with a focus on SAP CO.
• Strong knowledge of SAP Controlling capabilities and leading industry practices.
• Demonstrated experience owning end-to-end solution design and providing direction to configuration teams.
• Deep understanding of controlling processes and leadership in multiple complex SAP implementation projects.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and implementing solutions in SAP CO (Profitability Analysis, Product Costing, Cost & Profit Center Accounting).
• Certification and hands-on experience with S/4HANA Finance (at least one implementation cycle) is preferred.
• Experience contributing to solution architecture and product roadmap development.
• Knowledge or experience with Event-Based Revenue Recognition (EBRR) or Revenue Accounting & Reporting (SAP RAR) is preferred.
• Good understanding of Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Plan to Produce, and Record to Report process flows.
• Experience integrating controlling processes with Sales and Distribution, Production, and Procurement modules of SAP.
• Understanding of financial flows for manufacturing processes such as MTS, MTO, CTO, and ETO is preferred.
• Experience integrating controlling processes with Project Systems is desired but not required.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel for financial reconciliations and system/data validations.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle, SAP Project Implementation Methodology, and project management tools.
• Working knowledge of Agile principles and frameworks including Scrum and/or Kanban; SAFe experience highly desired

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree