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Role : SAP CO Functional consultant. Required Technical Skill Set : SAP CO (Controlling and Profitability analysis). Experience : 6-10 years Location : PAN India. Must-Have :

• Minimum 6+ years of hands-on SAP CO functional consulting experience in client-facing roles, including the configuration of various Controlling areas.
• Proven experience of having been actively involved in SLA-driven support projects, demonstrating the ability to resolve issues within defined timelines and maintain service level agreements.
• Deep understanding of Controlling and Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) processes, including value fields, characteristic derivation, planning, actual postings, result analysis, and settlement processes.
• Extensive experience working on core CO modules, including :1.

Product Costing (CO-PC) : Cost component structure, material costing, standard costing, variance analysis, cost object controlling.2. Overhead Management (CO-OM) : Cost center accounting, activity-based costing (ABC

• desirable), internal order accounting, overhead calculation.3.

Internal Order Accounting (CO-OM-OPA) : Creation, planning, budgeting, allocation, and settlement of internal orders.4. Controlling and Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) : Configuration of operating concern, characteristic derivation, value fields, planning, actual data transfer, profitability reporting.

• Interface Reporting : Experience in defining and supporting CO-related reporting requirements and interfaces with other modules or external systems.
• Solid understanding of SAP CO Master Data, including :1.

Profit centers and profit center hierarchy.2. Cost centers and cost center hierarchy.3. Internal orders and order types.4. Cost elements (primary and secondary) and their configuration.

• Experience with master data setup and upload techniques, particularly using tools like LSMW (Legacy System Migration Workbench).
• Demonstrated ability to investigate and analyze custom developments or enhancements within the CO
• module to understand the underlying logic and identify root causes of issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with clients, business users, and technical teams.
• Experience in team handling, including mentoring junior consultants and potentially leading small teams or work streams.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical table details and functional requirements to ABAP developers for custom ABAP developments.
• Strong knowledge of core SAP CO function modules and underlying table :
• Exposure to related SAP integration modules such as :1.

SAP FI (Financial Accounting) : understanding of integration points like automatic account assignment, reconciliation.2. SAP PS (Project System) : understanding of project cost controlling and integration with CO.3. SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) : understanding of sales order costing, profitability analysis based on sales data.4. SAP MM (Materials Management) : understanding of material valuation and its impact on costing.

• Experience working within Agile framework methodologies (e.g., Scrum, :
• Provide expert functional consulting services in the SAP CO module to clients across various industries.
• Understand client business requirements and translate them into functional specifications and system configurations within SAP CO.
• Perform detailed configuration and customization of the SAP CO module, including CO-PA, Product Costing, Overhead Management, and Internal

Order Accounting.

• Design and implement solutions for complex business scenarios related to cost accounting, profitability analysis, and management reporting.
• Conduct workshops and gather requirements from business users to understand their specific needs and challenges.
• Prepare functional design documents, configuration guides, test scripts, and training materials.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, and support user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Provide support for SLA-driven support projects, including troubleshooting issues, analyzing root causes, and implementing timely solutions.
• Collaborate effectively with technical teams (ABAP developers, Basis administrators) to implement custom solutions and resolve technical issues.
• Work closely with integration teams to ensure seamless data flow between SAP CO and other relevant modules (FI, PS, SD, MM).
• Analyze and resolve data inconsistencies and ensure data integrity within the CO module.
• Stay updated with the latest SAP CO functionalities, best practices, and industry trends.
• Participate in knowledge sharing and contribute to the development of internal knowledge base.
• Potentially lead small teams or work streams within larger projects.
• Mentor and guide junior SAP CO consultants.

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