As the SAP Controlling & PS Lead, your primary responsibility is to spearhead the strategy and operational support for management accounting and project-based financial processes across ECC and S/4HANA.

Core Functional Responsibilities :

- Cost & Profit Center Accounting : Oversee the integrity of cost objects, ensuring accurate overhead management and internal cost allocations.

- CO-Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) :

a. In S/4HANA, drive the transition to Margin Analysis (Account-based CO-PA), which is fully integrated into the Universal Journal (ACDOCA) for real-time reconciliation.

- Project Systems (PS) :

a. Lead the design of complex WBS structures, Networks, and Activities to support project-to-cash processes.

b. Manage advanced Result Analysis (RA) and project settlements to ensure accurate revenue recognition and capitalization of costs.

Advanced Technical Expertise :

- Cost Allocation : Implement Universal Allocation in S/4HANA to streamline overhead distributions and assessments across modules.

- Period-End Activities : Own the month-end and year-end closing cycles for Controlling and PS, focusing on automated settlements and variance analysis.

- Result Analysis (RA) : Configure and optimize RA keys to handle work-in-process (WIP) and revenue recognition, ensuring compliance with standards like IFRS 15.

Leadership & Partner Engagement :

- Partner Management : Act as the primary lead for Implementation and AMS Support partners, managing SLAs and ensuring effective delivery of enhancements and bug fixes.

- Stakeholder Engagement : Collaborate with global process owners and finance teams to drive process harmonization and promote SAP standard functionalities over custom developments.

Key Responsibilities :

As the SAP Controlling & PS Lead, you are responsible for overseeing the end-to-end integration and optimization of financial project lifecycles.

S/4HANA Project Systems (PS) Implementation :

- CAPEX & OPEX Management :

a. Design WBS structures to distinguish between Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) for asset creation and Operating Expenditure (OPEX) for maintenance/overhead.

b. Integrate directly with Asset Accounting (FI-AA) by using Investment Measures and Assets under Construction (AuC) for seamless capitalization.

- Result Analysis :

a. Configure RA keys to calculate Work in Process (WIP) and Revenue Recognition based on Percentage of Completion (PoC) or other cost-based methods.

- Settlement Framework :

a. Establish Settlement Rules for automatic cost transfer from WBS elements or Networks to final receivers like Cost Centers, G/L Accounts, or Fixed Assets.

- Budget Management

a. Implement Availability Control (AVAC) to prevent budget overruns in real-time, utilizing overall or annual budget profiles.

Experience :

- Minimum 10 years of experience in Finance Domain with in-depth Knowledge in SAP Controlling (Cost Center, Profit center Accounting, COPA) &Project Systems (PS) module,

- In-depth understanding of Cost Allocation related to CAPEX & OPEX, Result Analysis, Project Costing, Settlements, and WBS/Network configurations and its integration with FI, MM, SD, Asset Accounting.

- Data migration experience related to Controlling & PS object

- Familiarity with data integration tools and techniques

- Capable and flexible to work in cross-functional teams and cross-cultural teams across multiple locations and time zones

Qualification :

- Masters degree in finance, Accounting, Information Technology/ CAs / CPAs