The A2R – Product Costing Senior Professional Provide L2/L3 support for SAP CO-PC incidents, defects, and service requests, ensuring adherence to SLAs. Execute and monitor critical period-end closing activities, including Costing Runs, Material Ledger (ML) closing, WIP calculation, variance analysis, COPA and settlement. Works closely with: Manufacturing & Supply Chain teams, Finance Controllers, Data & Test Teams, AMS Partners, SAP COE Leads **Goal of function:** Act as the liaison between business process owners, functional consultants, and the offshore/onshore technical team. 1) Key tasks: **1. Run Operations & Expert Support** + Provide **L3 functional support** for SAP S/4HANA Product Costing covering: + Material cost estimates + Cost component splits + Standard and moving average price management + Inventory valuation and postings + Resolve complex issues related to: + Cost rollups + Price differences + Settlement and variance postings + Integration between PP, MM, CO, and FI + Support **month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close** for costing and inventory valuation. **2. Problem Management & Root Cause Analysis** + Lead **root cause analysis (RCA)** for recurring and critical Product Costing issues. + Identify configuration gaps, process weaknesses, and data defects. + Drive permanent fixes through controlled change. **3. Change & Enhancement Support, under the governance of ITS COE A2R** + Analyses business change requests related to: + Cost management&control + Cost estimates&std. prices + Variances + Design and implement: + Configuration changes + Functional specifications/Technical Specifications + Testing and UAT support + Ensure changes comply with: + ESPHORA Template set up + Internal controls + Audit requirements **4. Reconciliation & Control** + Ensure reconciliation between: + Inventory valuation (Material ledger – FI General Ledger) + Data flow in Margin Analysis + Support financial controls, audit queries, compliance reviews, global transfer prices process and management/legal reporting. 2) Stakeholder Engagement **Internal** : + ITS COE A2R + Production Controllers + Data Support & Governance teams + Operational Transfer Pricing team + GBS Operations A2R/FP&A **External** : + SAP Support + System Integrators **Key Performance Indicators** + Service availability and reliability + Service Quality & performance + Operational Excellence + Risk & compliance **Qualifications, experience, know-how and skills critical for success*** 1) Required training and education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Management or a related field. 2) Required professional experience (in years): + Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, IT, or related discipline + 8–12 years experience in SAP Controlling + 4–6 years hands-on experience in Product Costing and all other CO modules + Account-to-Report processes 3) Important personal qualities: Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with high attention to detail Effective communication skills for interacting with business stakeholders and technical teams Ability to manage multiple tasks, tickets, and priorities in a fast-paced environment Experience documenting data policies, functional specifications, technical specifications. 4) Other specialized knowledge: a) IT skills + Strong hand-on configuration skills on SAP S/4HANA Controlling/SAP ECC Controlling with focus on Product Costing + SAP S/4HANA on other Controlling modules like: Margin Analysis, Overhead Management, Project Systems + Excellent understanding of integration with PP, MM, CO and FI + Good understanding of end-to-end processes related to material life cycle b) Product knowledge + Product Cost Planning (CO-PC-PCP): Costing variants, valuation variants, cost component structure, and marking/releasing standard costs. + Cost Object Controlling (CO-PC-OBJ): Production order costing, cost collectors, WIP calculation, and settlement. + Actual Costing/Material Ledger (CO-PC-ACT): In-depth knowledge of actual cost calculation, multi-level price determination, and inventory valuation + Margin Analysis/Overhead Management/Investment Management/Project Systems **Tools** + **SAP Products** + SAP S/4HANA + SAP SAC/Datasphere + SAP Solution Manager + SAP Fiori & UI5 + SAP CPI / PI-PO **Supporting Platforms** + ITSM tools (ServiceNow preferred) + Monitoring tools (SAP ALM, APM, AIOps) + Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP – SAP workloads) 5 ) Special personal requirements: + Working on CET zone