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 estimatesCost component splitsStandard and moving average price managementInventory valuation and postingsResolve complex issues related to:Cost rollupsPrice differencesSettlement and variance postingsIntegration between PP, MM, CO, and FISupport 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&controlCost estimates&std. pricesVariancesDesign and implement:Configuration changesFunctional specifications/Technical SpecificationsTesting and UAT supportEnsure changes comply with:ESPHORA Template set upInternal controlsAudit requirements

4. Reconciliation & Control

Ensure reconciliation between:Inventory valuation (Material ledger – FI General Ledger)Data flow in Margin AnalysisSupport financial controls, audit queries, compliance reviews, global transfer prices process and management/legal reporting.

2) Stakeholder Engagement

Internal:

ITS COE A2RProduction ControllersData Support & Governance teamsOperational Transfer Pricing teamGBS Operations A2R/FP&A

External:

SAP SupportSystem Integrators

Key Performance Indicators

Service availability and reliabilityService Quality & performanceOperational ExcellenceRisk & 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 discipline8–12 years experience in SAP Controlling4–6 years hands-on experience in Product Costing and all other CO modulesAccount-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 CostingSAP S/4HANA on other Controlling modules like: Margin Analysis, Overhead Management, Project SystemsExcellent understanding of integration with PP, MM, CO and FIGood 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 valuationMargin Analysis/Overhead Management/Investment Management/Project Systems

Tools

SAP ProductsSAP S/4HANASAP SAC/DatasphereSAP Solution ManagerSAP Fiori & UI5SAP 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