Principal Specialist - IT SAP Controlling and Project Systems

Summary

The Principal Specialist - SAP FICO is responsible for supporting and enhancing SAP S/4

HANA Finance solutions with a primary focus on SAP Controlling (CO) and Project Systems (PS). This role serves as a subject matter expert for financial and controlling processes, partnering with business and IT teams to design, implement, optimize, and support SAP solutions.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in SAP Controlling, including Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Profit Center Accounting (PCA), Profitability Analysis (COPA), Product Costing, and Material Ledger, along with strong knowledge of Project Systems and cross-functional integration with SD, MM, PP, PM, and FI modules. This position also plays a key role in solution architecture, project delivery, business process improvement, user support, and SAP S/4

HANA transformation initiatives.

• Serve as a key member of the SAP configuration team responsible for the functional design, configuration, testing, validation, and deployment of SAP S/4
  
  HANA solutions.
• Lead configuration and support activities across:
  • Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Profit Center Accounting (PCA), Profitability Analysis (COPA), Product Costing, Material Ledger, Internal Orders, Project Systems (PS), Financial Closing Processes, Cross-Functional Integrations (FI, MM, SD, PP, PM, and PS)
• Analyze business requirements and design scalable SAP solutions that align with organizational objectives.
• Identify solution gaps and develop functional design recommendations to address business needs.
• Lead architecture and design discussions for new initiatives, business transformations, and mergers & acquisitions (M&A).

• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Project Management teams to improve business processes and system utilization.
• Support enterprise-wide SAP solutions while addressing legacy system integration and innovation challenges.
• Provide expertise in manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing, actual costing, universal allocations, settlements, and profitability reporting.
• Ensure seamless integration between SAP FICO, Project Systems, and other SAP modules including MM, SD, PP, PM, and FI.

• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities by resolving system and process-related issues.
• Develop and maintain functional specifications, test scripts, user acceptance testing (UAT) documents, training materials, and support documentation.
• Collaborate with technical teams on custom developments, reports, interfaces, enhancements, and data conversion activities.
• Facilitate issue resolution processes and monitor progress through completion.
• Ensure project deliverables follow established governance standards, including scope, design documentation, testing plans, cutover activities, issue logs, and project plans.

• Provide knowledge transfer and mentoring to team members and business users.

• Demonstrate strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Effectively communicate technical and business concepts to diverse audiences.
• Work independently and collaboratively across multiple teams while managing competing priorities and deadlines.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered.
• 10+ years of SAP FICO implementation and support experience.
• Minimum 4 full lifecycle SAP S/4
  
  HANA implementation projects.
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and supporting SAP Controlling and Project Systems solutions within SAP S/4
  
  HANA environments.
• Experience working in complex enterprise environments with multiple integrations and business processes.

• Deep expertise in:
  • Cost Center Accounting…