Advanced Engineer - SAP CO

harman; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HARMAN FlexCon

Job summary

HARMAN in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced SAP Controlling (CO) specialist to lead COPA, COPC and Product Costing within an S/4HANA transformation. You will design, implement and support costing, profitability, and month-end closing processes, collaborating across Finance, IT, and Manufacturing teams.

Ideal candidates have 5-9 years of SAP CO experience, deep knowledge of COPA/COPC, and strong analytics. This hybrid role is based in Bengaluru with overlap hours for US teams.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of SAP CO processes, COPA, COPC, costing, and profitability reporting.
• Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA transformations with FI/CO integration.
• Ability to analyze end-to-end cost and profitability across purchasing, inventory, manufacturing and sales.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, configuration, implementation, and support of SAP CO solutions focused on COPA and COPC.
• Ensure accurate standard cost calculations, variance analysis, and month-end closing.
• Collaborate with Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and IT to ensure effective FI/CO integration.
• Guide cost center accounting, project accounting, material ledger, and transfer pricing workflows.
• Support best-practice S/4HANA Finance and Controlling with Universal Journal reporting.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Master's degree in Finance/Accounting

SAP training

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

OneStream

ACDOCA

Universal Journal

Job description

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you'll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do every day.

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Lifestyle

We're a global, multi-disciplinary team that's putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. As a member of HARMAN Lifestyle, you connect consumers with the power of superior sound.

• Contribute your talents to high-end, esteemed brands like JBL, Mark Levinson and Revel
• Unite your passion for audio innovation with high-tech product development
• Create pitch-perfect, cutting-edge technology that elevates the listening experience

About the Role

This resource will play a key individual contributor role in supporting our SAP S/4HANA transformation program, with a primary focus on Controlling (CO), COPA (Profitability Analysis), and COPC (Product Costing). You will help design, implement, and support solutions that enable accurate product costing, profitability and margin analysis, cost allocation, month-end close, and financial reporting. You will collaborate with Finance, Supply Chain, IT, and other business stakeholders to ensure effective integration across SAP FI, MM, SD, PP, and PS.

What You Will Do

• Lead the design, configuration, implementation, and support of SAP Controlling (CO) solutions, with a primary focus on COPA (Profitability Analysis), COPC (Product Costing), Material Ledger, Actual Costing, and Cost Object Controlling within an SAP S/4HANA environment.
• Act as the subject matter expert for product costing and profitability analysis, ensuring accurate standard cost calculations, variance analysis, cost allocations, margin reporting, financial reconciliation, and month-end closing activities.
• Continuously partner with colleagues across Finance, Accounting, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, IT, and other business functions to ensure that end-to-end costing, profitability, reporting, and FI/CO integration requirements are effectively designed and delivered.
• Guide the development and optimization of SAP CO processes and solutions, including cost center accounting, project accounting, activity types, allocations, settlements, Material Ledger, group valuation, transfer pricing, and integration with FI, MM, SD, PP, and PS.
• Actively support the establishment of scalable S/4HANA Finance and Controlling best practices, including Universal Journal-based reporting, process optimization, reconciliation controls, advanced analytics, and automation.

What You Need to Be Successful

• A thorough understanding of SAP Controlling (CO) processes, including COPA (Profitability Analysis), COPC (Product Costing), cost center accounting, project accounting, cost element accounting, allocations, settlements, variance analysis, and month-end closing.
• 5-9 years of SAP CO experience, with deep hands‑on expertise in COPA and COPC, along with experience supporting SAP S/4HANA (must‑have) transformation and implementation projects.
• Demonstrable knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, Universal Journal (ACDOCA), Material Ledger, Actual Costing, Group Valuation, product costing, profitability reporting, and FI/CO integration.
• Proficiency in integrating SAP CO with FI, MM, SD, PP, and PS, with the ability to analyze end-to-end cost and profitability impacts across purchasing, inventory, manufacturing, sales billing, and project-related transactions.
• Well‑versed in manufacturing costing processes, financial and controlling reporting, data reconciliation, and translating financial data into actionable business insights, with strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Bonus Points if You Have

• A bachelor's and/or master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, or a related field, with additional advanced education or relevant SAP training being a plus.
• Experience supporting large‑scale SAP S/4HANA transformation programs, particularly involving COPA, COPC, Material Ledger, Actual Costing, and Group Valuation.
• Experience with consolidation and reporting solutions such as OneStream.
• Professional certifications in SAP (FI, CO), Project Management (PMP), and Accounting (CPA) are preferred.

What Makes You Eligible

• You are based in Bangalore and are comfortable working in a hybrid environment that requires working from the Bangalore office three days per week.
• You are comfortable working later hours in India, as needed, to provide sufficient overlap with U.S. time zones and collaborate effectively with U.S. based teams and stakeholders.
• You are fluent in English, with strong verbal and written communication skills, and are comfortable communicating with business and technical stakeholders across global teams.

What We Offer

HARMAN FlexCon