Lead IT Business Architect - SAP CO-PC / Product Costing
Needed for US client interview and project.
Strictly 10+ years of overall experience,
Required availability ( between 6:30 PM to 2:30 AM) IST.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Lead IT Business Architect with deep expertise in SAP FICO, particularly SAP Product Cost Controlling (CO-PC), to support a leading manufacturing organization.
The candidate will partner with IT, Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations teams to design and implement scalable SAP solutions. This role requires extensive manufacturing costing knowledge, strong functional expertise, and experience leading complex SAP implementations and transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical and functional leadership in SAP CO-PC and manufacturing cost accounting.
- Configure and support SAP Product Cost Planning, including standard cost estimates.
- Manage Cost Object Controlling across production orders, process orders, and product cost collectors.
- Implement and maintain Material Ledger and Actual Costing.
- Support parallel valuation and multi-currency valuation.
- Manage WIP calculations, variance analysis, settlement, and period-end closing.
- Integrate SAP CO-PC with FI, PP, MM, and SD modules.
- Analyze existing business processes and recommend improvements.
- Translate business requirements into functional specifications for RICEFW developments.
- Lead unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing.
- Troubleshoot complex SAP CO-PC issues and provide functional guidance.
- Develop and support KPIs, reporting, and analytics for business decision-making.
- Collaborate with Finance, Plant Operations, Supply Chain, and IT stakeholders.
- Lead complex initiatives and drive cross-functional project execution.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Finance, or a related field.
- 12+ years of progressive SAP FICO experience.
- Strong hands-on expertise in SAP CO-PC.
- Experience working across SAP ECC and S/4HANA environments.
- Proven experience designing and implementing SAP Product Costing solutions in manufacturing environments.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing, actual costing, and cost structures.
- Expertise in Material Ledger, WIP, variance analysis, and settlement.
- Strong integration knowledge across SAP FI, CO, PP, and MM.
- Experience participating in SAP implementation and transformation projects.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong understanding of plant accounting and operational finance.
Preferred Skills
- SAP S/4HANA Finance.
- SAP Product Cost Planning.
- SAP Material Ledger and Actual Costing.
- Cost Object Controlling.
- Production Orders and Process Orders.
- SAP RICEFW.
- Manufacturing Finance and Plant Accounting.
- Business Process Architecture and Optimization.
- KPI Development and Financial Reporting.
Ideal Candidate
A senior SAP CO-PC specialist with extensive manufacturing experience who can independently architect product costing solutions and lead cross-functional SAP initiatives.