SAP IM Functional Consultant

STM Consulting, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

STM Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior SAP IM/MM Consultant in San Francisco to lead Inventory Management efforts and ensure accurate FI postings.

You will analyze and configure SAP IM transactions, validate movement postings, and collaborate with MM, FI/CO teams. The role requires 12-13+ years in SAP IM/MM and related processes, with hands-on troubleshooting and deployment support.

Qualifications

• Hands-on SAP MM-IM and Inventory Management experience.
• Deep knowledge of movement types and inventory valuation.
• Experience with physical inventory processes.
• Strong MM-FI integration understanding.
• Ability to trace transactions from business process to GL account.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional SAP IM/MM expertise across Inventory Management and related MM processes.
• Analyze inventory transactions: GR, GI, stock transfers, inventory adjustments, physical inventory, returns.
• Validate FI documents from inventory movements and link material movements to GL postings.
• Troubleshoot inventory/stock accounts, GR/IR, valuation, COGS, and postings with FI/CO teams.
• Support SIT/UAT, defect resolution and deployment activities.

Skills

SAP MM-IM / Inventory Management

Movement types & inventory processes

Material valuation & inventory

MM-FI integration

FI/CO troubleshooting

Job description

SAP IM / Inventory Management Functional Consultant - FI Integration

Role: SAP IM Functional Expert / SAP MM-IM Consultant

Experience: 12-13+ years

SAP: ECC

Job Summary

Senior SAP Inventory Management (IM) functional expert with strong experience in SAP MM-IM processes and a deep understanding of the associated FI/CO financial postings. The consultant will be responsible for analyzing inventory processes, configuring/validating SAP IM transactions, troubleshooting inventory-related accounting postings, and working closely with MM, FI/CO and business teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide functional expertise across SAP Inventory Management (IM) and related MM processes.
• Analyze and support inventory transactions including:
• Goods Receipt (GR)
• Goods Issue (GI)
• Stock Transfer / Transfer Posting
• Inventory Adjustments
• Movement Types
• Physical Inventory
• Returns
• Subcontracting and consignment inventory, as applicable.
• Understand and validate the FI accounting documents generated from inventory movements.
• Analyze the relationship between material movements, valuation, and financial postings.
• Troubleshoot issues involving:
• Inventory / stock accounts
• GR/IR
• Consumption accounts
• Inventory valuation
• COGS
• Vendor/customer-related postings
• Tax postings, where applicable.
• Work with FI/CO teams to reconcile MM inventory balances with FI General Ledger balances.
• Support investigation of discrepancies between material documents, accounting documents and GL postings.
• Analyze financial impact of inventory transactions during business process changes and SAP implementations/upgrades.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand current-state processes and recommend improvements.
• Prepare functional specifications, process flows, configuration documentation and test scenarios.
• Support SIT/UAT, defect resolution and deployment/Hypercare activities.

Required Skills

SAP IM / MM

• Strong hands-on experience with SAP MM-IM / Inventory Management.
• Deep knowledge of SAP movement types and inventory processes.
• Experience with material valuation and inventory accounting.
• Strong understanding of stock types and inventory statuses.
• Experience with physical inventory processes.

FI/CO Integration

• Strong understanding of MM-FI integration.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting accounting documents generated from MM transactions.
• Understanding of standard vs. moving average price and their impact on financial postings.
• Ability to trace a transaction from business process -> material document -> accounting document -> GL account.