Senior Associate, SAP Business Process Controls & Security

KPMG LLP; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP seeks a Senior Associate, SAP Business Process Controls & Security to join our Advisory Technology Organization in the United States.

You will support SAP design and transformation across Finance, Supply Chain, and other enterprise functions, translating business requirements into effective roles, access models, and embedded controls. Collaboration with stakeholders is essential to align governance and control requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in SAP functional consulting or related SAP programs.
• Bachelor's degree preferred; or 5 years of SAP experience with diploma.
• Experience across SAP processes such as Finance, Order‑to‑Cash, Procure‑to‑Pay, and Supply Chain.
• Experience with SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA security, roles, and GRC.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑level collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Support SAP design and transformation initiatives across Finance, Supply Chain, and other enterprise functions.
• Translate business requirements into secure, simplified SAP environments with defined roles, access models, and segregation of duties.
• Assist S/4HANA transformation workstreams evaluating processes, security, and controls to improve efficiency and reduce risk.
• Participate in workshops with business process owners and stakeholders to align transformation, governance, and control requirements.
• Execute project activities, develop high‑quality client deliverables, and communicate findings with practical recommendations.
• Provide day‑to‑day guidance to Associates and contribute to practice development and go‑to‑market initiatives.
• Act with integrity and uphold a respectful work environment.

Skills

SAP functional consulting

Business process transformation

Security and controls

Governance

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

High school diploma or GED + 5 years SAP experience

SAP certifications (CISA, CISSP) a plus

Tools

SAP ECC

SAP S/4HANA

SAP GRC

Access governance

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate, SAP Business Process Controls & Security to join our Advisory Technology Organization.

Responsibilities:

• Support SAP business process design and transformation initiatives across Finance, Supply Chain, and other enterprise functions, helping clients define future‑state processes, functional requirements, business roles, controls, and transformation roadmaps across SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA.
• Apply SAP functional and business‑process knowledge to help design secure, simplified, and well‑controlled SAP environments by translating business requirements into effective business roles, access models, segregation‑of‑duties requirements, and embedded control
• Assist with SAP S/4HANA transformation workstreams by evaluating business processes, security, and controls to improve efficiency, automate controls, reduce risk, and support clean‑core and operational‑excellence objectives
• Participate in workshops and collaborate with business process owners, functional teams, technology, security, risk, and internal audit stakeholders to align business transformation, governance, and control requirements
• Execute assigned project activities, develop high‑quality client deliverables, communicate findings, and help identify practical recommendations that address business‑process, security, and control needs
• Support and provide day‑to‑day guidance to Associates while contributing to practice development, training, proposals, and go‑to‑market initiatives
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG’s respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum three years of recent experience in SAP functional consulting, business process transformation, SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, security, controls, governance, or related SAP programs
• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred; or minimum of a high school diploma or GED required plus five years of relevant SAP implementation experience; SAP functional, CISA, CISSP, or related certifications are a plus
• Experience across SAP business processes such as Finance, Order‑to‑Cash, Procure‑to‑Pay, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Asset Management, or other enterprise functions
• Prior experience with SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA, including business process transformation, security, controls, business roles, segregation of duties, SAP GRC, access governance, and risk and compliance capabilities
• Experience supporting project workstreams within consulting, professional services, or cross‑functional project environments
• Strong communication, facilitation, analytical, and presentation skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with business and technology stakeholders
• Ability to travel 50–60% or as needed to support client engagements
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment‑based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H‑1B, L‑1, TN, O‑1, E‑3, H‑1B1, F‑1, J‑1, OPT, CPT or any other employment‑based visa)