SAP CO Consultant (m/f/d)

Responsibilities :  

• Understanding business requirements, processes, and customer needs, adding value to solutions and matching them with existing tools and technologies under consideration of clean core.  

• Collaborating with stakeholders and deliver analysis reports, solution proposals, and project plans.  

• Fostering the stakeholders to use SAP standard solutions instead of custom developed solutions. 

• Focus on improving processes and achieving business objectives through effective solution design. 

• Advising and supporting the internal business partners (IBP) on complex business process and IT application issues within the process Area of Controlling (Business Accounting & Reporting). 

• IT analysis, (process and/or data) modelling, consulting and optimization of complex business processes and business models, corresponding with target-group oriented presentation of concepts.  

• Execute also complex prototyping/configuration and testing of new business solutions based on dedicated BASF business requirements while ensuring high quality. 

• Supporting studies in the preliminary stage of projects including evaluation of Third-Party providers  

• Supporting the formulation of complex cost estimates for solution design efforts and for all other relevant project phases as integral part of the project life cycle planning process.  

• Contribution to complex projects including collaboration with internal business partners and external providers.  

Requirements : 

Education :

• University graduate, majoring in the area of Information Systems / Computer Science/ Business IT, Business Economics, Business SCM or Information Science or equivalent experience. 

Work Experience  :

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in SAP CO Consulting including system configuration/customizing. At least 2 SAP S/4HANA project life cycle implementation experiences are being pursued. 

Technical & Professional Knowledge :

• At least 5 years knowledge and understanding in SAP application ‘Controlling’, with a focus on Product Cost Controlling (CO-PC), including Actual Costing/Material Ledger and Inventory Valuation is essential. 

• SAP S/4 Knowledge in SAP application ‘Controlling’, with a focus on Product Cost Controlling (CO-PC) would increase the chances. 

• Basic understanding of more modules out of the Process Area Finance is desirable. 

• At least basic business knowledge in the Process Area Finance in general.  

• Good to very good command of English (written and spoken). 

• Ability to manage competing priorities, and to work under pressure.  

• Ability to work largely independently; a high sense of responsibility and commitment are required 

• Conflict management and problem-solving skills 

• Ability to support the develop of action plans 

Personal skills :  

• Effective human relations and communications skills are important to develop, establish cooperation and rapport with users at different working levels and of several nationalities.  

• Good analytical skills 

• Proactive thinking 

• Ability to foster sustainability 

• Good innovative orientation  

• Agile mindset, openness, and helpfulness.