Blue Pearl HQ

SAP - Cost Accounting

Blue Pearl HQ  •  Johannesburg, ZA (Hybrid)  •  4 months ago
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Job Description


Job Summary:


The SAP CO Consultant is responsible for the design, implementation, and ongoing support of the SAP Controlling (CO) module. This role plays a key part in enabling effective internal cost management, financial planning, and performance monitoring. Working closely with business and technical teams, the consultant ensures that SAP CO processes are aligned with organizational goals and best practices.


Key Responsibilities:


Implementation & Configuration:


  • Design, configure, and implement core SAP CO sub-modules, including:


    • Cost Center Accounting (CCA)


    • Profit Center Accounting (PCA)


    • Internal Orders


    • Product Costing


    • Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)


  • Ensure seamless integration of SAP CO with other SAP modules such as FI, MM, PP, and SD.


Business Analysis & Support:


  • Gather, analyze, and document business requirements to develop efficient CO solutions.


  • Conduct workshops and engage with stakeholders to understand financial and operational reporting needs.


  • Deliver end-to-end support for SAP CO implementations, enhancements, and upgrades.


Testing & Documentation:


  • Develop comprehensive test plans and conduct system and integration testing.


  • Document functional designs, test scenarios, results, and change requests.


  • Create and maintain user manuals, configuration guides, and training materials.


Training & Mentoring:


  • Facilitate end-user training sessions and workshops.


  • Provide mentorship and guidance to junior consultants and business users.


Continuous Improvement & Support:


  • Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and implement system enhancements.


  • Monitor and resolve issues related to SAP CO modules.


  • Support finance teams with month-end and year-end closing activities.


Required Skills & Qualifications:


  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field.


  • 3–5 years of hands-on experience in SAP CO configuration and support.


  • Deep understanding of internal cost control, budgeting, and management accounting.


  • Proven ability to integrate SAP CO with other functional modules.


  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.


  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.


Preferred Qualifications:


  • SAP CO certification.


  • Experience with SAP S/4HANA and its CO functionalities.


  • Exposure to SAP Fiori applications or SAP Analytics Cloud.


  • Familiarity with Agile or hybrid project delivery methodologies.

Blue Pearl HQ

About Blue Pearl HQ

Blue Pearl is a market-leading CLOUD Solutions developer with extensive knowledge and insight into the latest technologies, standardised processes, advanced technical capabilities and consulting processes available, ensuring wholistic success for our clientele. We offer professional consulting to compliment your business strategy and overall management and make it our priority to add value to any business by listening, analysing and creating a conducive solution that will empower our client.

We implement a Data Analysis Process that includes inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modelling data with the end-goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and relevant information to support your decision-making. Your business cannot afford not to engage with us, allowing our data analysis to play a role in making your business decisions more scientific and helping your business achieve effective operation.

Blue Pearl’s team of experts include BI strategists, BI analysts, Data Warehouse Architects, Data Scientists, Implementation and Development experts. With the use of BI, Analytics and Big Data, we effectively partner with our customers on their mission to achieve a competitive business advantage and real ROI from the structured information we collect.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Johannesburg, ZA
Year Founded
2013
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