SAP CO Functional Architect / SAP FICO Consultant

Job Title: SAP CO Functional Architect / SAP FICO Consultant
Location: Dearborn, MI 5 Days onsite
Duration: 6 Months
 
Job Summary:

• We are seeking an experienced SAP CO Functional Architect to lead the implementation, configuration, and support of SAP Controlling (CO) solutions.
• The ideal candidate will work closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements, design effective solutions, and ensure seamless integration across SAP modules. This is a hands-on role focused on delivering high-quality SAP CO capabilities within a complex enterprise environment.

 
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead SAP CO implementation, configuration, and support activities across projects.
• Gather and translate business requirements into scalable SAP Controlling solutions.
• Configure core SAP CO modules including:
• Cost Center Accounting
• Profit Center Accounting
• Product Costing
• Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)
• Ensure seamless integration between SAP CO and other modules such as FI, MM, and SD. Provide ongoing user support, troubleshoot system issues, and resolve defects.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system performance and business processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

 
Required Skills:

• Strong expertise in SAP CO Configuration:
• Cost Center Accounting
• Profit Center Accounting
• CO-PA
• Product Costing
• Experience with S/4HANA FICO implementations
• Knowledge of cross-module integration (FI, MM, SD)
• Strong business analysis and stakeholder management skills

 
Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience in large-scale enterprise SAP implementations
• Exposure to automotive industry environments (preferred but not required)

 
Qualifications:

• 10+ years of hands-on SAP Controlling experience
• Proven experience leading SAP CO implementations
• Strong understanding of finance and controlling processes
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in an onsite, collaborative environment

 
Job summary :

• The Geospatial Manager MAP will plan, design and optimize financial controlling solutions using SAP Controlling and S 4 HANA SAP Controlling for complex enterprise landscapes.
• The role focuses on cost settlement, profitability analysis and integration with geospatially relevant data, enabling accurate insights that guide sustainable business decisions in a hybrid work model and day shift environment.

 
Responsibilities : -

• Drive the design of SAP Controlling solutions that align cost structures and profitability views with organizational financial strategies to support informed decision making for stakeholders in a hybrid work model environment.
• Oversee configuration of SAP Controlling components including cost center accounting internal orders and profitability analysis to ensure accurate allocation of costs and transparent visibility of margins across business units.
• Coordinate the implementation of S 4 HANA SAP Controlling capabilities focusing on real time reporting and analytics that provide timely insights into operational performance and long term financial trends.
• Optimize cost settlement processes in SAP by defining settlement rules allocation cycles and assessment structures that support precise tracking of project and service costs.
• Partner with finance operations and technology teams to align controlling design with statutory requirements internal policies and industry best practices to minimize risk and enhance compliance.
• Guide integration of SAP Controlling with adjacent modules such as SAP MM SAP SD and SAP PP to ensure end to end data consistency and seamless financial flows across the value chain.
• Develop and maintain standardized reporting and dashboards for management that highlight cost drivers profitability by segment and performance indicators to support proactive decision making. Provide expertise in S 4 HANA specific capabilities such as universal journal and real time margin analysis to enhance transparency and streamline reconciliation activities.
• Coordinate testing cycles including unit testing integration testing and user acceptance testing for controlling and cost settlement scenarios to ensure quality and stability of solutions.
• Create detailed functional specifications process documentation and user guides that enable smooth knowledge transfer efficient handover and consistent system usage across distributed teams.
• Deliver structured user training and coaching sessions that help finance and operations professionals confidently use SAP Controlling capabilities to interpret financial outcomes and drive improvements.
• Analyze production issues related to SAP Controlling and cost settlement identify root causes and implement corrective actions that maintain system reliability and user trust.
• Continuously evaluate emerging SAP functionality and industry practices in controlling and cost management to propose enhancements that improve efficiency and financial insight.

 
Qualifications

• Possess extensive hands on experience in SAP Controlling including cost center accounting internal orders product costing profitability analysis and cost settlement gained over ten to fourteen years of relevant work.
• Demonstrate strong expertise in S 4 HANA SAP Controlling particularly in leveraging universal journal structures real time reporting and simplified data models to streamline financial processes.
• Exhibit practical knowledge of finance and management accounting principles ensuring that controlling configurations and cost flows accurately reflect organizational financial realities.
• Show proven ability to translate business requirements from finance and operations teams into robust SAP Controlling designs that are scalable maintainable and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Apply analytical skills to interpret complex financial data sets identify anomalies and develop system based solutions that enhance accuracy of reporting and planning.
• Display experience working in hybrid work environments using collaboration tools and structured documentation practices to coordinate effectively with distributed stakeholders.
• Value clear communication and inclusive teamwork when engaging with cross functional partners to drive consensus on controlling processes and cost transparency initiatives

 

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's starting pay is: $91.22/hr.