SAP S/4HANA Controlling (CO)

Job Description: SAP S/4HANA Controlling (CO) – Quality Assurance Consultant Job Title: SAP S/4HANA Controlling (CO) – Quality Assurance Consultant Location: Saudi Arabia (Onsite – Phase-wise Deployment) Industry: Oil & Gas / Midstream / Downstream / Petrochemical / Energy Engagement Type: Independent Quality Assurance (QA) Consulting Project Duration: Approximately 24 Months (Phase-wise Engagement) SAP Module: SAP S/4HANA Controlling (CO) Experience Required: 10+ Years in SAP Consulting Job Summary We are seeking a highly experienced SAP S/4HANA Controlling (CO) Quality Assurance Consultant to support a large-scale SAP S/4HANA implementation program for a leading Oil & Gas organization in Saudi Arabia. The successful candidate will be part of an Independent Quality Assurance (QA) team responsible for evaluating the quality, completeness, compliance, and effectiveness of SAP solutions and implementation deliverables developed by the System Integrator (SI). The role requires strong functional expertise in SAP Controlling (CO), particularly in cost management, cost allocation, profitability analysis, and financial integration within Oil & Gas operations. The consultant will independently assess solution designs, identify implementation risks, validate business process alignment, review testing and deployment readiness, and provide recommendations to ensure a successful SAP S/4HANA implementation. The engagement will follow a phase-wise deployment model across an approximately 24-month implementation program, requiring onsite participation in Saudi Arabia during designated project phases. Key Responsibilities 1. SAP S/4HANA Controlling Solution Assurance • Independently review and evaluate SAP S/4HANA Controlling (CO) solution designs and configurations. • Assess controlling area structures, cost center hierarchies, cost objects, internal orders, and overhead allocation methodologies. • Review cost allocation, distribution, assessment cycles, and cost settlement processes. • Evaluate product costing and cost management processes where applicable to Oil & Gas operations. • Validate the alignment of Controlling solutions with organizational cost management, financial reporting, and operational requirements. • Identify functional gaps, design inconsistencies, and deviations from SAP S/4HANA leading practices. • Recommend improvements to enhance cost transparency, financial control, and operational efficiency. 2. Profitability and Margin Analysis • Review SAP S/4HANA Margin Analysis and Profitability Analysis designs. • Validate profitability characteristics, derivation rules, reporting dimensions, and allocation methodologies. • Assess margin reporting structures across business units, products, facilities, and operational segments. • Evaluate the effectiveness of profitability reporting for management decision-making. • Ensure proper integration of profitability reporting with Financial Accounting and relevant operational modules. • Identify potential inconsistencies in margin calculations, cost allocations, and reporting outputs. 3. Cross-Module Integration Assurance • Assess integration between SAP Controlling (CO) and other SAP modules, including: • Financial Accounting (FI) • Materials Management (MM) • Sales and Distribution (SD) • Plant Maintenance (PM) • Project Systems (PS) • Production Planning (PP), where applicable • Review end-to-end business process integration and related financial postings. • Evaluate the accuracy and completeness of cost flows between operational and financial systems. • Identify integration gaps affecting financial reporting, cost allocation, profitability, or operational performance. 4. Solution Design and Documentation Review • Conduct independent reviews of Solution Design Documents (SDDs), functional specifications, and configuration documentation. • Validate solution designs against business requirements and approved process designs. • Assess alignment with SAP S/4HANA standard capabilities and fit-to-standard principles. • Review business process flows, integration points, functional dependencies, and identified gaps. • Challenge proposed customizations and recommend standard SAP functionality wherever appropriate. • Document findings, risks, and recommendations for review by project stakeholders. 5. Design Assurance and Quality Gate Reviews • Participate in formal design assurance reviews throughout the implementation lifecycle. • Evaluate deliverable completeness, quality, and readiness at key project milestones. • Support project Quality Gate assessments and provide independent recommendations. • Review outstanding functional issues, project dependencies, and implementation risks. • Verify that critical QA observations have been appropriately addressed before milestone approvals. • Provide objective assessments to project management and governance committees. 6. System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) • Review SIT strategies, test plans, scenarios, scripts, and expected outcomes. • Validate test coverage for SAP Controlling processes, profitability reporting, and cross-module integration. • Assess the adequacy of positive, negative, exception, and end-to-end business process testing. • Review SIT execution results, defect severity, resolution progress, and retesting evidence. • Assess UAT readiness, including business participation, scenario completeness, and acceptance criteria. • Validate business sign-off processes and testing exit criteria. • Identify testing gaps and recommend corrective actions before deployment. 7. Data Migration and Reconciliation Assurance • Review data migration strategies and approaches relevant to SAP Controlling. • Assess migration mapping, transformation rules, data cleansing activities, and load procedures. • Evaluate the completeness and accuracy of migrated controlling master data and relevant financial balances. • Review reconciliation procedures between legacy systems and SAP S/4HANA. • Validate migration testing results and exception handling. • Identify data integrity risks and recommend corrective measures. 8. Cutover, Go-Live and Post-Go-Live Assurance • Review cutover plans, deployment strategies, and readiness assessments. • Evaluate cutover rehearsals, dependencies, timelines, and business continuity arrangements. • Assess contingency planning, rollback procedures, and risk mitigation strategies. • Conduct independent Go-Live readiness reviews for SAP Controlling-related processes. • Evaluate unresolved defects and operational risks before production deployment. • Review hypercare arrangements, incident management, and post-Go-Live stabilization activities. • Recommend improvements to ensure stable and effective business operations following deployment. 9. Risk Management, Governance and Reporting • Identify functional, integration, testing, migration, and deployment risks.

Experience Required: 10+ Years in SAP Consulting

Key Responsibilities include: SAP S/4HANA Controlling Solution Assurance; Profitability and Margin Analysis; Cross-Module Integration Assurance; Solution Design and Documentation Review; Design Assurance and Quality Gate Reviews; System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT); Data Migration and Reconciliation Assurance; Cutover, Go-Live and Post-Go-Live Assurance; Risk Management, Governance and Reporting.