SAP CO (Controlling) Consultant

SAP CO (Controlling) Consultant (Lead Experience is Mandatory)

Location: St. Louis, MO

Duration: 6 Months Contract

We need candidates willing to travel from 50-100%

Program Type: Post-Merger Finance Stabilization (SAP ECC)

Work Model: Onsite / Onshore with 50 100% travel | US Central Time hours

Role Summary

The CO Consultant will execute controlling structure consolidation activities within a multi-entity, multi-instance SAP ECC landscape following a merger. The role is accountable for stabilizing allocation logic, intercompany controlling flows, and profitability reporting to enable a successful consolidated financial close.

This is a senior, hands-on execution role requiring direct participation in mock conversions, cutover execution, and first consolidated close validation.

This is not AMS support and not a greenfield implementation.

Required Experience (12 15 Years)

12 15 years of SAP experience with minimum 8+ years focused in SAP ECC CO

Direct hands-on participation in 2+ legal entity consolidations, carve-ins/outs, or post-merger ERP integrations

Demonstrated experience stabilizing controlling structures in multi-instance or multi-template SAP environments

Strong intercompany allocation and cross-company reconciliation experience

Active involvement in period-end close during structural integration

Deep hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting assessments, distributions, settlements, and profitability reporting structures

Strong FI CO integration expertise with trial balance reconciliation exposure

Participation in mock conversion cycles and cutover weekends in live production environments

Experience operating in imperfect data conditions requiring pragmatic resolution

Success Profile

Understands margin sensitivity in commodity and trading-driven environments

Quickly identifies allocation breakdowns and intercompany reconciliation discrepancies

Makes decisive adjustments to protect close timelines

Communicates effectively with Controllers and Finance leadership

Maintains high accountability during conversion and first close

Environment Expectations

Multi-entity stabilization within a multi-instance SAP landscape

High financial reporting and margin visibility

Extended hours during mock conversions and cutover

Onsite presence required with significant travel

Key Responsibilities

Consolidate and harmonize controlling structures across merged company codes and instances

Rationalize and realign cost centers, profit centers, internal orders, and reporting hierarchies

Reconfigure and validate assessments, distributions, settlements, and cross-company allocations

Diagnose and resolve FI CO reconciliation issues impacting trial balance, intercompany balances, and margin reporting

Validate controlling balance migration and intercompany allocations during mock conversions

Coordinate with GTM, SD, and Finance teams to protect profitability reporting integrity

Lead CO validation activities during conversion cycles and cutover execution

Support first consolidated close and confirm profitability and allocation accuracy across merged entities

Triage allocation and reconciliation defects under compressed stabilization timelines

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