SAP S/4HANA Functional Consultant – PP, SD and FI/CO

 

Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Functional Consultant with strong expertise in Production Planning (PP) and Sales & Distribution (SD), along with good working knowledge of Finance & Controlling (FI/CO), to support a large-scale, international SAP S/4HANA transformation program.
This is a hands-on functional role that serves as a key bridge between business
stakeholders, functional teams, and technical/development teams. The
successful candidate will bring strong end-to-end business process knowledge, SAP ECC and S/4HANA experience, and the ability to translate business requirements into effective SAP solutions.
A key focus of the role will be supporting production planning, sales and
distribution, finance and controlling integration, master data, functional
design, testing, and deployment activities.

Key Responsibilities
 Organize and facilitate working sessions with Production, Planning, Sales,
Distribution, Finance, and Controlling teams to review business
requirements, master data, and process dependencies.
 Coordinate the review and update of routings, operations, work centers,
and other production master data to ensure accuracy and alignment with
manufacturing and planning requirements.
 Support the review and maintenance of relevant SD master data and
business processes, ensuring alignment with end-to-end sales and
distribution requirements.
 Work with Finance and Controlling stakeholders to understand and validate
FI/CO integration requirements, particularly those related to manufacturing,
sales, inventory, costing, and financial postings.
 Support cross-functional processes and integration points across PP, SD,
MM, and FI/CO, including production costing, inventory movements, sales
billing, revenue/account determination, and financial impacts of business
transactions.
 Collaborate with cross-functional business and technical teams to identify
master data gaps, process issues, and data discrepancies, and drive
them through resolution.
 Perform and support master data uploads and mass data maintenance
using appropriate tools such as LSMW and Winshuttle, where applicable.

 Maintain high standards of data accuracy, completeness, and consistency
to support effective production planning, scheduling, sales execution, costing,
and financial reporting.
 Gather and analyze business requirements and translate them into clear
functional specifications and requirements for technical/development
teams.
 Work closely with developers and technical teams to clarify requirements,
review proposed solutions, and support implementation.
 Perform functional testing, integration testing, and data validation within
the SAP S/4HANA environment, including validation of cross-functional
PP/SD/FI/CO processes.
 Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test preparation,
execution, defect analysis, resolution, and retesting.
 Prepare and maintain functional documentation, process documentation, test
evidence, and end-user training materials.
 Support business users through training, knowledge transfer, and issue
resolution.
 Participate in cutover, deployment, go-live, and post-go-live support
activities as required.
 Work collaboratively across global teams and functions to ensure deliverables
are completed according to project timelines and quality standards.
Required Skills & Experience
 Strong functional experience with SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA, with
particular expertise in Production Planning (PP) and Sales & Distribution
(SD).
 Good functional experience and working knowledge of SAP Finance &
Controlling (FI/CO) and its integration with PP, SD, and other logistics
modules.
 Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes across
manufacturing, production planning, sales, distribution, finance, and
controlling.
 Hands-on experience with PP master data, including materials, BOMs,
routings, operations, work centers, and production-related master data.
 Good understanding of SD master data and order-to-cash processes,
including sales orders, deliveries, billing, and associated financial postings.

 Understanding of key FI/CO processes, including General Ledger, cost
centers, profit centers, internal orders, product costing, account determination,
and financial integration with logistics processes.
 Experience supporting product costing and manufacturing-related
controlling processes is highly desirable.
 Experience with master data migration, mass maintenance, data
validation, and data quality activities.
 Experience using data upload/migration tools such as LSMW, Winshuttle, or
equivalent tools.
 Ability to gather business requirements and translate them into clear,
actionable functional specifications for technical teams.
 Experience with functional testing, integration testing, data validation,
UAT, defect management, and end-user training.
 Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root
causes and drive issues through resolution.
 Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability
to work effectively across business, functional, and technical teams.
 Experience working within large-scale, complex, international SAP
transformation programs.
 Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver effectively in a fast-paced
environment with demanding timelines and evolving requirements.
 High degree of ownership, accountability, resilience, and attention to
detail.
Ideal Candidate Profile
We are looking for a senior, hands-on SAP functional professional with strong PP and SD expertise and solid FI/CO experience who can connect end-to-end business
processes with SAP S/4HANA functionality, master data, and technical solutions.
The ideal candidate understands the cross-functional integration between
manufacturing, sales, logistics, costing, and finance and can assess the
downstream financial and controlling impacts of PP and SD transactions.
The candidate should be proactive, analytical, delivery-focused, and
comfortable working directly with business and technical stakeholders. They
should be capable of independently driving requirements and data-related activities
from analysis through design, testing, deployment, and business adoption.

The successful candidate will thrive in a complex international transformation
environment and consistently deliver high-quality results while managing tight
timelines and competing priorities.