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Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and markets.\n As SAP CO IT Consultant, you will have these key responsibilities:\nSupport the Controlling (CO) workstream across all phases of our S/4HANA template build and rollout, from design through hypercare;\nContribute to Fit-to-Template workshops, clarify requirements, and translate business needs into functional specifications;\nSupport configuration of core CO areas - Overhead Cost Controlling (Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders), Product Cost Controlling (Product Cost Planning, Cost Object Controlling), and Profitability Analysis (account-based CO-PA / Margin Analysis and costing-based CO-PA) - in line with the S/4HANA standard and the global template design;\nLeverage the S/4HANA Universal Journal (ACDOCA) and real-time FI-CO integration to ensure a single, reconciled source of truth across Finance and Controlling;\nSupport Project System (PS) and Investment Management (IM) topics where they interface with Controlling,\nSafeguard the integration and process consistency of CO with FI, MM, SD, and PP, and help clarify cross-functional dependencies;\nCoordinate CO deliverables, timelines, and system readiness within the workstream;\nPrepare and execute CO test scenarios (unit, integration, UAT), and drive defect analysis and resolution;\nSupport migration of CO master and transactional data, validate data consistency (e.g. balances, allocations, master-data structures), and assist reconciliation between legacy and S/4HANA systems;\nGuide business and key users during rollout and hypercare and help resolve CO-related incidents. Identify improvement opportunities and contribute to process optimization.\n Academic Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems or comparable field;\n5+ years experience in SAP CO or Finance-related IT roles, ideally including at least one SAP implementation, rollout, or S/4HANA transformation project;\nIn-depth knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Controlling (CO), including Profitability Analysis - both account-based CO-PA (Margin Analysis) and costing-based CO-PA - and Product Cost Controlling (Product Cost Planning); working knowledge of the Material Ledger; solid working knowledge of Project System (PS), Investment Management (IM), and the connected modules FI, PP, MM, and SD.\nSound understanding of the S/4HANA Finance architecture, in particular the Universal Journal (ACDOCA), the merged FI-CO data model, and real-time integration;\nFamiliarity with the relevant SAP Fiori applications for Controlling;\nABAP knowledge (e.g. reading code and debugging);\nExperience working in cross-functional, international project teams;\nAn SAP Controlling certification is a plus - e.g. “SAP Certified Associate - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, Management Accounting” (C_TS4CO) or the public-cloud equivalent “SAP Certified Associate - Implementation Consultant - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, Management Accounting” (C_S4CCO);\nStrong communication skills and business-fluent English (written and spoken);\nWillingness to international travelling (up to 30%).\n Our offer:\nIntegration in a challenging and international work environment;\nFlexible working model;\nCollaborative working style;\nContinuous opportunities for the promotion of talent and training.\nWe are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued. 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