SAP CO, Operational Planning & Business Intelligence Consultant

Location: Remote
Contract: B2B
Working language: English
Start date: 1 October 2026
Planned go-live: End of 2027
Overall programme timeline: Until 2031

Our client, a global FMCG company, is preparing the next regional phase of its SAP S/4HANA programme after the successful pilot and go-live in Poland.

We are looking for an experienced SAP CO, Operational Planning & Business Intelligence Consultant to support the design and implementation of controlling, planning and management-reporting processes.

Key responsibilities

• Design and configure SAP Controlling processes within the SAP S/4HANA solution.
• Support Cost Centre Accounting, Profit Centre Accounting, internal orders, allocations and profitability-related processes.
• Gather and analyse requirements for budgeting, forecasting and operational planning.
• Support integration between SAP CO, FI, logistics and reporting solutions.
• Translate Finance and Controlling requirements into functional solution designs.
• Support the design of management reports, planning models, dashboards and analytical outputs.
• Work with SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP BW, SAP Datasphere or other reporting and planning solutions where applicable.
• Prepare functional specifications for reports, interfaces and enhancements.
• Support testing, data migration, reconciliation and defect resolution.
• Facilitate workshops with Finance, Controlling and business stakeholders.
• Support cutover, go-live and hypercare.

Required experience

• Strong SAP CO experience, preferably within an SAP S/4HANA environment.
• Knowledge of Cost Centre Accounting, Profit Centre Accounting, allocations, internal orders and management accounting.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting or operational-planning processes.
• Understanding of SAP Finance integration and Universal Journal.
• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP BW or similar planning and reporting tools is strongly preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both Finance stakeholders and technical teams.
• Very good English, minimum B2 level; C1 preferred.