Senior Manager, SAP CO Architect

Role Description

Join our dynamic organization, a leader in Professional services, committed to leveraging cutting-edge technology to drive business success. We are seeking a passionate and experienced Functional Lead – SAP CO to drive digital transformation within Propelis. As the SAP CO Lead, you will collaborate with business stakeholders, cross-functional teams, external consultants, and the COE team to design, build, test, and deploy solutions in SAP Controlling (CO). This role also provides critical support for operations, including month-end and year-end closing activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the process and solution expert for SAP CO, driving process standardization and innovation.
• Engage in solution design for Profitability Analysis (CO-PA), Costing, Result Analysis, Project Systems, and Revenue Accounting (RAR).
• Partner with business teams to map new capabilities and leverage advanced CO-PA features.
• Define process scope, confirm required customizations, and provide input for roadmap development.
• Lead and support project teams in planning, execution, and delivery of user stories.
• Identify and mitigate risks, resolve defects, and remove roadblocks to ensure timely delivery.
• Collaborate with functional and development teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Develop comprehensive cutover plans and define test scope for end-to-end solutions.
• Perform FIT/GAP analysis, write functional specifications for RICEFW, and support integration testing.
• Provide ongoing support for cost center planning, allocations, internal orders, and CO-PA assessments.
• Support SAP COE in upgrades, patches, and integration with new applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, or related field.
• 15+ years of SAP Controlling CO experience combined with solution architecture expertise.
• Deep functional expertise in CO‑PA, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, and Project Systems (PS).
• Strong knowledge of Result Analysis, Revenue Recognition, intercompany process, integrations of CO in service industries across SD, MM, PP, PS, FI modules.
• Familiarity with activity-based costing, transfer pricing, allocations and profit center reorganizations.
• Experience in service industry.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes: Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Plan-to-Produce, Record-to-Report.
• Experienced in architecting and supporting revenue-recognition models, including RA keys, WIP, POC, and statutory compliance requirements.
• SAP certification in ECC Controlling preferred.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Requirements

• This is a remote position in the US. We are open to candidates in various states, with the exception of those residing in the following: AK, DC, ME, NH, NM, OK, HI, MS, MT, NV, NE, ND, SD, VT, WY, WV.
• Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The U.S. pay range for this position is $86,643 - $140,406 USD annually.

Benefits

• Group benefits currently include a selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage.
• Dental plan and vision plan.
• Basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account based on plan selection.
• Short/long term disability.
• 401(k) Savings Plan.