SAP CO Lead Consultant

SAP S/4HANA Controlling Content Expert - IT

Start: September/October 2026
End: April 2027 + possibility of extension
Workload: 80-100%
Location: Remote within the EU, with some travel to Berlin, Stockholm and Amsterdam
Language: English
Contract: Freelance/Contract/B2B

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced SAP S/4HANA Controlling Content Expert to join a major international S/4HANA Finance transformation programme.

This is a senior, client-facing role focused on defining and driving end-to-end Controlling solutions within SAP S/4HANA, while ensuring alignment with global Finance templates and business requirements.

You will act as a subject matter expert across SAP FI-CO, helping shape future-state solutions using standard S/4HANA capabilities and providing direction to implementation teams and key business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and drive end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Controlling solutions
• Translate business requirements into scalable and future-proof SAP solutions
• Advise clients on the business value and change impact of S/4HANA Finance transformation
• Lead Controlling solution design based on global templates and local business requirements
• Provide functional direction to implementation teams and ensure alignment with business stakeholders
• Support Fit-to-Template and related design workshops
• Challenge non-standard requirements and promote adoption of standard S/4HANA functionality
• Work closely with Finance Business Leads, IT Leads, Business Consultants and business stakeholders
• Ensure effective integration between Controlling and surrounding SAP processes

Core SAP Controlling Expertise

Strong experience is required across several of the following areas:

• Margin Analysis
• Overhead Accounting
• Event-Based Revenue Recognition
• Profit Center & Cost Center Accounting
• Project Controlling
• Universal Allocation

Experience across related areas is also valuable, including:

• SAP Portfolio & Project Management (PPM)
• SAP Project System (PS)
• SAP Service Management
• Enterprise Asset Management
• Master Data Management

Required Experience

• Strong SAP consulting background with at least 3 full-cycle SAP S/4HANA implementations
• Deep SAP Controlling/FI-CO expertise
• Proven ability to architect and drive end-to-end S/4HANA Controlling solutions
• Strong understanding of integration with related SAP modules and business processes
• Experience working within SAP Activate project environments
• Strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable working independently and driving topics in an ambiguous environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to operate effectively in a client-facing role
• English language skills are mandatory

Nice to Have

• SAP S/4HANA Finance certification
• Dutch language skills
• German language skills
• Previous experience in large-scale international S/4HANA transformation programmes
• Experience with harmonisation and global template rollouts