Introduction
A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.
Your role and responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced SAP CO-PA Consultant to support strategic SAP initiatives focused on Profitability Analysis (CO-PA). This professional will work closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, and end users to ensure the effective utilization of SAP CO-PA functionalities and their integration with other financial and logistics modules.
The ideal candidate will have solid experience in SAP CO-PA, strong functional expertise, analytical skills, and experience working in SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA environments.
Required technical and professional expertise
- Functional expertise in SAP Controlling‑Profitability Analysis (CO‑PA), including both costing‑based and account‑based CO‑PA
- Experience configuring CO‑PA structures such as characteristics, value fields, derivation rules, and operating concerns
- Ability to design and implement end‑to‑end CO‑PA solutions aligned with financial and business reporting needs
- Hands‑on experience with integration points across FI, CO, SD, MM, and COPC
- Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA CO‑PA concepts, Universal Journal, and real‑time integration
- Experience writing functional specifications for reports, enhancements, interfaces, and custom developments
- Ability to analyze profitability data and support business teams with CO‑PA reporting and decision‑making
- Strong skills in troubleshooting CO‑PA issues, reconciliation, and month‑end closing activities
- Experience with SAP tools such as CDS views, Fiori apps, and modern reporting frameworks
- Ability to work with cross‑functional teams, gather requirements, and translate business needs into system solutions
- Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills
- Experience in full life‑cycle SAP implementations, upgrades, or S/4HANA migrations
- Knowledge of SAP Best Practices and ability to guide business teams on standard solutions
- Understanding of costing, pricing, profitability drivers, and financial performance analysis
- Advanced English
Preferred technical and professional experience
• SAP FIN Controlling Configuration: Exposure to designing and configuring SAP FIN Controlling solutions, including leveraging knowledge of the latest technologies to meet client needs.
• Packaged Technology Integration: Exposure to integrating packaged technology solutions, utilizing business and industry knowledge to achieve client expectations.
• Business Process Analysis: Exposure to analyzing business processes, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.