Financial and People Accountability Location: Bilbao HQ Office

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SAP Controlling and Product Costing Business Analyst Role Overview The SAP Business Analyst for Controlling and Product Costing is the functional expert for SAP S/4HANA in this domain. The role drives standardization, adoption, and continuous improvement. It ensures alignment with the global template while supporting the Key User network across regions.

Key Responsibilities Functional Expertise and Solution Design

Act as the subject matter expert in SAP Controlling and Product Costing:

Product costing (standard costing, cost roll-ups, variance analysis)

Cost center and profit center accounting

Internal orders and profitability analysis (COPA)

Translates business requirements into SAP solutions aligned with the global template

Challenge requirements to ensure simplicity, scalability, and standardization

Continuous Improvement and Demand Management

Drive improvement initiatives based on business feedback and KPI insights

Manage demand, change requests, and enhancements within the Controlling domain

Prioritize initiatives based on business value and alignment with global standards

Identify inefficiencies and inconsistencies across regions

Global Template Governance

Ensure strict adherence to the global SAP template and fit-to-standard principles

Assess and challenge localization requests

Promote consistent processes and ways of working across regions

Key User Support





Support and guide Key Users with functional expertise and training input

Strengthen the Key User community and promote knowledge sharing

Drive consistent system adoption across regions

Incident Management and Testing

Support analysis and resolution of complex incidents and recurring issues

Coordinate and support business testing for system changes and releases

Data and Innovation

Ensure correct use of controlling structures and data impacting costing and reporting

Identify opportunities for automation and system improvements

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of SAP Controlling experience with strong Product Costing focus

Proven experience with SAP S/4HANA and general template environments

Strong understanding of cost accounting and profitability analysis

Experience working with Key User or super user communities

Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge and influence

Fluent in English

Financial and People Accountability Financial

Assess financial impact of improvements

Support cost-benefit analysis and budgeting related to financial systems

People

Coach and mentor Key Users

Enable adoption of SAP solutions across finance communities

Act as a bridge between business and IT

Competencies Business Acumen

Strong understanding of financial processes, Record-to-Report and cost management

Technical Expertise

Advanced knowledge of SAP S/4HANA FI-CO, with a strong focus on CO, esp. Product Costing

Solid understanding of GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting

Project Leadership

Experience in financial transformation initiatives, process design,



requirements management

Coaching and Mentoring

Ability to develop and support Key User communities and drive capability building

Communication

Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills

Ability to translate business needs into system solutions

Global Perspective

Experience working in multi-country environments with different regulatory requirements

IT Skills And Technical Knowledge Core SAP Expertise

SAP S/4HANA Finance (FICO)

Controlling (Cost Centers, Profit Centers, Internal Orders, COPA)

Additional Knowledge (Nice To Have)

Group Reporting and consolidation

Treasury and Cash Management

Integration with adjacent finance and reporting solutions

General Skills

Data analysis, process modeling, and requirements management

Strong Excel skills

Experience with BI and reporting tools

Understanding of system integration and data migration concepts

Experience with collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams

Education And Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or IT

Proven track record in SAP FICO implementations and support

Experience across full project lifecycles

Strong exposure to financial closing, cost management, and reporting processes

Experience in complex stakeholder environments and transformation programs

Additional languages such as Spanish, French, or Dutch are an advantage

Employee Type Permanent

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📌 SAP Controlling and Product Costing Business Analyst (Madrid)
🏢 Sibelco Group
📍 Madrid