SAP FICO Consultant

Hydro•Pittsburgh, PA

3d•Remote

About The Position

Hydro Extrusions is a world-leading aluminium extrusion business counting around 100 production sites in 40 countries and employing 20,000 people. Through our unique combination of local expertise, global network, and unmatched R&D capabilities, we can offer everything from standards profiles to advanced development and manufacturing for most industries. Since 1905, Hydro has turned natural resources into valuable products for people and businesses with focus on a safe and good workplace for our 30,000 employees in more than 140 locations. Job Summary: The SAP CO Consultant with a minimum of 10 years of SAP experience and deep expertise in Controlling (CO) within a manufacturing environment. This role will be heavily focused on sales order costing, production order costing, product costing, and CO-PA, while partnering closely with Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and IT teams. The ideal candidate is a hands-on SAP professional who can independently analyze complex business requirements, troubleshoot issues, design solutions, and drive SAP CO initiatives from concept through implementation.

Requirements

10+ years of SAP experience, with significant hands-on SAP CO experience.
A hands-on SAP CO professional who understands both the financial and operational sides of manufacturing and can connect sales order → product/production costing → actual costs → profitability within SAP.
Strong expertise in Sales Order Costing and Production Order Costing.
Deep experience with CO-PA / Profitability Analysis.
Strong understanding of Product Costing and Standard Costing.
Manufacturing industry experience strongly preferred.
Strong integration knowledge across CO, FI, SD, MM, and PP.
Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot complex SAP issues.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Proven ability to work independently, manage priorities, and deliver results.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP S/4HANA preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead SAP CO functional support, enhancements, and projects.
Provide expert-level support for Sales Order Costing, including costing strategies, configuration, analysis, and integration with SD.
Manage and support Production Order Costing, including planned/actual costs, variances, settlements, and integration with PP.
Support Product Costing / Standard Costing, cost estimates, BOM/routing integration, and cost rollups.
Design, implement, and support CO-PA (Profitability Analysis), including characteristics, value fields/accounts, derivations, allocations, and profitability reporting.
Support Product Cost by Order, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, and Profit Center Accounting.
Analyze costing and profitability issues and perform root-cause troubleshooting.
Partner with manufacturing and finance teams to improve costing, profitability, and management reporting processes.
Translate business requirements into scalable SAP CO solutions.
Lead testing, documentation, configuration, and deployment of SAP CO changes.
Support integration between CO, FI, SD, MM, and PP.
Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and improved financial visibility.