Full Job Description
KPMG is currently seeking a Manager, SAP Finance - Manufacturing Finance & Product Costing to join our Advisory Services practice.
Responsibilities:
• Plan, manage, and execute end-to-end SAP FICO and S/4HANA implementations and business transformation programs, with a focus on large-scale global rollouts across complex multi-plant manufacturing environments.
• Serve as the functional solution architect configuring Product Costing (CO-PC), Material Ledger / Actual Costing, inventory valuation (including Multiple Valuation approaches such as Legal, Group, and Profit Center valuation), Profit Center Accounting (PCA), and the associated manufacturing finance integration points, including intercompany pricing and transfer pricing conditions where required by the business.
• Translate discrete and process manufacturing dynamics into robust financial flows-including raw material movements, toll manufacturing / contract manufacturing models, intercompany drop-shipments, plant-to-plant stock transport orders (STO), and intercompany markup/markdown mechanics. Lead process mapping and configuration for Product Costing (CO-PC) including standard cost estimates and cost roll-ups, inventory valuation, Work-in-Process (WIP), production order settlement, production variance calculation, period-end close, and Margin Analysis / Costing-based CO-PA, aligning inventory valuation and cost flows to both local statutory and group accounting standards.
• Partner directly with client Controllership, Supply Chain / Operations, Corporate Tax, and Treasury teams to translate group costing and inventory valuation policies, statutory accounting requirements, and, where applicable, transfer pricing policies (e.g., OECD guidelines and Advance Pricing Agreements) into SAP configuration, automated billing and condition rules, and intercompany reconciliation workflows.
• Evaluate the design and operational effectiveness of financial technology controls across the manufacturing procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, and plan-to-produce lifecycles; document and present audit-ready findings to executive leadership.
• Manage engagement economics, project timelines, resourcing, deliverables, and risk mitigation strategies across simultaneous workstreams. Supervise, mentor, and conduct performance management for senior associates and associates, fostering a collaborative, high-performance, and inclusive team culture.
• Assist with scoping prospective advisory engagements, authoring statements of work (SOWs), and co-leading multi-disciplinary pitches in collaboration with Supply Chain and Tax Advisory practices.
• Apply an AI-first, value driven mindset to identify, evaluate, and responsibly apply AI-enabled solutions that can enhance client outcomes, business performance, and operational effectiveness. Leverage foundational AI concepts while upholding KPMG Trusted AI principles to drive ethical, secure, and compliant adoption across business processes and solutions.
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment
Qualifications:
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive SAP FICO consulting and implementation experience, including at least 3 years functioning as a project manager, functional lead, or workstream lead.
• Direct participation in at least 3 full-lifecycle SAP implementations (ECC 6.0 and/or S/4HANA), with demonstrated experience in global templates and multi-entity rollouts.
• Advanced configuration skills across SAP FI (GL, AP, AR, AA) and CO (CCA, PCA, CO-PC, CO-PA). Hands-on expertise in Product Costing, Material Ledger (actual costing, parallel currencies, and valuation approaches), inventory valuation, WIP and variance settlement, and period-end close for manufacturing. Working knowledge of Intercompany processing (Cross-Company Sales, Intercompany Billing, Advanced Intercompany Sales, and Stock Transfers), including operational transfer pricing configuration such as standard markup rules, intercompany pricing condition schemas, and intercompany netting/clearing.
• Proven experience delivering SAP finance solutions within Industrial Manufacturing, Heavy Machinery, Automotive, Chemicals, or High-Tech Hardware, with a firm grasp of standard costing, shop-floor variances, inventory valuation, and supply chain logistics integration (MM, SD, PP).
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university is required.
• Publication-quality documentation and presentation skills, with a track record of articulating technical finance, costing, and accounting architectures to non-technical executive stakeholders.
• Ability to travel as needed
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)
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