SAP PaPM Lead
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced SAP PaPM Lead to drive the design, implementation, and delivery of SAP Profitability and Performance Management (PaPM) solutions for enterprise finance transformation initiatives. This role focuses on profitability analysis, cost allocation, revenue allocation, forecasting, planning, and what-if simulation processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on SAP PaPM expertise, finance domain knowledge, and leadership experience in large-scale SAP transformation projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end design, development, and deployment of SAP PaPM solutions.
- Drive solution architecture for cost/revenue allocation, forecasting, and simulation.
- Configure SAP PaPM functions, logic, and validation rules.
- Manage project stakeholders, integration, and cross-functional teams.
- Perform system testing, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
Required Skills
- Expertise in SAP PaPM modelling and configuration.
- Integration skills with SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW/BW4HANA.
- Strong finance and management reporting knowledge.
- Experience in financial modelling and profitability analysis.
- Leadership and stakeholder management abilities.
Job Details
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end design, development, testing, deployment, and support of SAP PaPM solutions.
- Drive solution architecture and modelling for Cost Allocation, Revenue Allocation, Planning & Forecasting, Profitability Analysis, and What-If Simulations.
- Gather and analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable functional and technical solution designs.
- Lead SAP PaPM configuration including Calculation Functions, Allocation Logic, Enrichment Functions, Validation Rules, Joins & Views, and Simulation Models.
- Guide and mentor PaPM consultants on modelling standards, solution design, performance tuning, and troubleshooting approaches.
- Integrate SAP PaPM with SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW/BW4HANA, and related enterprise systems.
- Validate and reconcile PaPM outputs against finance and operational source systems.
- Support SIT, UAT, defect resolution, cutover, deployment, go-live, and hypercare activities.
- Work closely with Finance, FP&A, IT, and project stakeholders to manage risks, dependencies, and solution decisions.
- Support knowledge transfer, documentation, and operational handover to support and BAU teams.
- Ensure solution quality, scalability, maintainability, and compliance with project governance standards.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Strong hands-on experience with SAP PaPM modelling and configuration.
- Proven experience leading SAP PaPM implementation or transformation projects.
- Strong understanding of Cost Allocation, Revenue Allocation, Profitability Analysis, Planning & Forecasting, and Financial Modelling.
- Expertise in SAP PaPM functions including Calculation, Allocation, Enrichment, Validation, Joins, Views, and What-If Simulation.
- Strong experience integrating SAP PaPM with SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW/BW4HANA.
- Good finance and management reporting knowledge including P&L, Cost Centers, Profit Centers, Product Profitability, and Customer Profitability.
- Strong troubleshooting, performance optimization, and reconciliation capabilities.
- Experience supporting testing, deployment, go-live, and post-production support activities.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
- Ability to work in fast-paced project environments and manage multiple priorities.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or related discipline.