SAP Performance Management (PaPM) Consultant

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced SAP Profitability and Performance Management (PaPM) Consultant with strong expertise in designing implementing and enhancing PaPM solutions. The candidate will work closely with clients to deliver value-driven insights by modeling profitability performance and cost allocations. This role requires both deep functional knowledge in finance and technical expertise in SAP ecosystems making it ideal for consultants who thrive in solving complex business problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop configure test implement and enhance solutions in SAP PaPM.
• Deliver agreed business requirements ensuring alignment with finance and performance goals.
• Design and implement cost and revenue allocation processes and driver-based models.
• Work on resolving issues troubleshooting and proposing innovative solutions.
• Collaborate with clients and cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into functional and technical specifications.
• Ensure effective integration of PaPM with SAP S/4HANA BW/4HANA SAC BPC FICO PCM BO and non-SAP systems.
• Develop robust data models calculation logic rules and allocation scenarios in PaPM.
• Provide performance optimization tuning and validation for large-scale models.
• Participate in end-to-end implementations including blueprinting design UAT training and go-live.
• Manage stakeholders across geographies and time zones ensuring timely project delivery.
• Demonstrate leadership skills by guiding junior team members and supporting knowledge transfer.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10 years overall consulting/IT experience with at least 3-4 years hands-on in SAP PaPM.
• Strong knowledge of profitability analysis cost allocations transfer pricing and performance modeling.
• Implementation experience in SAP PaPM and exposure to one or more of:
  • SAP BW / SAP HANA / SAP BPC / SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
• Understanding of SAP architecture processes and data structures.
• Strong technical skills: SQL scripting SAP HANA modeling ABAP exposure.
• Ability to translate functional requirements into technical designs and deliver workable solutions.
• Excellent communication skills (English) with proven experience working in cross-cultural global project teams.
• Strong problem-solving analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• Minimum 2 full-cycle SAP PaPM implementations preferred.

Good to Have

• Experience in financial services utilities or manufacturing industries.
• Knowledge of SAP SAC Planning & Reporting.
• Familiarity with cloud deployment models (SAP BTP HANA Cloud).

Education

• Bachelors or masters degree in finance Accounting Computer Science or related field.
• Professional certifications in SAP PaPM FI/CO BW/HANA or SAC will be an advantage