Manager, SAP FICO & Operational Transfer Pricing - Industrial Manufacturing

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KPMG is currently seeking a Manager, SAP FICO - Operational Transfer Pricing - Industrial Manufacturing 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 Profit Center Accounting (PCA), Multiple Valuation approaches (Legal, Group, and Profit Center valuation), Transfer Pricing conditions, and Material Ledger / Actual Costing.

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 cross-border stock transport orders (STO), and intercompany markup/markdown mechanics. Lead process mapping and configuration for Product Costing (CO-PC), Work-in-Process (WIP), production variance calculation, and Margin Analysis / Costing-based CO-PA, aligning inventory valuation to both local statutory and group transfer pricing standards.

Partner directly with client Corporate Tax, Treasury, and Controllership teams to translate OECD guidelines, bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs), and country-specific statutory regulations into automated SAP billing rules, condition techniques, 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 Tax Advisory and Supply Chain practices.

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 Material Ledger (parallel currencies and valuation approaches) and Intercompany processing (Cross-Company Sales, Intercompany Billing, Advanced Intercompany Sales, and Stock Transfers). Working knowledge of operational transfer pricing configuration, including standard markup rule execution, 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, 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 tax 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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