Manager, SAP FICO & Operational Transfer Pricing - Industrial Manufacturing

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)