SAP FICO / CO-PA - Business Process Owner

What you'll do:

The SAP FICO / CO-PA BPO Specialist will proactively monitor, analyze, and remediate FI and COPA data gaps across ES EMEA. The role ensures accurate, timely, and reliable end-to-end profitability reporting in Oracle Planning by addressing root causes upstream in SAP.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitoring & Early Detection

  • Perform daily monitoring using automated check files

  • Monitor FI (FCCS) and COPA (BW) refreshes during WD1-WD3

  • Identify failed jobs, data misalignments, and ledger-level variances using defined materiality thresholds

  • Track variance snapshots across the month-end close

• Proactive Remediation

  • Partner with respective stakeholders (SCM, OTC, MDM, Fin,...) to correct postings and master data issues

  • Guide and support KE21N COPA-only entries when required

  • Coordinate with IT/COE teams to remediate system or configuration defects causing COPA gaps

• Standards & Enablement

  • Develop and publish playbooks, job aids, and standardized month-end checklists

  • Maintain COPA reporting and variance analysis documentation

  • Deliver training to finance power users and codify recurring root causes and fixes.
    Key Deliverables

  • Daily and month-end FI vs COPA monitoring outputs

  • Ledger-level variance reports with audit trail and snapshots

  • Documented root-cause analyses and permanent fixes

  • COPA Gap remediation before Month-End closing starts and live-fixing during closing

  • Standardized playbooks, training materials, and job aids

• Stakeholders- MDM, OTC, Procurement, and SCM teams

  • FP&A, local finance Teams and Controllership Teams

  • IT / COE

Qualifications and skills:

• Strong SAP ECC FI and COPA expertise

• Solid understanding of FI-SD integration and month-end close processes

• Experience with BW / COPA reporting and variance analysis

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills

• Ability to work cross-functionally across finance, IT, and operations

• Fluent Business English (C1) is a must have; local language knowledge is very nice to have (e.g. German, French, Polish, Hungarian)

• Strong presentation and communication skills, as you will act as a trainer and mentor

Success Measures:

• COPA gaps above materiality thresholds identified and resolved before close

• Reduction in WD4 manual adjustments

• Improved confidence and stability in product-level gross margin reporting

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package

• Flexible working solutions

• Excellent working environment - safety and ethics are important for us

• Culture & Values - we are more than the products we invent and produce - the way we do business is just as important. At Eaton, our values and culture define who we are - both individually and as an organization - and direct our activities every day

• Learning & Development - we invest in our employees for the long term - not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities, made available through Eaton University

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