Functional Consultant – Master Data (Finance & Material)

Functional Consultant ? Master Data (Finance & Material)

We are seeking an experienced Functional Consultant specializing in Master Data Management (MDM) with a strong focus on data cleansing, data quality, and governance across Finance and Material domains within SAP/ERP environments. The role will drive data accuracy, standardization, and remediation initiatives, supporting critical business processes across Finance, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with business stakeholders to drive data quality and cleansing initiatives.
• Collaborate with Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to gather and refine requirements.
• Participate in data architecture and governance framework discussions, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications for data tools (Databricks, BODS, LSMW, etc.).
• Ensure stakeholder alignment and formal sign-offs at key project stages.
• Establish and maintain data quality standards, rules, and governance policies aligned with business and compliance requirements.
• Translate business needs into technical rule definitions for implementation in DQ tools.
• Support development and enhancement of data quality rules and validation logic.
• Perform data profiling, cleansing, and continuous monitoring to improve data accuracy and consistency.
• Analyze data to identify quality issues, trends, and opportunities for standardization.
• Design and execute Data Quality Frameworks, including governance controls and monitoring mechanisms.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and reports to track data quality performance.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Execute pre- and post-validation checks to ensure data integrity during cleansing and migration activities.
• Execute end-to-end data cleansing, validation, and remediation activities across Finance and Material Master Data.
• Cleanse and standardize key Finance Master Data, including Chart of Accounts (GL structures), Cost Centers, Profit Centers, and Internal Orders, Company Codes, Business Units, and Legal Entities, Fixed Assets Master Data.
• Perform data correction, deduplication, enrichment, and harmonization to improve overall data quality.
• Govern the master data lifecycle from a data quality perspective, ensuring validation during creation, updates, and periodic reviews.
• Review and validate data requests to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with data standards and financial controls.
• Perform Material Master data cleansing and maintenance in SAP, especially where automated tools (e.g., BODS) are not used.
• Ensure data consistency, standardization, and integrity across all material master records.
• Identify duplicate, obsolete, or inactive records and define rules for data archiving, blocking, and deletion.
• Collaborate with business and IT teams to resolve data quality issues and implement preventive controls.
• Support data migration, cleansing, and validation activities during SAP implementations and enhancements.
• Perform data mapping, transformation, and reconciliation during migration cycles.
• Analyze processes and recommend improvements to master data handling and tool usage.
• Drive process and system enhancements to strengthen data quality and governance.
• Provide functional inputs and specifications for data quality and migration tools.
• Support configuration, testing, and validation of DQ tools and ETL processes.
• Leverage tools such as LSMW, Databricks, Excel, POWER BI for data operations.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives in data cleansing and master data processes.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in SAP MM and FI/CO modules, with strong knowledge of core master data objects and fields.
• Hands-on experience in creating, maintaining, and validating Finance and Material Master Data in SAP.
• Strong understanding of master data lifecycle processes (creation, change, extension, obsolescence, deletion).
• Expertise in data quality rule definition, documentation, and enforcement.
• Proven experience in data profiling, cleansing, standardization, and remediation techniques.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to perform root cause analysis and recommend solutions.
• Proficiency in Excel and working knowledge of SQL/reporting tools.
• Knowledge of SOX compliance, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Hands-on experience with SAP LSMW (recording, mapping, conversion rules, batch input).
• Strong understanding of data migration processes and best practices in SAP.
• Experience in data validation techniques (pre/post validation, reconciliation, exception handling).
• Ability to analyze SAP data using SE16N, SQVI, and custom reports.
• Experience documenting data definitions, standards, and quality rules.
• Familiarity with tools such as Power BI, Databricks.
• Familiarity with SAP MDG.

Work Arrangements

• Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
• Type: Contract