SAP Governance Risk and Compliance Consultant
SAP Governance Risk and Compliance Consultants help employers strengthen SAP governance, reduce control risk and improve compliance confidence. They bring practical experience across SAP GRC, Access Control, Process Control, Risk Management, segregation of duties, access risk, internal controls, audit support, issue remediation and compliance reporting.
What does a SAP Governance Risk and Compliance Consultant do?
An SAP Governance Risk and Compliance Consultant reviews and improves governance, risk and compliance activity across SAP landscapes, working with security teams, process owners, finance teams, auditors, risk stakeholders, compliance teams and implementation partners.
The role is commonly used across SAP S/4HANA, ECC, SAP GRC, Access Control and Process Control environments where employers need stronger control ownership, clearer access risk visibility, better audit evidence and practical remediation of governance or compliance gaps.
When businesses hire SAP Governance Risk and Compliance Consultants
- Supporting SAP governance, risk and compliance activity across implementation, migration, rollout or BAU support environments
- Reviewing access risks, segregation of duties, internal controls, compliance requirements, audit evidence and remediation needs
- Supporting SAP GRC, Access Control, Process Control, Risk Management, audit readiness and compliance reporting
- Improving governance routines, control ownership, risk visibility, evidence quality and issue tracking
- Adding GRC expertise to SAP S/4HANA transformation, ECC change, access remediation, controls improvement or audit activity
Typical responsibilities
- Assess SAP governance, risk and compliance gaps across access, controls, process ownership and audit evidence
- Review SoD conflicts, access reports, control documentation, risk analysis outputs, audit findings and remediation progress
- Work with security teams, authorisations consultants, process owners, finance teams, auditors and compliance stakeholders
- Support SAP GRC, Access Control, Process Control, Risk Management, S/4HANA and ECC governance activity where relevant
- Track risks, control weaknesses, ownership, due dates, mitigation actions, approvals and governance reporting
- Prepare GRC reports, audit packs, access review evidence, remediation summaries and stakeholder briefing material
- Help leaders make informed decisions on SAP access risk, control quality, compliance readiness and long-term governance
Key skills to look for
- SAP Governance Risk and Compliance consulting experience
- Strong understanding of SAP GRC, Access Control, Process Control, Risk Management and SAP authorisations
- Knowledge of segregation of duties, access risk, internal controls, audit evidence, compliance reporting and remediation tracking
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA, ECC, Fiori security, finance controls or regulated environments where relevant
- Ability to work with auditors, security teams, process owners, risk stakeholders, compliance teams and implementation partners
- Clear judgement on governance strength, access risk, control quality, evidence gaps and practical remediation