SAP Risk and Controls Consultant
SAP Risk and Controls Consultants help employers reduce SAP control risk and improve compliance confidence. They bring practical experience across SAP GRC, access risk, segregation of duties, process controls, mitigation controls, audit support, control testing, remediation and governance reporting.
What does a SAP Risk and Controls Consultant do?
An SAP Risk and Controls Consultant reviews, designs and supports controls across SAP landscapes, working with security teams, process owners, finance teams, auditors, compliance stakeholders 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 design, clearer risk ownership, better audit evidence and practical remediation of access or process weaknesses.
When businesses hire SAP Risk and Controls Consultants
- Reviewing SAP risks and controls across implementation, migration, rollout or BAU support environments
- Assessing segregation of duties, access risks, process controls, mitigating controls and control ownership
- Supporting SAP GRC, Access Control, Process Control, audit readiness and compliance reporting
- Improving control design, control testing, issue remediation, evidence quality and governance routines
- Adding risk and controls expertise to SAP S/4HANA transformation, ECC change, GRC improvement or audit remediation activity
Typical responsibilities
- Assess SAP control risks, SoD conflicts, access risks, process controls, control gaps and compliance requirements
- Design or improve control frameworks, mitigation approaches, monitoring routines, testing plans and remediation actions
- Work with security teams, authorisations consultants, process owners, finance teams, auditors and implementation partners
- Support SAP GRC, Access Control, Process Control, Risk Management, S/4HANA and ECC control activity where relevant
- Review control evidence, access reports, risk analysis outputs, audit findings, issue logs and remediation progress
- Track control weaknesses, ownership, due dates, risk ratings, mitigation actions and governance reporting
- Help leaders make informed decisions on SAP control risk, compliance readiness, audit findings and long-term governance
Key skills to look for
- SAP risk and controls consulting experience
- Strong understanding of SAP GRC, Access Control, Process Control, SoD and SAP authorisations
- Knowledge of internal controls, mitigation controls, audit evidence, control testing, risk ratings and remediation tracking
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA, ECC, finance controls, security remediation or regulated environments where relevant
- Ability to work with auditors, security teams, process owners, compliance stakeholders and implementation partners
- Clear judgement on access risk, control strength, evidence quality, compliance impact and practical remediation