We are looking for a SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Consultant to join our consulting team and deliver SAP analytics and financial planning solutions to clients across various industries. This role involves working on project-based assignments and engaging directly with clients to design, implement, and support SAP Analytics Cloud Planning and Integrated Financial Planning (IFP) solutions throughout the project lifecycle, from blueprint to go-live.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a SAP Analytics Cloud Consultant in client-facing, project-based engagements
- Gather and analyze business, reporting, and financial planning requirements from clients and translate them into SAC and Integrated Financial Planning (IFP) solutions
- Design and develop dashboards, stories, and analytical applications using SAP Analytics Cloud
- Design and implement financial planning models including budgeting, forecasting, rolling forecast, and what-if simulations
- Develop Integrated Financial Planning (IFP) solutions covering areas such as P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, and Workforce Planning
- Build driver-based planning models and align financial plans with operational data
- Integrate SAP Analytics Cloud with SAP and non-SAP data sources (e.g. SAP S/4HANA Finance, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Datasphere)
- Participate in end-to-end SAP project implementations, including Blueprint, Realization, Testing, Go-Live, and Hypercare phases
- Prepare project deliverables such as blueprint documents, functional and technical specifications, financial planning models, test scripts, and user guides
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), end-user training, and knowledge transfer, particularly for finance and planning users
- Collaborate with project managers, solution architects, and other SAP consultants to ensure successful project delivery
- Provide post-go-live support and resolve issues related to analytics and financial planning within the project scope
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Finance, Accounting, or related fields
- Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) in analytics and financial planning / IFP consulting or implementation projects
- Strong understanding of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting
- Solid knowledge of Integrated Financial Planning (IFP) concepts and end-to-end financial processes
- Experience integrating SAC with SAP S/4HANA Finance, SAP BW/4HANA, or SAP Datasphere
- Strong understanding of business analytics, KPI design, and financial performance management
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in client-facing environments
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple project deliverables simultaneously
- Good command of English, both spoken and written
- Hybrid or onsite working model (depending on project requirements)