Desired Competencies (Technical/Behavioural Competency) Must-Have (Ideally should not be more than 3-5):
- Strong hands-on experience with SAP Analytics Cloud - Planning in the following areas:
- Financial Statement Planning
- Depreciation Planning
- Budget Book Reports
- Scene Setting & Prioritization
- CS & SI Planning
- Cost Centre & Recoveries
- Revenue & Borrowings Planning
- Workforce Planning
- Contracts Planning
- Experience working on S/4HANA implementation projects, preferably RISE with SAP
- Strong knowledge of planning concepts (budgeting, forecasting, rolling forecasts)
- Expertise in data actions, advanced formulas, allocations, and versions
- Experience integrating SAC with SAP S/4HANA (live or import connections)
Good-to-Have:
- Exposure to RISE with SAP architecture and SAP clean core principles
- Experience with Datasphere / BW / BW4HANA integration
- Knowledge of financial planning models (P&L, Cost Center, Profit Center)
- SAC Planning or SAP Analytics certification
- Experience in UAT support, user training, and hypercare
- Very IMP- Mandatory Keywords* (selection criteria):
Responsibility of / Expectations from the Role
- Lead design and implementation of SAC Planning as part of a RISE with SAP (S/4HANA Cloud / Private Edition) program
- Gather business requirements for budgeting, forecasting, and planning and translate them into SAC solutions
- Build and optimize planning models, stories, input forms and dashboards
- Configure data actions, multi-actions, allocations, versions, and calendars
- Enable integration with S/4HANA (via live or import connections) aligned with RISE architecture
- Support UAT, cutover, go-live, and hypercare phases
- Work closely with Finance, Controlling, SDM, Basis, and Integration teams
