The opportunity
Having undergone a paradigm shift in recent years, SAP offers an innovative high-performance real-time platform and solutions which meet the needs of end-to-end digitised enterprises. Our EY SAP team is focused on working with our clients to leverage these SAP innovations and create business value.
We are looking for technology-minded, business-focused and creative managers with a passion for bringing context to SAP innovations and ability to demonstrate how it can help transform our clients’ day to day operations. We are looking for people who have been there and done it, who want to keep close to the technology and who want to deliver solutions that have optimum impact on their clients.
Your key responsibilities
In your role as an EY Manager you will have responsibility for designing & delivering key aspects of our technology projects within our client base. You will be expected to:
Manage a work stream within an SAP Analytics Cloud project team on a client-facing engagement, working effectively across the full lifecycle delivery of a large, complex technology programme
Deliver technology solutions in line with leading practices
Engage and collaborate with clients’ stakeholders across all levels of the organisation
Build excellent client relationships
Work as part of a high performing team, mentoring junior members of staff
Skills and attributes for success
You will have knowledge and experience of the following:
SAP Analytics Cloud certification or equivalent experience
Positioning the features and limitations of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning
Understanding of leading practices for developing SAP Analytics Cloud Planning models
Strong financial planning & consolidation knowledge
Full lifecycle project delivery experience (Build, Test & Deploy phases) including workshop planning and delivery, requirements & backlog definition, planning model design, creation of Functional & Technical specifications and system configuration
Hands-on project delivery experience of SAC capabilities including source system connections, modelling dimensions & planning models, maintaining Public and Private Dimensions, data acquisition and smart transformations
Core planning functionality expertise including planning and scripting in stories, calculations, simulations and Versioning, distributions with Planning Panels, comments, data locking, currency translation options, data audit, validation rules, calendar tasks, creating Value Driver Trees and AI features such as Joule
Deep understanding of Data Actions and Allocation processes, including copy data within and between models, calculate data with advanced formulas, creating advanced allocations and multi actions
To qualify for the role you must have
Demonstrable ability to manage work streams
Understanding of the full life cycle of SAC planning implementations
Experience working with waterfall and agile delivery methodologies
Experience delivering financial planning projects
Excellent communication skills and ability to build ‘Trusted Adviser’ relationships
Strong presentation skills
Willingness to travel as required in relation to working at Client Sites on specific engagements
Ideally, you’ll also have
SAP analytics experience (SAP BW, HANA, Datasphere or BDC)
Experience in complex SAC planning delivery
Experience with SAP Group Reporting
Experience with SAP BPC or Integrated Planning
An understanding of the SAC Planning roadmap and industry trends
Industry / sector expertise would be advantageous
What we look for
You will be comfortable working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, where you operate collaboratively with clients to help them digitize their business processes utilizing the latest SAP technology. You will add value by contextualizing, designing and delivering solutions within your domain expertise, you are expected to continuously develop your skills and product knowledge, staying up-to-date with SAP’s innovations and leveraging this to provide insight and creative solutions.
What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:
Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
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