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SAP SAC Consultant

Abu Dhabi, UAE (Onsite)

Full-time (onsite). Contract-to-hire can be considered for exceptional profiles.

Immediate / Short Notice Preferred

About the Role

We are looking for ahands-on SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Consultantto support and enhance a complex, enterprise-wide planning and analytics landscape for a large diversified group headquartered in Abu Dhabi.

The environment isSAP-centric(S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, Datasphere) withSAP SAC as the central platformfor:

• Financial planning (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)
• Workforce / people cost planning
• Manufacturing and operational planning
• Executive dashboards, digital boardrooms, and regulatory/management reporting

This isnot a greenfield setup. The right candidate willown and evolve existing SAC solutions, ensure data accuracy and consistency vs SAP, and designdriver-based planning modelsthat support fast, compliant decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership ofexisting SAP SAC landscape(planning models, stories, dashboards, data models).

Understand and documenthow planning is doneacross:

• P&L (including revenue, COGS, margins)
• Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
• Workforce / people cost planning
• Regularlyreconcile SAC data with SAP (S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, Datasphere)and ensure numbers are accurate, consistent, and explainable.

Design and enhanceSAC Planning modelsfor:

• P&L planning, especiallydriver-based revenue planning(e.g., units, price, product mix, raw material costs, overheads).
• Balance sheet planning, including opening balances, flows from P&L, loans, working capital, and cash planning.
• Depreciation planning(assets, useful life, methods and impact on P&L & BS).
• Workforce / headcount planning(salary structures, increments, promotions, new hires, attrition, benefits).

Build models that work both with:

• Historical databased scenarios, and
• Blank-slate scenarios(e.g., new products, new lines of business without past data).
• Implementdata actions, multi-actions, advanced formulas, and driver-based logicto automate and streamline planning cycles.
• Work closely with Finance, HR, Manufacturing and other stakeholders to translatebusiness driversintotechnical models.

Work with SAP technical teams todesign and build CDS viewsand data models on:

• S/4HANA tables(e.g., ACDOCA, MATDOC, HR tables, etc.).
• SAP Datasphere and/or BW/4HANA where applicable.
• Combine multiple SAP tables intoplanning- and analytics-ready views, not only reuse existing OData services.

Design and maintainSAC data modelsusing:

• Live connections(for real-time scenarios).
• Import connections(for replicated / planning scenarios where custom tables are required).

Ensure consistent handling of:

• Master data & transactional data
• Currency translation
• Versions and scenarios(Actual, Budget, Forecast, Rolling Forecast)
• Fiscal/calendar definitions (YTD, QTD, MTD, etc.).

• Design and buildSAC Stories, dashboards, and digital boardroomsaligned to business KPIs and executive requirements.
• Useresponsive layouts, advanced calculations, scriptingand value driver trees where needed.
• Support and help roll outaugmented analytics / predictive features(e.g., time series forecasting, Smart Predict, Ask/Chat-style analytics).

Implement and maintainsecurity, data access controls, and governancein SAC:

• Roles, teams, data access control (DAC), and story-level restrictions.

Define and enforcebest practicesfor:

• Model design
• Naming conventions
• Documentation and change control

Plan and managetesting cycles:

• Unit testing, SIT, UAT, regression testing for new models and enhancements.

Leadcutover activitiesand providehyper-care and post go-live support:

• Monitor data loads & planning cycles
• Investigate and resolve data/logic issues
• Track incidents, prioritize fixes, and coordinate with business & IT teams.

Work as apartner to Finance, HR and Operationsto:

• Identify opportunities tosimplify processesandautomate reporting.
• Move from pure GL-based budgeting to moredriver-based, operationally grounded planning(e.g., recipe-based manufacturing planning, product-level P&L).
• Support continuous improvement ofuser experienceandself-service analytics.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 5-8 yearsof experience in SAP BI/BO/BW/SAC, withstrong focus on SACin the last few years.
• Minimum2+ end-to-end SAP SAC Planning and/or Reporting implementations.

Proven experience designingplanning modelsin SAC for:

• P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, or
• Workforce / People Cost planning.

Strong hands-on experience with:

• Data Actions, Multi-Actions, Advanced Formulas
• Forecasting anddriver-based allocations
• Value Driver Trees and KPI flows.

Proven ability to designdriver-based planningfor:

• Manufacturing (e.g., product/recipe-based planning for cement, paper, tissue, etc.).
• Finance (revenue, cost, margins).
• Workforce (headcount, salary, increments, promotions, benefits).

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC):

• Planning models, Analytic models.
• Story building (widgets, charts, tables, input forms).
• Scripting (Advanced Formulas, basic scripting logic).
• Responsive & optimized user interfaces.

Data Integration and Connectivity:

• Connections toS/4HANA,BW/4HANA,Datasphere(preferred), and non-SAP sources.
• Expertise withLive vs Import connectionsand when to use which.

SAP Data Modelling:

• Experience in designing/usingCDS views(ideally building them with ADT/Eclipse or equivalent).
• Familiarity with key S/4HANA tables (e.g., ACDOCA, MATDOC) and their role in financial and operational reporting.

Good understanding offinancial planning & budgetingprocesses, including:

• Revenue planning, cost planning, depreciation, working capital.
• Basics of P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow interactions.

Preferred Experience & Nice-to-Haves

• Industry exposure toManufacturing(paper, tissue, cement, metals, chemicals),Contracting, andServices.
• Experience withWorkforce / HR planning(headcount, salary, increments, promotions).
• Exposure toSAP Datasphereand/orSAP BW/4HANAdata modelling.
• Experience withAgile methodologiesand tools (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps).
• Prior experience inmulti-company, multi-entity groupswith strict reporting timelines (e.g., listed, rated, or bond-issuing entities).

Personal Attributes

• Able to giveshort, precise, scenario-based answersand solutions (not just general theory).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable with complex data and models.
• Business-oriented mindset: cantalk the language of Finance and Operations, not just technical jargon.
• High sense of ownership: treats SAC planning solutions as aproduct, not just a project.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
• Comfortable working in aonsite modeland collaborating with cross-functional teams.