SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Lead

High Cliff Partners Inc.; Canada; Remoto; CAD 140.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

High Cliff Partners Inc. is seeking an experienced SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Lead to drive planning design and delivery in a fully remote role from Canada.

The role focuses on SAC Planning modeling, reporting, stories, and dashboards, with deep expertise in formulas, allocations, versions, and scenarios, integrated with S/4HANA. The successful candidate will partner with FP&A and technical teams, manage SI collaboration, validate designs, and contribute to data migration, testing, and go-live

Competenze

• Proven experience leading SAC Planning implementations in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and building SAC Planning models, reports, stories, and dashboards.
• Deep understanding of SAC Planning functionality, including advanced formulas, allocations, versions, and scenarios.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA planning processes and integration with FP&A.
• Experience with data migration, SIT/UAT, and validation in large ERP or planning transformations.
• Experience with SAP Datasphere, BW or equivalent data platforms is a plus.

Mansioni

• Drive the design, build, and implementation of SAC Planning and Reporting solutions, working closely with system integrators, business stakeholders and project teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Bridge FP&A business process design and SAC technical implementation, ensuring planning models, data flows, integrations, and workflows align with FP&A operations.
• Translate planning processes and analytical requirements into SAC Planning solution designs, ensuring consistency across models and processes.
• Collaborate with SI on the global design of integrated SAC Planning models across OM&A, Projects, Capital, Revenue and Short-term Planning.
• Work with Data and Technical teams to implement SAP Analytics Cloud best practices and support data models, sources, and integrations.
• Develop user stories and drive design decisions that support FP&A requirements and objectives.
• Support end-to-end SAC Planning models for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Collaborate with SI to validate SAC reports, stories, input templates, and planning dashboards for usability and consistency.
• Provide hands-on SAC development when needed and lead reviews of SI resources and developers.
• Support SAC developers with design direction, QA, and knowledge transfer.
• Assist data migration, SIT/UAT testing, defect resolution, and cutover activities.
• Support deployment and post go-live stabilization for SAC Planning solutions.
• Contribute to change management, documentation, and enablement for SAC Planning adoption.
• Develop training to broaden SAC Planning capabilities across resources.
• Identify AI use cases and assist in designing AI-enabled planning features.
• Understand SAP security concepts, roles, and data access in SAC Planning.

Conoscenze

SAC Planning

SAC Reporting

SAP S/4HANA

FP&A liaison

Strumenti

SAP Datasphere

BW

Descrizione del lavoro

Our Calgary based client is seeking an experienced SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Lead to join their team from October 1st 2026 and will run until July 31 2029, with possibility of an extension. The ideal candidate should have proven experience leading SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning implementations in complex enterprise environments, along with strong hands-on experience designing and building SAC Planning models, reports, stories, and dashboards along with deep understanding of SAC Planning functionality, including advanced formulas, allocations, versions, and scenarios, as well as a strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA and how planning solutions integrate with core SAP finance processes. Prior experience with SAP S/4HANA is required, along with experience working with data migration, testing (SIT/UAT), and validation in large ERP or planning transformations. Experience working with SAP Datasphere, BW, or equivalent enterprise data platforms is an asset. This is a fully remote work setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the design, build, and implementation of SAC Planning and Reporting solutions, working closely with system integrators, business stakeholders and project teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Acts as the bridge between FP&A business process design and SAC technical implementation, ensuring that planning models, data flows, integrations, and workflows are coherent, scalable, and aligned to how FP&A operates across budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Partner with FP&A and Technical stakeholders to translate planning processes and analytical requirements into cohesive SAC Planning solution designs, ensuring consistency across models and processes.
• Working with the System Integrator (SI) on the global design of integrated SAC Planning models, including OM&A, Projects, Capital, Revenue and Short-term Planning by partnering with business and FP&A teams to gain an understanding of planning processes, requirements, and pain points.
• Work closely with Data and Technical teams to implement and enforce SAP Analytics Cloud best practices, standards, and design patterns across all SAC solutions and support data models, data sources and integrations.
• Develop user stories and drive key design decisions that support FP&A business requirements and objectives.
• Support the design, build, and implement of end to end SAC Planning models to support budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Collaborate with the systems integrator to validate the design and build of SAC reports, stories, input templates, and planning dashboards, ensuring they are user-friendly, efficient, and consistent.
• Provide hands on SAC development as needed, while also leading and reviewing work completed by SI resources and developers.
• Support and provide guidance to SAC developers (internal and SI), including design direction, quality assurance, and knowledge transfer.
• Support data migration, SIT/UAT testing, defect resolution, and cutover activities.
• Support solution deployment and post go live stabilization for SAC Planning solutions.
• Contribute to change management, documentation, and enablement activities to support adoption of SAC Planning.
• Develop and provide training to resources to increase wider knowledge and capabilities in SAC Planning.
• Identify AI use cases and support the design, and implementation of AI-enabled planning capabilities.
• Understanding of SAP security concepts, roles, and data access considerations as they relate to SAC Planning.
• Previous experience in the Oil & Gas, Energy Infrastructure, or Utilities industries is preferred.
• Experience working in large, complex transformation programs (ERP and/or Planning implementations).
• Experience working in Agile delivery models is an asset.