Senior SAP Business Analyst

Popular; Bogotá; On-site; COP 90,000,000 - 140,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Popular is seeking a Senior SAP Business Analyst - Analytics Developer to design, implement, and support SAP analytics, planning, forecasting, profitability, and financial reporting solutions. The role combines SAP Analytics Cloud reporting and planning with knowledge of financial processes in SAP S/4HANA.

The analyst will translate business requirements into scalable solutions using SAP Datasphere, SAP BW/4HANA queries, CDS views, and related data and integration technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• At least five years of experience delivering SAP BI, analytics, or EPM solutions.
• Hands-on experience with SAP Analytics Cloud reporting and planning (stories, dashboards, data models, forecasting).
• Proficiency with SAP Datasphere, SAP BW/4HANA and BW queries, S/4HANA Embedded Analytics, CDS views, and data integration methods.
• Working knowledge of SAP PaPM Cloud for profitability analysis and allocation modeling.
• Understanding budgeting, forecasting, reporting, profitability, allocations, and financial statement reporting.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and support SAC reporting and planning solutions (models, stories, dashboards, data actions).
• Develop and optimize data models using SAP Datasphere, BW/4HANA, CDS views, and related ETL technologies.
• Collaborate with Finance and stakeholders to define requirements for budgeting, forecasting, and profitability reporting.
• Translate requirements into functional/technical specs and test scenarios.
• Support PaPM Cloud solutions for profitability modeling and planning integration.
• Work with cross-functional teams to integrate SAP and non-SAP data in a governed analytics environment.
• Execute testing and document solutions; train users and support adoption.

Skills

SAP Analytics Cloud

Data modeling

Stakeholder communication

Performance monitoring

Analytics development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Data Analytics / Finance / Accounting / Business Administration with analytics concentration

Tools

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP Datasphere

SAP BW/4HANA

CDS views

OData services

S/4HANA Embedded Analytics

SAP PaPM Cloud

Job description

Popular is seeking a Senior SAP Business Analyst - Analytics Developer to design, implement, and support SAP analytics, planning, forecasting, profitability, and financial reporting solutions. The role combines SAP Analytics Cloud reporting and planning expertise with knowledge of financial processes in SAP S/4HANA. The analyst will translate business requirements into scalable solutions using SAP Datasphere, SAP BW/4HANA queries, CDS views, and related data and integration technologies. Working knowledge of SAP Profitability and Performance Management Cloud (SAP PaPM Cloud) is required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, enhance, and support SAP Analytics Cloud reporting and planning solutions, including models, stories, dashboards, forecasts, versions, data actions, allocations, security, and performance monitoring.
• Develop and optimize analytical and semantic data models using SAP Datasphere, SAP BW/4HANA queries, S/4HANA Embedded Analytics, CDS views, OData services, and related extract, transform, and load technologies.
• Partner with Finance and business stakeholders to define requirements for budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, business-line profitability, allocations, key performance indicators, and financial statement reporting.
• Translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications, solution designs, data models, reporting logic, and test scenarios.
• Support SAP PaPM Cloud solutions for profitability modeling, allocations, calculation logic, performance analysis, and integration with planning and reporting applications.
• Collaborate with functional consultants, developers, data engineers, and solution architects to integrate SAP and non-SAP data within a governed analytics environment.
• Execute unit, integration, regression, and user-acceptance testing; document solutions; resolve production issues; and provide user training and adoption support.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration with an information systems or analytics concentration, or a closely related field directly relevant to the position.
• At least five years of professional experience delivering SAP Business Intelligence, analytics, reporting, planning, or enterprise performance management solutions.
• Hands-on experience with SAP Analytics Cloud reporting and planning, including stories, dashboards, data models, forecasting, versions, data actions, allocations, and planning processes.
• Proficiency with SAP Datasphere, SAP BW/4HANA and BW queries, S/4HANA Embedded Analytics, CDS views, Analysis for Office, SAP S4/Hana tables, and related connectivity and data-integration methods.
• Working knowledge of SAP PaPM Cloud, including profitability analysis, allocation methods, calculation models, and performance-management use cases.
• Understanding budgeting, financial forecasting, management reporting, business-line profitability, cost and revenue allocations, performance measurement, and financial statement reporting.
• Ability to translate complex financial and operational requirements into scalable technical solutions and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Region Locations (position can report to either of these locations)