INV - Manager - SAP Enterprise Performance Management - TC - UKI - GB

EY; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Manager in Technology Consulting to lead SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) projects. You will manage work streams, engage with clients, and deliver technology solutions throughout the project lifecycle. Ideal candidates have a strong background in financial planning and excellent communication skills. This role offers a competitive remuneration package and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Support and coaching from colleagues

Career development support

Qualifications

• Demonstrable ability to manage work streams.
• Understanding of the full life cycle of SAC planning implementations.
• Experience working with waterfall and agile delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage a work stream within an SAP Analytics Cloud project team.
• Deliver technology solutions across the full lifecycle.
• Build excellent client relationships.

Skills

SAP Analytics Cloud certification or equivalent experience

Financial planning & consolidation knowledge

Core planning functionality expertise

Strong presentation skills

Excellent communication skills

Tools

SAP BW

HANA

Datasphere

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence and help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams.

Technology Consulting | Manager | SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) - Planning

The opportunity

Having undergone a paradigm shift in recent years, SAP offers an innovative high‑performance real‑time platform and solutions that meet the needs of end‑to‑end digitised enterprises. Our EY SAP team focuses on working with 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 the ability to demonstrate how it can help transform our clients’ day‑to‑day operations.

Your key responsibilities

• 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

• SAP Analytics Cloud certification or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of positioning the features and limitations of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning.
• Knowledge 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 to work 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, operating collaboratively with clients to help them digitise their business processes using the latest SAP technology. You will add value by contextualising, designing and delivering solutions within your domain expertise and continuously developing your skills and product knowledge.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package that rewards your individual and team performance, together with a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes flexible working options, career development support, and a range of benefits suited to your needs. Additional benefits include:

• Support, coaching and feedback from engaging colleagues.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• Freedom and flexibility to shape your role in a way that suits you.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.