SAP Principal Systems Engineer-Reporting

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London, Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Professional development

Job summary

BBC Technology Group seeks a permanent, full-time SAP/Data Engineer to support corporate finance systems. You will lead SAP data extraction and reporting, work with SAP BW/Datasphere, and collaborate with an outsourced partner to deliver changes and incident resolution.

You will align business requirements with technical solutions, shaping a roadmap for related systems and delivering high-quality outcomes through cross-functional teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience in SAP data extraction, modelling, transformation and reporting using SAP BW, Datasphere, BEx, AFO, SAC or BPC.
• Experience across SAP FI, CO, SD, HR, intercompany, tax, procurement, financial statements and consolidation.
• Ability to review technical/functional docs against SAP best practices for quality and completeness.

Responsibilities

• Help business stakeholders realise value from data and reporting investments using SAP expertise and data engineering.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and advise on best practices and achievable goals.
• Coordinate changes with outsourced providers and manage post go-live support and incidents.

Skills

SAP data extraction

SAP BW

Data engineering

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements translation

Technical roadmap

Incident resolution

Project collaboration

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP ECC

SAP NetWeaver

Ariba/Concur

Job description

This permanent full-time post sits in the BBC Technology Group's Technology & Media Operations team, supporting the corporate finance systems. The work centres on SAP reporting and data engineering, with incident resolution and technical change delivered alongside an outsourced technology provider. Much of it involves stakeholder work, from clarifying business requirements to shaping a technical roadmap for the systems in scope. Candidates should expect a two-stage interview with technical questions.

What the job involves

• Help business stakeholders realise greater value from data and reporting investments, combining business understanding, SAP expertise and data engineering
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, advising on best practice and achievable goals
• Partner with data owners and stewards to modernise reporting, optimise existing solutions and support transformation initiatives
• Coordinate small and medium technical changes, clarifying requirements from business users and managing the outsourced provider's change process through to post go-live support
• Work with outsourced technology partners and vendors to resolve incidents of varying severity
• Contribute to a technical roadmap for systems and services within scope
• Act as a trusted technical team member on larger projects, working with project management and stakeholders to deliver timely, high-quality outcomes

Experience

• Extensive experience in SAP data extraction, modelling, transformation and reporting using SAP BW, Datasphere, BEx, AFO, SAC or BPC
• Experience across SAP FI, CO, SD, HR, intercompany, tax, procurement, financial statement and financial planning and consolidation
• Experience reviewing technical and functional documentation against SAP best practice, quality, clarity and completeness

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of SAP data structures and extraction, including augmentation via other integrations
• Guiding a wide range of technical and functional stakeholders, translating requirements into technical solutions
• Engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels, explaining technical concepts to different audiences
• Leading requirements gathering with business process owners and presenting solution options aligned with BBC Engineering Strategies
• Working in a small team on complex technical issues, multiple priorities and conflict, using influencing skills to deliver projects

Checks & eligibility

• Disclosure of any unspent convictions or police charges before the start date

Nice to have

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SuccessFactors, SAP NetWeaver Portal, Ariba, Concur, Blackline or SAP Business Data Cloud
• Understanding of media-specific financial operations requirements, such as production accounting
• Understanding of security, access control and segregation of duties in system design
• Ability to write and communicate complex technology solutions clearly and coherently

What's offered

• Opportunity to pick up new skills and best practice ways of working
• Flexible working to be discussed, with preference noted in the application or at offer stage