SAP Data - Senior SAP SAC Consultant

Sonata Software; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonata Software in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior SAP SAC Consultant to design and implement data pipelines in SAP Datasphere. You will ingest data from SAP and non-SAP sources, build semantic layers, and develop interactive dashboards in SAC for Finance, Accounting, and Commercial users.

The role requires strong SQL and Python, knowledge of SAP data structures, and ability to explain technical findings to business leaders.

Qualifications

• BE or Equivant degree in a related field.
• Proven SAP Datasphere and SAC experience.
• Strong SQL and Python for data wrangling and analytics.
• Experience building data pipelines and data models in SAP landscape.
• Experience with data cleansing and analytics-ready datasets.
• Familiarity with SAP data structures and finance-domain data.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain data pipelines and models in SAP Datasphere.
• Build dashboards in SAC for Finance, Accounting and Commercial teams.
• Perform EDA, RCA, and develop forecasting and anomaly-detection solutions.
• Collaborate with Finance and Business stakeholders; ensure reproducibility.

Skills

SAP Datasphere

SAP Analytics Cloud

SQL

Python

APIs integration

Data modeling

Data pipelines

Forecasting

Anomaly detection

Education

BE or Equivant

Tools

S/4HANA

BW/4HANA

Git

CI for analytics

BigQuery

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

Mandatory Skills

SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud

Technical

• Proven experience building data pipelines and models in SAP Datasphere (or SAP Data Warehouse Cloud / BW modeling).
• Hands-on dashboard development in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) — models, stories, and connections.
• Strong SQL for data extraction, transformation, and analysis.
• Proficiency in Python for data wrangling, EDA, and modeling (e.g. pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, statsmodels).
• Experience using Python to pull and integrate data from diverse systems and APIs — e.g. relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL), REST APIs, and third-party sources (e.g. YouTube API) — into analytics workflows.
• Solid understanding of SAP data structures and storage nuances — key tables, master vs. transactional data, document flow, ledgers, and how SAP financial/commercial data is organized (e.g. FI/CO, SD, MM).
• Experience with data cleaning and building trustworthy, analytics-ready datasets.

Domain

• Working knowledge of Finance, Accounting, and Commercial concepts (e.g. P&L, balance sheet, cost centers, profit centers, GL, revenue, margin, pricing, AR/AP).
• Ability to connect data work to real financial and commercial outcomes.

Analytical & Modeling

• Demonstrated experience with forecasting and/or anomaly detection on business data.
• Comfort with the full analytics lifecycle: EDA RCA insight recommendation.

Soft skills

• Strong communication skills; able to explain technical findings to Finance and business leaders.
• Self-starter who can own problems end to end with limited supervision.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Experience with S/4HANA and/or BW/4HANA data models.
• Familiarity with SAP CDS views, HANA Calculation Views, or ABAP for data sourcing.
• Exposure to Git/version control, CI for analytics, or orchestration tools.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (e.g. BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks) and integration into the SAP landscape.
• Knowledge of ML Ops or model deployment for production forecasting/anomaly workflows.
• Relevant degree in Finance, Accounting, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Education Qualificaiton

BE or Equlant

SAP Data - Senior SAP SAC Consultant

Roles & Responsibilities

Must be willing to work in shift: 9:30 AM to 06:30 PM (all hours in IST), if there is any Emergency Support, he should be willing to extend and Provide Required Support.

Data Engineering & Pipelines

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and models in SAP Datasphere (spaces, views, data flows, replication, and integration with source systems).
• Ingest and harmonize data from SAP source systems (e.g. S/4HANA, ECC, BW/4HANA) and non-SAP sources into curated, analytics-ready layers.
• Implement data cleansing, transformation, and validation logic to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Optimize models and queries for performance and cost, applying good practices for semantic layers and reusable views.

Dashboards & Visualization

• Build, publish, and maintain interactive dashboards and stories in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) for Finance, Accounting, and Commercial stakeholders.
• Design clear, decision-oriented visualizations with well-defined KPIs, drill-downs, and self-service capabilities.
• Manage data connections (live and import), models, and access within SAC.

Analysis, Insight & Root-Cause

• Perform Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) to understand data quality, distributions, trends, and relationships.
• Conduct Root-Cause Analysis (RCA) on financial and commercial variances, anomalies, and performance issues.
• Translate analysis into actionable insights and recommendations communicated in plain business language to non-technical stakeholders.

Modeling & Advanced Analytics

• Build forecasting models on SAP data (e.g. revenue, cost, cash, demand, working capital) using appropriate statistical or ML techniques.
• Develop anomaly detection to flag unusual transactions, postings, or patterns in SAP data for review by Finance / Controls.
• Apply appropriate ML methods to prediction, segmentation, and pattern-detection problems, and validate model quality.

Collaboration & Ownership

• Partner with Finance, Accounting, and Commercial teams to gather requirements and prioritize deliverables.
• Document pipelines, models, and dashboards; ensure reproducibility and maintainability.
• Champion data quality and governance across the analytics stack.