SAP SAC Planning / SAP Analytics Cloud

Acesoft Labs; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Acesoft Labs in Bengaluru seeks an experienced SAP Analytics Cloud specialist to drive data analysis, reporting, and planning across SAP ecosystems. You will design dashboards and stories, build data models, and integrate data from SAP and non-SAP sources.

The role emphasizes enterprise analytics, planning, and advanced SAC features, including canvas stories and Digital Boardroom capabilities, with a focus on scalable solutions and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of SAP Analytics Cloud and BI experience.
• Strong knowledge of SAC architecture and planning.
• Experience with data integration from SAP and non-SAP sources.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Data Analysis and Visualization.
• Design dashboards and reports following the Enterprise Template.
• Must have knowledge of SAC/BW/HANA architectures and various reporting options.
• Data Connections from SAP and non-SAP sources (SAP Universe, SAP BW, HANA, S4/HANA, Concur, SuccessFactors, ARIBA, IBP).
• Data Preparation and Wrangling including data modeling, calculations, and formatting.
• Build Analytic, planning and predictive models and interactive visualizations.
• Augmented Analytics features and security considerations.
• Data export / write back to SAP systems and related platforms.
• Develop SAC stories in canvas, responsive and grid pages; enable Digital Boardroom dashboards.

Skills

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP BW/BW-IP

SQL

Data Visualization

Tools

SAP Universe

Lumira Designer

SAP BO/Webi

Analysis for Office

SAP Datasphere

Job description

Hi all,

Experience: 7+ Years

Location: Bangalore

Notice Period: Immediate - 15 Days

Skills:

SAP Analytics Cloud + any of these skills (SAP Universe, Lumira Designer, SAP BO / Webi, Analysis for Office)

Skills: SAP Datasphere or good SQL knowledge

Good to have (any one of these skills): Hybrid Planning (BPC), BW on HANA and/or BW4HANA, Native HANA)

Job Responsibilities:

• Data Analysis and Visualization
• Designs dashboards and reports that are intuitive and easy-to-understand while following the Enterprise Template.
• Must have good knowledge of Architecture of SAC/ SAP BO / BW / BW-IP and various solution options for developing strategic, operational, and tactical reports.
• Data Connections (Live and Import) from various data sources including but not limited to SAP Universe, SAP BW, Native HANA, S4/HANA, HANA Cloud, Concur, SuccessFactors, ARIBA, IBP and other SAP / non-SAP applications.
• Data Preparation and Wrangling - data modeling and preparing datasets, merging, custom calculations, formatting values, dimensions and measures.
• Build Analytic, planning and predictive models, visualizations with their usage charts, tables, maps, filters, dropdown menus, hiding functions, interactive objects and pictures.
• Augmented Analytics (Smart Insights, Search to Insight, Smart Discovery, Smart Predict) and Security (rebuild from BW)
• Data export / write back to source SAP systems (standard, OData, APIs)
• Demonstrated experience developing SAC stories in canvas, responsive and grid pages. Advanced story designing with blending data, formulas, cross calculations, input controls, linked analysis. Digital Boardroom and Analytics application development.

Analytics Designer:

• Build complex Analytic and Planning applications
• Coding capabilities - HTML, CSS and Java Script
• Good to have Python / R

Planning:

• Design and build SAC planning, forecasting and budget models and related reports ‐ dashboards to support the business key KPIs.
• Good knowledge and previous experience with other EPM tools like SAP BPC, IP etc
• Set up Planning Dimensions, Models (Standard and New) and help with Security mapping to existing BW Security set up
• Collaborative planning, top-down / bottom-up planning scenarios, Version Management, Currency Conversions
• Allocations, Value Drive Tree, What If Simulations, Smart Predict
• Awareness of SAC/ BW /BW-IP functions as Data Actions, Multi Actions, Data Analysis and Visualization, Data Connections for Planning.

SAP Datasphere

• Data Integration - experience in connect and ingest data from SAP / Non SAP systems, flat files etc. Experience in both batch and real-time data integrations
• Data Modeling Experience in creating schemas using various modelling approaches like start /snowflake etc. Well versed in creating complex data structures, relationships and hierarchies. Good knowledge of both graphics and SQL modeling.
• Data Quality and Governance Good understanding of DSP specific data profiling, data cleansing and data validation capabilities. Experience in analyzing data governance and compliance using data lineage and impact analysis tools.
• Integrations Experience in using integrated scenarios with SAP Analytics Cloud and other SAP / Non-SAP applications.

General

• Overall 3-4 years of SAP Analytics Cloud experience, including SAC Planning
• 7-8 years of SAP BO / SAP BI / SAP BW/ SAP HANA experience
• Stake holder management, Presentation skills, Drive workshops for requirement gathering, Support UAT, Regulated environment, Process adherence, ALM Test Cases etc.
• Provides status on assigned development objects, Assist in transition to the steady state support team with Creativity and curiosity.
• Interact and deal effectively with project teams while maintaining a professional manner.
• Demonstrable ability to work on your own as well as within teams. Maintain a positive work environment through collaboration & conflict resolution.
• Complete projects tasks in alignment to project schedule and manages times to prevent projected collisions.
• Ability to evaluate and balance priorities while adapting to new/evolving individual and team assignments as adjustments are needed.
• Ability to create Wireframes / Prototype solutions using SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) to show the art of the possible to the end user communities.
• Translate requirement into functional and technical specifications for dashboard Objects.
• Design and deliver the required configurations per the wireframe and approved requirements.
• Build unit test plans and unit test objects as part of sprint increment activity.
• Responsible for creating unit level test cases /- testing, Support execution of Product Integration Test and perform break/fix activities.
• Lead blueprinting sessions and act as a techno Functional developer for SAP Analytics
• Cloud implementations solutions including Enterprise HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)