Business Analyst - Analytics

Kwtsteel; Ahmadi; On-site; KWD 18,591 - 30,985; Full time

Job summary

Kwtsteel is seeking an experienced Systems Analyst – SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Reporting & Planning to design and implement enterprise BI and planning solutions.

The ideal candidate brings deep SAC expertise and a strong grasp of harmonizing data models, financial structures, and workflows across SAP ECC and S/4HANA. You will drive architecture, integrations, and advanced analytics to support strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, data science, or related field.
• 6+ years IT analyst/consultant experience; 4+ years SAP Analytics Cloud architecture.
• Advanced SAC expertise in planning, reporting, and SAP ECC/S4HANA data structures; SQL proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end SAP Analytics Cloud data visualization and planning solutions.
• Blend and reconcile historical ECC data with live data from S/4HANA.
• Design hybrid data models and data provisioning strategies.
• Configure planning models, data actions, and forecasting structures.
• Lead requirement workshops, testing, and UAT with change control.

Skills

SAC Planning

SAC Reporting

SAP ECC

SAP S/4HANA data structures

SAC connections

SQL queries

Data warehousing concepts

Database architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Bachelor's degree in Data Science

Job description

Job Summary

The SystemsAnalyst – SAP Analytics (SAC Reporting & Planning) is a subject matter expert responsible for designing, building, and optimizing enterprise-wide business intelligence and planning solutions.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in SAP SAC (Reporting and Planning) and a strong understanding of how to harmonize disparate data models, financial structures, and operational workflows across multiple generations of SAP backend ERP systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Architecture & Hybrid Data Modeling: Architect end-to-end data visualization and planning solutions within SAP Analytics Cloud. Design strategies to blend, harmonize, and reconcile historical data from SAP ECC with live/imported data from SAP S/4HANA.
• SAC Planning & Forecasting (SAC-P): Design, configure, and maintain advanced planning models, data actions, allocation rules, and multi-year forecasting structures.
• Advanced Analytics & Reporting: Create highly intuitive executive dashboards, digital boardrooms, and responsive stories using SAP SAC. Leverage augmented analytics (smart insights, smart discovery) and predictive scenarios to uncover underlying business drivers.
• Complex Integration & Connectivity: Establish, monitor, and optimize both Live and Import data connections. Configure data connectivity paths utilizing SAP Analytics Cloud Agent, SAP Cloud Connector, and relevant middleware to extract data from ECC (via operational data provisioning or ABAP CDS views) and S/4HANA (via core live CDS views)
• Cross-Functional Partnership & UAT: Lead requirement gathering workshops, define rigorous testing methodologies, oversee user acceptance testing (UAT), and manage change control processes for seamless deployments.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field
• Experience: 6+ years of experience as an IT Analyst or Consultant, with 4+ years of hands-on experience architecting and configuring SAP Analytics Cloud solutions.
• Technical Proficiency:
  • Expertise in SAC Planning
  • Expertise in SAC Reporting
  • Strong working knowledge of SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA data structures
  • Proven experience setting up SAC connections to legacy and modern SAP systems
  • Proficiency in database architecture, data warehousing concepts, and writing optimized SQL queries

Preferred Qualifications

SAP Analytics Cloud Certified Application Associate