SAC Solution Architect with a financial planning focus to Management Consulting, KPMG (Stockholm)

KPMG Ab; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible workplace

Generous employee benefits package

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Stockholm is seeking an experienced SAC Solution Architect to join their Finance Transformation team. This role involves overseeing SAC solution architecture and collaborating with major corporations to design modern analytics solutions. The ideal candidate should have over 8 years of experience in business intelligence and analytics, including at least 3 years with SAP Analytics Cloud. The position offers a flexible workplace and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years in business intelligence, analytics, or data warehousing.
• Minimum of 3 years directly with SAP Analytics Cloud.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills for planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee SAC solution architecture and data modeling.
• Lead requirements workshops with finance stakeholders.
• Develop functional planning models for financial planning.
• Design end-to-end SAC Planning solutions and dashboards.

Skills

Business intelligence

Analytics

Data warehousing

Financial planning and analysis

Workshop facilitation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, IT, Finance, Business, or Engineering

Tools

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP BW

HANA Data Warehouse

Datasphere

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced solution architect with deep expertise in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), passionate about financial planning and performance management and ready to deliver and shape transformative analytics solutions? Join KPMG's Management Consulting and help leading organizations in Sweden shape the future of enterprise analytics!

Your Role

We are seeking a SAC Solution Architect to join our Finance Transformation team in Stockholm. As part of our Management Consulting practice, you will collaborate with major Swedish corporations and organizations to design and deliver modern analytics solutions, drive digitalization, and support strategic decision-making. This role is a functional, business-driven position at the intersection of finance processes and modern technology.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to high-impact projects, work alongside senior stakeholders, and be part of a collaborative, high-performing, and purpose-driven team.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and execute SAC solution architecture, data modeling, and integrations of SAP and non-SAP environments
• Lead requirements workshops and process discussions with finance and business stakeholders
• Develop functional planning models, implement driver-based logic, and configure data flows to support accurate and efficient financial planning
• Together with business process experts design end-to-end SAC Planning solutions, including predictive scenarios and dashboards, to optimize business planning processes
• Drive governance, performance optimization, and best practices within analytics solutions
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure accurate data integration and model performance
• Translate business needs into solution architecture, ensuring scalability and best-practice design. Partner with stakeholders to deliver scalable and robust analytics solutions
• Facilitate workshops to engage both business stakeholders and technical teams

Relevant Experience and Knowledge

• You have significant experience in business intelligence, analytics, or data warehousing, with at least 8 years in the field and a minimum of 3 years working directly with SAC
• You have strong understanding of FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, and performance management
• You have knowledge of planning best practices: scenario modelling, rolling forecasting, driver-based planning
• Basic knowledge in SAP BW, HANA Data Warehouse, Datasphere, and integration of complex systems
• You have demonstrated success in solution architecture, leadership of analytics initiatives and experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including finance, business, and technical stakeholders
• You have experience facilitating workshops with finance stakeholders and ability to translate business requirements into planning models, driver-based logic, workflows, and reporting structures

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, Business, Engineering, or related field
• Minimum of 8 years' experience in BI/Analytics/Data Warehousing, with at least 3 years in SAP Analytics Cloud
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills with the ability to design end-to-end planning processes
• Practical experience with SAC Planning or similar enterprise planning tools
• Strong business acumen and proven leadership in analytics projects
• Excellent communication and workshop facilitation skills
• Ability to operate cross-functionally across finance, business, and technical areas
• Fluency in English

What We offer

• An exciting opportunity to work on different types of engagements across various industries
• An inspiring work environment where you are empowered to perform at your best
• An inclusive environment where diversity is one of our core foundations
• A flexible workplace, where work-life balance is a top priority
• Generous employee benefits package

About the company

At KPMG, we know that if we use and act on our insights together with the right people, we find opportunities everywhere. With 2000 employees in Sweden, Latvia and Lithuania, and a network of more than 265 000 experts in 143 countries across the globe, we are one of the world's leading professional services firms.

We offer expertise within advisory, audit and tax and legal services to many of our region's leading companies. We may support their organizational change, provide advice regarding risk and compliance, ESG reporting or development journeys, cyber threats, technology transformation, or finance strategy optimization. We also have experts within analysis, M&A and transactions, audit, tax and legal.