Senior Manager, SAP Data & Analytics - BW & BDC - TC - UKI

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The opportunity

Having undergone a paradigm shift in recent years, SAP offers an innovative high-performance real-time platform and solutions which meet the needs of end-to-end digitised enterprises. Our EY SAP team is focused on working with our clients to leverage these SAP innovations and create business value. 

We are looking for technology-minded, business-focused and creative managers with a passion for bringing context to SAP innovations and ability to demonstrate how it can help transform our clients’ day to day operations. We are looking for people who have been there and done it, who want to keep close to the technology and who want to deliver solutions that have optimum impact on their clients.

Your key responsibilities
In your role as an EY Senior Manager you will have responsibility for designing & delivering our technology projects within our client base. You will be expected to:

• Manage a project team on a client-facing engagement, working effectively across the full lifecycle delivery of a large, complex technology programme whilst managing project financials
• Design complex data & analytics solutions which meet the requirements of our clients and are in line with leading practices. This will be focused on an SAP core but will include reach of solutions on hybrid SAP and non-SAP landscapes
• Engage and collaborate with clients’ stakeholders across all levels of the organisation
• Build excellent client relationships and drive sales and opportunities in the market
• Work as part of a high performing team, mentoring junior members of staff

Skills and attributes for success

You will have knowledge and experience of the following:

• SAP certification in BDC, SAC or equivalent experience
• Ability to create complex system architectures from designing SAP data & analytics solutions to meet business functional requirements to proposing wider system landscape solutions to integrate with wider system landscapes (including hybrid SAP and non-SAP environments)
• Positioning the features and limitations of SAP data & analytics tools, including SAC vs other non-SAP reporting tools and the use of SAP BDC in an integration pattern with a non-SAP cloud platform, and the wider benefits of SAP BDC vs other cloud platforms
• Understanding and experience of leading practices for architecting and building SAP data & analytics solutions covering:
• SAP Datasphere / SAP BW/4HANA and/or SAP BW and/or BW on HANA (inc. SAP BW ABAP) / Native HANA design and implementation
• Data extraction mechanisms including ODP extractions (CDS, SAPI)
• Data modelling concepts and best practices using layered scalable architecture (LSA/LSA++) and medallion architecture

• • Data provisioning and orchestration including Datasphere DataFlows, replication flows, task chains / process chains and job orchestration

• Cross‑system integration, combining SAP and non‑SAP sources using SAP Datasphere integration services, HANA Smart Data Access (SDA), or Smart Data Integration (SDI)
• Query and semantic modelling (BEx, BW/4HANA Queries, Datasphere Analytic Models) for scalable consumption through SAP and non-SAP reporting layers
• SAP reporting solutions using S/4 embedded analytics and SAP Analytics Cloud
• Good understanding of multiple SAP process areas (expert in at least one), and familiarity with multiple and how this data is structured in S/4 HANA / ECC with experience designing end to end data analytical models (source SAP to Datawarehouse to report / application) in at least this area
• Multiple hands-on, full lifecycle project delivery experiences (Build, Test & Deploy phases) including ownership and accountability for a team responsible for workshop planning and delivery, requirements & backlog definition, data model design / build, report and application design/build, creation of Functional & Technical specifications and system configuration. Strong experience in large scale transformation governance process (change control, RAID, contracting etc).
• System administration tasks on SAP data & analytics tools such as transport / content promotion process
• Security implementation in SAP tools (data access control, row‑level security, and audit capabilities)
• Understanding of the sales process, from opportunity through to delivery, with technical expertise to determine how SAP Data & Analytics tools can provide value for clients with the ability to meaningfully contribute to bids to win work

To qualify for the role you must have

• Demonstrable ability to manage large, complex programmes 
• Understanding of the full life cycle of SAP Enterprise Data & Analytics implementations both in terms of project delivery and the financial management
• Experience working with waterfall and agile delivery methodologies
• Experience delivering large scale Enterprise Data & Analytics projects
• Experience designing complex data & analytics solutions in hybrid SAP and non-SAP environments
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build ‘Trusted Adviser’ relationships
• Strong presentation skills 
• Proven sales expertise
• Willingness to travel as required in relation to working at Client Sites on specific engagements

• An understanding of the SAP Data & Analytics tool roadmap and industry trends

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Strong experience in non-SAP cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, Snowflake etc)
• Experience with SAP Group Reporting
• Industry / sector expertise would be advantageous
• SAP AI product delivery experience

What we look for

You will be comfortable working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, where you operate collaboratively with clients to help them digitize their business processes utilizing the latest SAP technology. You will add value by contextualizing, designing and delivering solutions within your domain expertise, you are expected to continuously develop your skills and product knowledge, staying up-to-date with SAP’s innovations and leveraging this to provide insight and creative solutions.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.   

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EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.