SAP SAC Planning Functional Consultant

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced SAP SAC Planning Finance Functional Consultant with strong expertise in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting using SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience implementing enterprise planning solutions and integrating SAC with SAP S/4HANA Finance, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Datasphere, and SAP BPC.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end implementation of SAP SAC Planning solutions for Finance.
• Conduct requirement gathering workshops with Finance, Controlling, and Business stakeholders.
• Design and configure planning models, dimensions, hierarchies, versions, and measures.
• Implement budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and financial consolidation solutions.
• Configure Data Actions, Multi Actions, Advanced Formulas, Planning Calendar, and Allocations.
• Develop Finance dashboards, stories, reports, and executive KPI scorecards.
• Design workflows for budget submission, approval, and planning cycles.
• Configure currency translation, intercompany allocations, driver-based planning, and scenario planning.
• Integrate SAC Planning with SAP S/4HANA Finance, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Datasphere, SAP BPC, and other SAP/non-SAP systems.
• Perform system testing, UAT support, user training, and production support.
• Collaborate with technical teams on security, performance optimization, and data integration.
• Prepare functional specifications, configuration documents, and user guides.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of SAP consulting experience with at least 7+ years of SAP SAC Planning Finance implementation experience.

Strong functional knowledge of:

• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Profit & Loss (P&L) Planning
• Balance Sheet Planning
• Cash Flow Planning
• Cost Center Planning
• Profit Center Planning
• Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Planning
• Operational Expense (OPEX) Planning
• Revenue Planning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning Certification preferred.
• SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO) Certification is an added advantage.