SAP- Analytics Cloud (SAC) Consultant

Role Summary

An experienced SAP Analytics Cloud Consultant with strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance, Cash & Bank Management and Controlling to design, develop and implement SAC reporting, dashboards, planning and analytics solutions.

The resource will work closely with Finance, Treasury, Cash Management, Controlling and business stakeholders to convert business requirements into SAC analytical and planning solutions.

Key Responsibilities include:

1. SAP Analytics Cloud

 Design and develop SAC Stories, dashboards and analytical applications.

 Develop executive-level dashboards for CFO, Treasury and Finance management.

 Create SAC models including:

 Dimensions,Measures,Hierarchies,Calculations,Variables,Time dimensions

 Develop interactive dashboards using charts, tables, KPIs, filters and drill-downs.

 Configure Data Actions, Multi Actions, Advanced Formulas and Allocations.

 Configure planning versions, forecasting and scenario analysis.

 Implement SAC security, roles, teams and data access controls.

 Perform SAC performance tuning and optimization.

 Support SAC deployment across development, QA and production environments.

2. Cash & Bank Management

Strong understanding of S/4HANA Cash Management is preferred.

The consultant should be capable of developing SAC dashboards covering:

Cash Position,Bank account balances,House bank / bank account analysis,Daily cash position,Cash inflow and outflow,Liquidity forecast,Cash flow forecast,Actual vs forecast cash flow,Bank statement analysis,Bank reconciliation KPIs,Working capital,Customer collections,Vendor payments,Short-term liquidity requirements,Cash concentration,Intercompany cash movements,Cash flow categories,Liquidity planning,Treasury KPIs

Experience with SAP Bank Account Management (BAM) and Bank Communication Management (BCM) would be an advantage.

3. SAP Finance

Strong understanding of S/4HANA Finance and the ability to translate Finance requirements into SAC reporting solutions.

Required understanding of: General Ledger,Accounts Payable,Accounts Receivable,Asset Accounting,Bank Accounting,Financial Closing,Journal entries,Profit & Loss,Balance Sheet,Cash Flow Statement,Actual vs Budget,Financial KPIs,Company code and business area reporting,Profit Centre,Segment reporting,Financial planning and forecasting

4. SAP Controlling

Good understanding of SAP CO reporting and analytics, including:Cost Centre Accounting,Profit Centre Accounting,Internal Orders,Product Costing – preferred,Cost allocation,Assessment and distribution,Plan vs Actual,Cost Centre plan/actual analysis,Profitability analysis,Margin analysis,Contribution margin,Cost variance analysis.

5. S/4HANA Integration & Data

The consultant should understand how SAC consumes data from SAP systems, including:S/4HANA,SAP HANA,SAP BW/4HANA,SAP Datasphere – preferred,CDS Views,Analytical Queries,Embedded Analytics,Live connections,Import connections,Data integration and data validation

Ability to work with technical teams to identify the appropriate CDS Views, analytical queries and data sources for SAC reporting.

6. Planning & Forecasting

Experience in SAC Planning is preferred, particularly for Finance:

Annual budgeting,Cash-flow forecasting,Financial forecasting,Rolling forecast,P&L planning,Balance Sheet planning,Cost Centre planning,Liquidity planning,Scenario planning,What-if analysis,Actual vs Budget vs Forecast.

Key Deliverables

The resource will be responsible for:

SAC solution design and architecture.

Finance and Cash Management dashboards.

CFO dashboards and management reporting.

Cash Position dashboard.

Liquidity Forecast dashboard.

Bank Account / House Bank analytics.

Cash Flow reporting.

Finance P&L and Balance Sheet dashboards.

Cost Centre and Profit Centre reporting.

Actual vs Budget vs Forecast reporting.

SAC Planning models.

Data integration with S/4HANA.

SAC security and access control.

UAT and defect resolution.

Production deployment and support.

Technical and functional documentation.

Mandatory Skills

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAC Stories / Optimized Stories

SAC Models

SAC Planning

Data Actions / Multi Actions

Advanced Formulas

SAC security

S/4HANA Finance

Finance reporting

Cash Management

Cash Flow / Liquidity reporting

SAP CO

CDS Views / S/4HANA Analytics

Strong business requirement and stakeholder-management skills

Good-to-Have Skills

SAP Bank Account Management

SAP Bank Communication Management

SAP Liquidity Management

SAP Treasury

SAP Group Reporting

SAP Datasphere

SAP BW/4HANA

SAP HANA

SAP BTP

SAP Integration Suite

SAP Excel Add-in

Predictive forecasting