SAP BPC/BW Consultant | Kuala Lumpur, MY

Cognizant

Kuala Lumpur

MYR 60,000 - 120,000

Job description

Minimum 8 years working experience in SAP BPC - Business Planning and Consolidation and/or BW (e.g. developing data models and reports), within project implementation and/or support organization.
Exposure to full lifecycle development experience from design through implementation and production support.
Experience of working in large global organisation using in-sourced and out-sourced IT service providers.
Experience working in large project on global scale with interactions to stakeholders from multiple countries and background.
Proven record of self-driven learning of new technologies and ways of working.
Experience of working in a regulated environment, preferably SOx and GDPR, or in a country with high standards of data protection.
Engagement within team, across functions and cross delivery teams to establish ways of working and form good relationship dynamics.

Experience Required

Minimum 8 years working experience in SAP BPC - Business Planning and Consolidation and/or BW (e.g. developing data models and reports), within project implementation and/or support organization.
Exposure to full lifecycle development experience from design through implementation and production support.
Experience of working in large global organisation using in-sourced and out-sourced IT service providers.
Experience working in large project on global scale with interactions to stakeholders from multiple countries and background.
Proven record of self-driven learning of new technologies and ways of working.
Experience of working in a regulated environment, preferably SOx and GDPR, or in a country with high standards of data protection.
Engagement within team, across functions and cross delivery teams to establish ways of working and form good relationship dynamics.

Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required

Primary skillset in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation, SAP BW and well verse in integration to other systems.
Have working experience in areas of business requirement gathering, fit-gap analysis, designing solution, implementing feasible solution, conducting tests (FUT, SIT, UAT, RT), data conversion and supporting the solution.
Have good engagement and communication skills and is able to work with stakeholders from all levels and globally.
Good analytical and negotiation skills for conflict resolution, stake holder management, costing discussion, and vendor management.
Experience with SAP Analysis for Office and EPM.
Experience in Office Analysis and SAP Analytics Cloud.
Have good command of English, both oral and written.

Education / Qualifications / Certifications Required

Educated to degree level or equivalent
SAP BW and/or SAP BPC training courses relevant to SAP BW 7.5, SAP BW/4HANA and SAP BPC 10.1
SAP Analytics Cloud training is good to have
DevSecOps and Agile training certification would be beneficial

Responsibilities:

Key focus within the change lifecycle of implementation of changes including requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, impact assessment, presenting to the appropriate governance body for approvals, transition and supporting the change post implementation.
Accountable in ensuring changes meet the change management processes/governance/criteria.
Responsible for evaluation and approval of the Estimates provided by the 3rd party Service provider.
Provide input and recommend robust solutions to meet business requirements.
Responsible for quality assurance complying with audits and SOX controls.
Supporting change management, release and deployment management, service transition and service operations.
Support and contribute to CSIP increasing quality/standards and driving towards lean organization.
Provide technical guidance and for BW and BPC issues/cases.
Manage escalations within the area.

Good to have:

Knowledge in DevOps, Agile and SaFE processes and how it can be applied in a global enterprise organization.
Knowledge of ITIL processes and best practices. Certification in ITIL professional examinations is beneficial
Knowledge in change management processes and implementation cycle/stages
Good understanding of SOX and how it applies within IT
Experience with native SAP Hana technology such as Hana Live view
Experience with using Hana Tool Sets (Design Hana Studio, calculation views, etc)