Key Responsibilities:
- Implementation of analytical & reporting requirements: Modelling, Reporting, Dash boarding, mainly on the SAP Analytics platform (SAP-BW/BI/BO).
- Ability to work with all aspects of the analytics platform from client side to configuring servers and building analytical solutions.
- Assists with the creation and grooming of requirements and specifications for projects – both technical and functional. Helps architect and plan changes and enhancements to the analytical models.
- Participates in data modelling and ETL design and maintenance.
- Deploys code changes to different environments in a safe and reliable manner.
- Performs extensive testing and defect analysis of analytical solutions and new rollouts.
- The effective and efficient operation of the BW/BI productive environment, diagnoses issues (proactively when possible) and provides resolutions.
- Monitoring and ensuring the proper functioning of all data feed, reporting structures and users' credentials
- Monitors applications for abnormalities, performance issues and continuously looks for areas to improve application availability and speed. Takes corrective action for errors and omissions.
- Manages projects aligned with departmental objectives as well as cross-departmental initiatives.
- Documents data models, system and business processes for the Analytics team.
- Collaborates with other departments and external consultants on projects
- Automates repetitive data related tasks for analysts and management.
- Knowledge dissemination to Power/Key Users & business community
- Train Key/Power Business Users
- Build and prepare documentation and training materials
- Organize, facilitate meetings and produce comprehensible minutes
- Accountability:
- Developing technology specifications and ensuring that new technology solutions are designed for optimal access and usefulness, and leveraging existing technologies when possible
- Applying architectural and engineering concepts to design a solution that meets operational requirements, such as scalability, maintainability, security, reliability, extensibility, flexibility, availability and manageability
- Maintain safe and stable operation
- Keep required quality of service
- Strict adherence to policies and procedures, in particular IT security policies.
Job Requirements:
- Educational Level — University Graduated
- Work Experience
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in implementing and maintaining Business Analytics solutions and/or MBA equivalent w/3 years’ experience.
- 8+ years of related work experience in the Business Intelligence area
- 5+ years of SAP BI/BO/BW implementation and migration experience
- Working experience with SAP ECC (FI, CO, SD, MM) preferred.
- Experience in designing SAP BI architecture, with multiple project experience in BW/BI/BO and BW on HANA, including SAP BI Integration and SAP BI interfaces as well as the implementation of SAP BI in Finance, controlling, Purchasing, manufacturing, Inventory & Sales;
- Knowledge and experience in ETL functions, OLAP, data warehousing, and front-end tools such as Webi, Dashboard, Xcelcius and Lumira;
- Extensive experience with BW/HANA Modelling concepts, scripting, optimization scenarios including hybrid scenarios, and performance tuning;
- Specialty/Qualification — Bachelor’s degree required; preferably in Accounting / Business / MIS / Computer Science.
- Skills:
- Strong business and analytical skills including direct interaction with business end users for requirements analysis
- Guide the design and implementation of scalable, high performance enterprise analytics applications for mission critical solutions
- Strong MS SQL database skillset. Must be able to write SQL queries and understand database concepts such as stored procedures, views and triggers.
- Strong analytical & business acumen, specifically in Sales, Finance and Accounting
- Strong MS Office, Expert level in MS Excel. Visual Studio/Macro experience nice to have.