Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior SAP BW Integrated Planning (BW-IP) Consultant to support enterprise planning solutions and ongoing production support initiatives. The role will focus on the design, development, enhancement, and support of SAP BW-IP applications used for financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes. The consultant will serve as a hands-on technical leader responsible for developing BW-IP planning solutions, supporting planning-related enhancements, resolving production issues, and partnering with Finance and business stakeholders to deliver scalable planning capabilities. The role will also support planning data integration into the SAP S/4HANA Finance landscape.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and support SAP BW Integrated Planning (BW-IP) solutions.
• Build and maintain Aggregation Levels, Planning Functions, Planning Sequences, Filters, Data Slices, and Characteristic Relationships.
• Develop custom Planning Functions using AMDP and ABAP.
• Create and maintain SAP HANA Views to support planning and reporting requirements.
• Design, develop, and support planning process chains and data load processes.
• Gather and analyze business requirements related to budgeting, forecasting, and planning initiatives.
• Work closely with Finance and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical planning solutions.
• Support planning data loading and management within the SAP S/4HANA Finance landscape.
• Provide production support for existing BW-IP applications and planning processes.
• Troubleshoot complex planning, data, and system issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Support system enhancements, performance optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead technical discussions and provide subject matter expertise on BW-IP best practices and solution design.
Required Qualifications
• Hands-on experience with SAP BW Integrated Planning (BW-IP) and SAP BW Planning Solutions using Integrated Planning.
• Strong experience with SAP BW on HANA.
• Strong SAP ABAP development experience.
• Strong SAP HANA modeling experience.
• Hands-on experience creating Aggregation Levels, Planning Functions, Planning Sequences, Characteristic Relationships, Data Slices, Process Chains, and Input-Ready Queries.
• Strong experience developing Planning Functions using AMDP in ABAP.
• Experience with custom ABAP enhancements and planning logic.
• Strong experience creating and maintaining SAP HANA Views.
• Knowledge of BEx Query Design and Analysis for Office (AO).
• Knowledge of BW Reporting and Planning Architecture.
• Knowledge of planning data integration processes.
• Experience with production support and incident resolution.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience supporting planning data integration with SAP S/4HANA Finance.
• Experience with BADI, Customer Exits, Function Modules, and ABAP Classes.
• Exposure to BW/4HANA.
• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
• Knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
