SAP SAC Consultant

Job Title

SAP SAC Consultant

Location

Abu Dhabi, UAE (Onsite)

Employment Type

Full-time (onsite). Contract-to-hire can be considered for exceptional profiles.

Joining

Immediate / Short Notice Preferred

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Consultant to support and enhance a complex, enterprise-wide planning and analytics landscape for a large diversified group headquartered in Abu Dhabi.

The environment is SAP-centric (S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, Datasphere) with SAP SAC as the central platform for:

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Financial planning (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)

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Workforce / people cost planning

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Manufacturing and operational planning

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Executive dashboards, digital boardrooms, and regulatory/management reporting

This is not a greenfield setup . The right candidate will own and evolve existing SAC solutions , ensure data accuracy and consistency vs SAP, and design driver-based planning models that support fast, compliant decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• SAC Solution Ownership & Enhancement

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Take end-to-end ownership of existing SAP SAC landscape (planning models, stories, dashboards, data models).

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Understand and document how planning is done across

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P&L (including revenue, COGS, margins)

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Balance Sheet & Cash Flow

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Workforce / people cost planning

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Regularly reconcile SAC data with SAP (S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, Datasphere) and ensure numbers are accurate, consistent, and explainable.

• Planning Model Design (P&L, Balance Sheet, Workforce, Manufacturing)

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Design and enhance SAC Planning models for

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P&L planning , especially driver-based revenue planning (e.g., units, price, product mix, raw material costs, overheads).

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Balance sheet planning , including opening balances, flows from P&L, loans, working capital, and cash planning.

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Depreciation planning (assets, useful life, methods and impact on P&L & BS).

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Workforce / headcount planning (salary structures, increments, promotions, new hires, attrition, benefits).

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Build models that work both with

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Historical databased scenarios, and

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Blank-slate scenarios (e.g., new products, new lines of business without past data).

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Implement data actions, multi-actions, advanced formulas, and driver-based logic to automate and streamline planning cycles.

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Work closely with Finance, HR, Manufacturing and other stakeholders to translate business drivers into technical models .

• Data Modelling, CDS Views & Integrations

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Work with SAP technical teams to design and build CDS views and data models on:

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S/4HANA tables (e.g., ACDOCA, MATDOC, HR tables, etc.).

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SAP Datasphere and/or BW/4HANA where applicable.

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Combine multiple SAP tables into planning- and analytics-ready views , not only reuse existing OData services.

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Design and maintain SAC data models using

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Live connections (for real-time scenarios).

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Import connections (for replicated / planning scenarios where custom tables are required).

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Ensure consistent handling of

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Master data & transactional data

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Currency translation

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Versions and scenarios (Actual, Budget, Forecast, Rolling Forecast)

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Fiscal/calendar definitions (YTD, QTD, MTD, etc.).

• Reporting, Analytics & User Experience

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Design and build SAC Stories, dashboards, and digital boardrooms aligned to business KPIs and executive requirements.

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Use responsive layouts, advanced calculations, scripting and value driver trees where needed.

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Support and help roll out augmented analytics / predictive features (e.g., time series forecasting, Smart Predict, Ask/Chat-style analytics).

• Quality, Governance & Operations

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Implement and maintain security, data access controls, and governance in SAC:

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Roles, teams, data access control (DAC), and story-level restrictions.

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Define and enforce best practices for

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Model design

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Naming conventions

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Documentation and change control

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Plan and manage testing cycles

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Unit testing, SIT, UAT, regression testing for new models and enhancements.

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Lead cutover activities and provide hyper-care and post go-live support :

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Monitor data loads & planning cycles

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Investigate and resolve data/logic issues

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Track incidents, prioritize fixes, and coordinate with business & IT teams.

• Process Improvement & Business Partnership

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Work as a partner to Finance, HR and Operations to

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Identify opportunities to simplify processes and automate reporting .

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Move from pure GL-based budgeting to more driver-based, operationally grounded planning (e.g., recipe-based manufacturing planning, product-level P&L).

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Support continuous improvement of user experience and self-service analytics .

Required Qualifications & Experience

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58 years of experience in SAP BI/BO/BW/SAC, with strong focus on SAC in the last few years.

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Minimum 2+ end-to-end SAP SAC Planning and/or Reporting implementations .

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Proven experience designing planning models in SAC for

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P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, or

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Workforce / People Cost planning.

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Strong hands-on experience with

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Data Actions, Multi-Actions, Advanced Formulas

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Forecasting and driver-based allocations

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Value Driver Trees and KPI flows.

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Proven ability to design driver-based planning for

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Manufacturing (e.g., product/recipe-based planning for cement, paper, tissue, etc.).

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Finance (revenue, cost, margins).

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Workforce (headcount, salary, increments, promotions, benefits).

Technical Skills

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SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

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Planning models, Analytic models.

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Story building (widgets, charts, tables, input forms).

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Scripting (Advanced Formulas, basic scripting logic).

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Responsive & optimized user interfaces.

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Data Integration and Connectivity

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Connections to S/4HANA , BW/4HANA , Datasphere (preferred), and non-SAP sources.

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Expertise with Live vs Import connections and when to use which.

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SAP Data Modelling

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Experience in designing/using CDS views (ideally building them with ADT/Eclipse or equivalent).

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Familiarity with key S/4HANA tables (e.g., ACDOCA, MATDOC) and their role in financial and operational reporting.

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Good understanding of financial planning & budgeting processes, including:

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Revenue planning, cost planning, depreciation, working capital.

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Basics of P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow interactions.

Preferred Experience & Nice-to-Haves

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Industry exposure to Manufacturing (paper, tissue, cement, metals, chemicals), Contracting , and Services .

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Experience with Workforce / HR planning (headcount, salary, increments, promotions).

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Exposure to SAP Datasphere and/or SAP BW/4HANA data modelling.

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Experience with Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps).

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Prior experience in multi-company, multi-entity groups with strict reporting timelines (e.g., listed, rated, or bond-issuing entities).

Personal Attributes

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Able to give short, precise, scenario-based answers and solutions (not just general theory).

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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable with complex data and models.

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Business-oriented mindset: can talk the language of Finance and Operations , not just technical jargon.

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High sense of ownership: treats SAC planning solutions as a product , not just a project.

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Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.

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Comfortable working in a onsite model and collaborating with cross-functional teams.