SAP Analytics & Reporting Lead

SAP Analytics & Reporting Lead Initial 3 month contract Outside IR35 - Market Rate Hybrid - working from home 3 days per week, in office 2 days per week Overall purpose of the role The role will define and deliver the SAP Futures Reporting & Analytics Strategy.

It covers two layers: operational, in-application reporting (S/4HANA Embedded Analytics and Fiori drill-down reporting, SuccessFactors People Analytics, Concur Intelligence and SAP Analytics Cloud), and enterprise analytics, where SAP and non-SAP data is brought together.

Main duties and responsibilities Reporting & analytics strategy Define, document and gain sign-off for the SAP Futures Reporting & Analytics Strategy across S/4HANA, SuccessFactors and Concur, aligned to enterprise data and analytics principles and preferred technologies.

Produce a requirements and gap assessment, target reporting architecture, governance and ownership model, and a phased delivery roadmap aligned to programme milestones. Set clear decision rules for where each reporting need is met: embedded SAP analytics, SAP Analytics Cloud, or the enterprise platform (Fabric/Power BI).

Take architectural decisions through the Technical Review Board and relevant design authorities, working with Enterprise Architecture. Enterprise analytics (Azure / Microsoft Fabric) Work with the Data team and Enterprise Architecture to define how SAP data enters the Strategic Data Platform and is surfaced through Microsoft Fabric and Power BI for cross-system, institutional reporting.

Define the pattern for blended SAP and non-SAP reporting, covering data models, shared KPIs and master/reference data alignment. Assess extraction options from SAP into the Azure data estate, including SAP Datasphere/Business Data Cloud and Databricks, and a supported replacement for the current CDS view/CDC extraction route, covering licensing, capacity consumption, egress cost and supportability.

Operational and drill-down reporting (Fiori / embedded) Define the approach for operational reporting within SAP, making maximum use of standard S/4HANA Embedded Analytics, Fiori analytical apps and CDS views for drill-down and drill-through reporting.

Shape Finance management reporting, financial statements, KPIs and dashboards with Finance, and people reporting through SuccessFactors People Analytics with People Services. Define the role of SAP Analytics Cloud for dashboards and executive reporting, and clarify whether SAC Planning forms part of the future planning approach.

Cover Concur reporting via Concur Intelligence, and how expense data feeds Finance and enterprise reporting. Current landscape and report rationalisation Assess the current reporting estate, including ECC reports and the SAP BusinessObjects BI Launch Pad, which is approaching end of support, and define the transition path.

Build and maintain a report inventory with Finance, People Services and business owners, d...

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