FP&A Technology Sr Specialist

Position Overview

Within the Global Business Solutions (GBS) organization, the incumbent supports SAC-P Center of Excellence (COE) operations throughout the FP&A forecasting cycle, ensuring planning activities are executed effectively, business transactions are optimized, and system data remains accurate, timely, and synchronized across platforms.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee SAC planning workstreams, ensuring alignment with project objectives, timelines, and business priorities.
• Design, support, and implement SAC data models that enable effective planning, analysis, and reporting.
• Develop and maintain import and live connections across SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Leverage SAC to support Workforce, OPEX, and CAPEX modeling, providing insights and recommendations based on planning outputs.
• Build, enhance, and optimize SAC models, stories, data actions, and allocation logic.
• Apply expertise in SAC Analytics technologies, including Datasphere, SAP BW, HANA, master data management, and ECC.
• Support and maintain FP&A planning processes across monthly and quarterly planning cycles.
• Understand and manage SAP data structures, end-to-end data flows, and SAC predictive capabilities, including augmented analytics and forecasting.
• Develop and maintain reporting capabilities for consolidated and pre-consolidated balance sheets, P&L statements, trial balances, and tax reports.
• Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address operational challenges and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate regularly with HQ and Regional COE teams to address challenges, share lessons learned, and promote best practices.
• Oversee daily HANA Studio operations for FP&A systems, ensuring platform availability, performance optimization, and completion of scheduled maintenance activities.
• Manage security and access controls, including role and user provisioning, audit support, and coordination with IT security teams.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data, connectivity, and system issues, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders and escalation teams to minimize downtime.
• Develop and maintain operational runbooks, monitoring alerts, system task schedules, and change management documentation; identify opportunities for automation and continuous improvement.

Education, Experience and Leadership Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Mathematics or Computer Application.
• Minimum of 4 years of FP&A and SAC planning work streams for large or complex systems.
• Hands-on experience with SAC-P as a planning tool, including designing, supporting, and implementing data models.
• Proficiency in importing and connecting both SAP and non-SAP data sources.
• Experience with Workforce, OPEX, and CAPEX modeling is a strong advantage.
• Demonstrated technical experience with SAC Analytics technologies, including Datasphere, SAP BW, HANA, Master Data management and ECC.
• Strong understanding of SAP data structures, end-to-end data flows, SAC predictive capabilities, and augmented analytics.
• Ability to work flexibly and analytically in a problem-solving environment.
• Strong knowledge of FP&A processes and strong process orientation.
• Strong written and verbal skills enabling effective communication with all levels of management.
• Ability to operate independently and remain focused through change or uncertainty.
• Fluency in English required.

Technical Skills Requirements

• SAC-P Experience (Preferred, but not required).
• Proficiency in PC skills (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint) required.
• Planning Tools / Analytical Tools experience required.
• SAP Hana Studio.