Associate Lead Consultant - SAC Planning

YASH Technologies is a leading technology integrator specializing in helping clients reimagine operating models, enhance competitiveness, optimize costs, foster exceptional stakeholder experiences, and drive business transformation.

At YASH, we’re a cluster of the brightest stars working with cutting-edge technologies. Our purpose is anchored in a single truth – bringing real positive changes in an increasingly virtual world and it drives us beyond generational gaps and disruptions of the future.

We are looking forward to hire SAC Planning Professionals in the following areas :

Position: SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) – Planning Architect (Techno-Functional)

Experience: Minimum 10+ years in Financial Planning & Analytics (FP&A) / Enterprise Performance Management, with at least 5 years in SAC Planning.

Overview
We are seeking a techno-functional SAC Planning Architect to lead end-to-end design, development, and deployment of enterprise planning solutions. The role requires a unique blend of deep financial domain expertise and strong technical capability in SAC Planning, ensuring the ability to engage effectively with business stakeholders while architecting robust, scalable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of SAC Planning solutions that align with enterprise financial strategies and operational needs.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, and business teams to gather requirements, challenge assumptions, and translate them into optimal SAC Planning architectures.
• Design multi-model frameworks for driver-based planning, allocations, forecasting, scenario analysis, and rolling forecasts.
• Configure and optimize SAC Planning models, dimensions, hierarchies, and planning functions (allocations, spreading, disaggregation).
• Develop advanced technical components including Data Actions, Advanced Formulas, Value Driver Trees, and predictive forecasts.
• Integrate SAC Planning with SAP and non-SAP systems (e.g., S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, Datasphere, Group Reporting).
• Define and manage data loading, scheduling, and monitoring processes for planning models.
• Establish governance, best practices, and performance optimization standards for SAC Planning.
• Lead workshops, training, and change management to ensure user adoption.
• Serve as the bridge between finance stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring both business relevance and technical excellence.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting, with at least 5 years in SAC Planning.
• Proven experience delivering complex SAC Planning solutions in an architect or lead role.
• Strong FP&A process knowledge combined with hands-on SAC Planning technical skills.
• Expertise in SAC Planning advanced features (Data Actions, Advanced Formulas, Allocations, Value Driver Trees).
• Technical proficiency in integrating SAC Planning with SAP Datasphere, BW/4HANA, and S/4HANA.
• Solid understanding of data modelling, SQL, and performance tuning in SAC.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence senior leaders.

Preferred

• SAP SAC Planning certification.
• Financial qualifications such as CA, CMA, CFA, CPA, MBA (Finance), or equivalent.
• Experience with SAP BPC and Group reporting.
• Agile project delivery experience.

At YASH, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. We leverage career-oriented skilling models and optimize our collective intelligence aided with technology for continuous learning, unlearning, and relearning at a rapid pace and scale.

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• Flexible work arrangements, Free spirit, and emotional positivity
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• Stable employment with a great atmosphere and ethical corporate culture