S4 Hana Implementation Consultant

The FP&A Data and Analytics Consultant is a vital part of the Data and Analytics design team, responsible for maintaining and enhancing critical FP&A and management reporting solutions. This role involves applying expertise in data, analytics, and process management to support both interim and S/4HANA designs, ensuring alignment with both business and analytical requirements. The consultant will work closely with finance and IT stakeholders to ensure accurate data flows and support effective financial reporting, driving transformation across FP&A, statutory, and group management reporting areas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and oversee essential FP&A and management reporting solutions, ensuring operational stability.
• Quickly develop deep insights into complex financial landscapes, data flows, and models, understanding their impact on each deployment phase.
• Build and maintain relationships with key finance groups, including Finance Data, R2R Process Owners, FI Analytics, and IT teams, to align S/4HANA target state design with current reporting solutions.
• Support finance analytics across FP&A, management reporting, statutory reporting, and group reporting, specifically in:
• Commercial, operational, and non-commercial planning
• Capex, R&D, cash, and balance sheet planning
• Revenue, P&L, manufacturing, supply, and inventory planning
• ESG planning and group consolidation/SAP Group Reporting
• Act as an advisor, providing guidance on designing and adjusting the interim state strategy throughout the S/4HANA transformation program.
• Facilitate SIPOC deliverables (user stories, KDD, and workshop reports) for design workshops, as well as localization workshops.
• Align with PMO, BAU units, and stakeholders on timelines for interim state remediation and testing readiness, covering data quality, volumes, UAT readiness, and deployment schedules.
• Monitor risks in solutions, timelines, and remediation builds, collaborating with the interim state teams to mitigate risks through technology or process improvements.
• Assess the impact of additional projects or M&A activity on the interim state strategy, providing guidance for necessary adjustments during implementation.
• Resolve post-go-live issues, identifying solutions and preventive mechanisms for future deployments.
• Adapt effectively to a dynamic, matrixed environment, achieving results under tight timelines.

Essential Requirements:

• 13+ years of experience in FP&A and management reporting.

• Completion of two or more full S/4HANA implementations and several SAP ERP implementations,

  including experience with finance in interim state management.

• Expertise in FP&A areas, including balance sheet, cashflow, group planning, operational finance, R&D, and ESG.

• Experience in management reporting across commercial, operations, R&D, and corporate (group) functions.
• Proficiency in analytics tools and data warehousing tools such as PowerBI, Qlik, Azure Data Lake, Snowflake, BW/4HANA, SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud.
• Experience working with FP&A tools such as Hyperion, SAC Planning, Anaplan, SAP BPC, and PaPm.

  Experience in SAC Planning and Hyperion is preferred.

• Bachelors or masters degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience integrating finance with other business areas (logistics, inventory, supply chain, manufacturing).
• Background in Life Sciences or Healthcare industries.

Competencies:

• Strong analytical abilities, capable of managing complex data landscapes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven ability to work efficiently in fast-paced environments, delivering results within short timelines.