YASH Technologies is Hiring - SAP SAC - Planning Architect

Experience: Minimum 8+ 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.