SAC Planning-Manager

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About Global Delivery Services

Global Delivery Services refers to EY's worldwide network of service delivery centers. The GDS team plays an important role in EY’s strategy by ensuring effective support to EY’s growth agenda.

Our journey started in 2002 with approximately 200 people. Today we stand at 80,000+ professionals in ten locations around the world. We operate in Argentina, China, Hungary, India, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom.

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Our innovation specialists serve the GDS Client Service and Enablement Services teams, along with Service Lines, Core Business Services and Sectors. The team brings the desired environment, technologies and skilled teams together for facilitation, rapid prototyping and innovative thinking. The competencies offered include analytics, digital, user experience, mobile technology, infrastructure, Microsoft technologies and open innovation.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Manager SAP SAC Planning / EPM Consultant to lead end‑to‑end planning implementations and drive finance transformation initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex, client‑facing EPM engagements, leveraging SAP SAC, BPC, and emerging AI capabilities such as SAP Joule.

Your Key Responsibilities

SAP SAC Planning – Implementation & Delivery

• A minimum of 3-4 years of experience in SAP Analytics Cloud Planning solutions.
• Lead end-to-end implementation of SAP Analytics Cloud Planning solutions, including requirement gathering, solution design, build, testing, deployment, and support.
• Design and build SAC Planning Models and Dimensions, including public and private dimensions with attributes and hierarchies.
• Develop Data Actions, Multi-Actions, and Allocation processes to support driver-based planning and automation.
• Configure planning workflows, version management, and data locking to enable governed planning cycles.
• Design and develop SAC Stories, Unified Stories, and Digital Boardrooms for executive and operational reporting.
• Build Optimized stories with advanced scripting to support complex planning and analysis use cases.
• Expertise in SAC security configuration.

SAP Datasphere/HANA Modelling

• Leverage 2–3 years of hands-on SAP HANA Modelling experience or Datasphere and SAP BW experience in implementation.
• Design and develop SAP HANA Calculation Views to support SAC Planning and Reporting use cases.
• Perform data modelling, transformations, and performance optimization in SAP Datasphere.
• Collaborate with SAC planning teams to ensure optimal data structures and model performance.

Soft Skills & Competencies

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey ideas in both technical and business friendly language
• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills
• Highly process oriented with a structured approach to solution design
• Ability to work independently and lead complex engagements
• Strong documentation and knowledge sharing mindset

Skills and attributes for success

• Experience in BW
• Good understanding on SAP BDC, Datasphere Seamless planning and SAP Joule and AI.

<< What we look for>>

• Experience working on large scale finance transformation or planning initiatives
• Exposure to competitor EPM tools is a plus
• Ability to mentor junior consultants and contribute to capability building
• Expertise in delivering the process definition document post workshops. Preparing the system design document by mapping client requirements. Capable to work with the team on sprint planning for the delivery.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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