SAP Data Analyst

Job Title: SAP Data Analyst

Location: Boston/Springfield, MA (Hybrid)

Position Type: Long-Term Contract

Experience Required: Data analysis; SAP Migration projects across financial domains

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Job Description:

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly analytical and collaborative Senior Data Analyst to support a complex SAP R/3 to S/4HANA finance migration. This individual will play a key role in ensuring data accuracy and business alignment through detailed mapping, validation, and testing efforts across financial domains.

This is a hybrid/in-person role, requiring regular on-site collaboration with business partners, data engineering teams, BI developers, and SAP stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings a strong background in data analysis, finance, testing, and enterprise systems with a hands-on mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the creation and maintenance of data mapping documentation for the migration from SAP R/3 to S/4HANA across GL, AP/AR, fixed assets, and controlling
• Collaborate with business and functional leads to gather and clarify financial data transformation and reporting requirements
• Support data profiling, cleansing, transformation, and validation activities
• Assist in writing and executing test strategies, including:
• Unit testing
• Functional integration testing
• User acceptance testing (UAT)
• Data reconciliation between legacy and target systems
• Work closely with the BI reporting team to validate data structures and support post-migration reporting needs
• Partner with data engineers and solution architects to define and verify transformation rules
• Log and track issues and support resolution during test cycles; maintain appropriate testing and validation documentation
• Contribute to SteerCo reporting, providing data readiness updates, issue status, and impact summaries
• Maintain and support the RAID log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies)
• Collaborate with offshore and onshore teams to align on requirements, deliverables, and timelines

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in data analysis, preferably in finance or enterprise data systems
• 2+ years working on or supporting SAP migration projects, ideally involving S/4HANA
• Proficient in SQL and familiar with data validation and reconciliation techniques
• Functional knowledge of SAP finance modules (GL, AP/AR, FA, CO)
• Experience with data mapping, data dictionaries, and transformation logic documentation
• Hands-on experience writing and executing test plans including functional integration testing
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with ability to work onsite with business stakeholders
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and BI tools like Power BI, Tableau, or SAP Analytics Cloud

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with SAP data migration tools (SAP Data Services, SLT, BODS)
• Experience supporting financial reconciliation, audit readiness, or compliance-driven data initiatives
• Exposure to cloud-based data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, AWS, Azure)
• Comfortable working in hybrid project delivery environments with Agile or waterfall elements