Senior Data Analyst

Role:

Senior Data Analyst

Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration 6 months + high possibility of extending further

Work location: Remote/Onsite (mention no. of Onsite days)

Hybrid - Onsite 3 days a week @ client location Boston, MA or Springfield, MA

About the Role

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 Enterprise Data Warehouse and Operational warehouse ensuring the Finance Data Mart and warehouse is accurate and business alignment through detailed EDW mapping, validation, and testing efforts across financial domains in EDW.

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.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and maintenance of EDW data mapping documentation between EDW and Finance system (SAP).
• 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)
• 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
• Work with Project Mangers to maintain and support the RAID log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies)
• Collaborate with offshore and onshore teams to align on requirements, deliverables, and timelines

Required Experience

• 6+ years of experience in data analysis, preferably in finance or enterprise data systems
• 2+ years working on SAP.
• 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 Skills

• Familiarity with Finance Accounting Transformation and Finance data migration.
• 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

Required Education

Bachelor s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field