New SAP role – Must have heavy BW-IP (Integrated Planning)
Strong Solutions background
Job Title: SAP BW Integrated Planning (BW-IP) Consultant
Company: Healthcare Client
Location: 100% remote (will work EST)
Start: ASAP
Pay Rate - $DOE
Must be able to convert without sponsorship
- Need 1 Perm Manager reference that I have to check before submittal.
- Need LinkedIn Profile
Duration: 6 months to start based on evaluation. Ideally, this is a candidate who will be long-term with potential for full-time hire if capabilities and performance warrant it. No guarantees currently, but that is the goal.
SAP BW Integrated Planning (BW-IP) Consultant
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
We are seeking a Senior SAP BW Integrated Planning (BW-IP) Consultant to support enterprise planning solutions and ongoing production support initiatives. This role will focus heavily on the design, development, enhancement, and support of SAP BW-IP applications used for financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes.
The consultant will serve as a hands-on technical leader responsible for developing BW-IP planning solutions, supporting planning-related enhancements, resolving production issues, and partnering directly with business stakeholders to deliver scalable planning capabilities. A separate project involves supporting planning data integration into SAP S/4HANA Finance, making BW-IP expertise the primary requirement.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and support SAP BW Integrated Planning (BW-IP) solutions.
- Build and maintain Aggregation Levels, Planning Functions, Planning Sequences, Filters, Data Slices, and Characteristic Relationships.
- Develop custom Planning Functions using AMDP and ABAP.
- Create and maintain SAP HANA Views to support planning and reporting requirements.
- Design, develop, and support planning process chains and data load processes.
- Gather and analyze business requirements related to budgeting, forecasting, and planning initiatives.
- Work closely with Finance and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical planning solutions.
- Support a planning initiative involving the loading and management of planning data within the SAP S/4HANA Finance landscape.
- Provide production support for existing BW-IP applications and planning processes.
- Troubleshoot complex planning, data, and system issues and perform root cause analysis.
- Support system enhancements, performance optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Lead technical discussions and provide subject matter expertise on BW-IP best practices and solution design.
Primary Skillset
- SAP BW Integrated Planning (BW-IP)
- SAP BW Planning Solutions using Integrated Planning (IP)
- SAP BW on HANA
- SAP ABAP Development
- SAP HANA Modeling
Required Experience
- Hands-on experience creating:
- Aggregation Levels
- Planning Functions
- Planning Sequences
- Characteristic Relationships
- Data Slices
- Process Chains
- Input-Ready Queries
- Strong experience developing:
- Planning Functions using AMDP in ABAP
- Custom ABAP enhancements and planning logic
- SAP HANA Views
- Knowledge of:
- BEx Query Design
- Analysis for Office (AO)
- BW Reporting and Planning Architecture
- Planning Data Integration Processes
- Production Support and Incident Resolution
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting planning data integration with SAP S/4HANA Finance.
- Experience with BADI, Customer Exits, Function Modules, and ABAP Classes.
- Exposure to BW/4HANA.
- Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is a plus.
- Knowledge of Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting processes.
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