Senior SAP Business Analyst

About Kagool
We are a fast-growing IT consultancy specialising in the transformation of complex Global enterprises. We are looking for enthusiastic and hardworking individuals to help deliver for our global customer base. We embrace the opportunities of the future and work proactively to make effective use of technology. As you can imagine, this means that we have a vibrant and diverse mix of skills and people making Kagool a wonderful place to work.

Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced SAP Reporting & Functional Analyst to support a large-scale data transformation programme involving the migration and modernisation of data and reporting workloads from SAP systems into Microsoft Azure and Databricks.

The primary focus of this role is SAP functional and data analysis rather than technical development. The candidate should have a strong understanding of SAP business processes, underlying data and reporting requirements across areas such as Supply Chain Management, Finance, Procurement and Ariba, Human Resources and Success Factors, and other corporate functions.

The candidate should also understand the SAP BW environment and SAP reporting tools such as SAP Business Objects and SAP Analytics Cloud. This includes a good understanding of analytical reporting, dashboards, KPIs, data models and how SAP operational data is transformed into business reports.

Key Responsibilities
Engage with business stakeholders to understand SAP processes, data, reports, dashboards and analytical requirements.
Facilitate requirements workshops across functional areas such as Supply Chain, Finance, Procurement, HR and Corporate functions.
Translate client discussions around Reporting needs into formal business requirements, functional specifications, user stories and process flows.
Analyse existing SAP BW, SAP BO and SAP SAC reports, dashboards, KPIs, data models and dependencies.
Work with stakeholders to identify critical reports, enhancement requirements and opportunities for report rationalisation.
Define report calculations, filters, business rules, measures, dimensions and expected outputs.
Support source-to-target data mapping and ensure that business meaning and reporting logic are retained during migration.
Work closely with data architects, data engineers, developers and reporting teams to explain functional requirements.
Prepare test cases, test scenarios, expected results and requirements traceability documentation and coordinate with business users to validate results.

Mandatory Requirements and Skills
Minimum 8 years of experience as an SAP Reporting Analyst, SAP Functional Consultant or in a similar role.
Strong functional understanding of SAP business processes and data across one or more of the following areas:
Supply Chain Management
Finance and Controlling
Procurement and SAP Ariba
Human Resources and SAP Success Factors
Corporate and management reporting
Minimum 4 years of experience working with SAP reporting and analytics tools, particularly SAP Business Objects and SAP Analytics Cloud.
Strong understanding of SAP data, including master data, transactional data, reporting structures and business rules.
Good understanding of the SAP BW environment and its role in enterprise data warehousing and reporting.
Understanding of analytical reports, management dashboards, KPIs, measures, dimensions and reporting hierarchies.
Experience gathering and documenting business, functional, data and reporting requirements.
Experience preparing functional specifications, data mappings, process flows, test cases and validation scenarios.
Strong analytical, documentation, communication and stakeholder-management skills

Desirable Experience
Exposure to SAP ECC, SAP S/4

HANA, SAP BW, SAP BO, SAP SAC and SAP BODS landscapes.
Understanding of Microsoft Azure, Databricks and Power BI.
Experience migrating SAP reporting and analytical workloads to cloud-based data platforms.
Previous experience working in the UAE or with Middle East clients.
Willingness to work from Abu Dhabi for defined periods during the programme.

Career at Kagool
A career at Kagool will give you a path towards progression and opportunities, with the current rate of growth we at Kagool have dedicated time towards individual growth, recognizing individual contributions, filling the team with a keen sense of purpose along with providing a fun, flexible and friendly work environment.