SAP BW Consultant

Contract Duration: 6 Months
Start Date: 13 January 2026
End Date: 17 July 2026
Location: South Africa (onsite/hybrid depending on project requirements)
Role Level: Senior Consultant Technical (SAP BW)
Area: SAP Business Warehouse (BW / BW4

HANA)

A leading financial services organisation is seeking an experienced SAP Senior Technical Consultant (BW) to join their SAP delivery team on a fixed-term contract. The consultant will work independently, applying strong SAP BW/BW4

HANA expertise to deliver business-critical data, reporting, and analytics solutions.

The role includes systems analysis, solution architecture, data modelling, development, troubleshooting, and production support. You will work closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements, define priorities, and deliver end-to-end SAP BW solutions.

• Engage with business and IT stakeholders to gather requirements, translate them into technical specifications, and prioritise delivery.

• Perform systems analysis, solution design, technical development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support within SAP BW4
  
  HANA.

• Develop BW data models following SAP Layered Scalable Architecture (LSA++) best practices.

• Build and maintain BW objects including extractors, DSOs/ADSOs, Info Cubes, Composite Providers, and Open Hub destinations.

• Develop and optimise ETL pipelines, query structures, and reporting layers.

• Build, enhance, and troubleshoot complex Process Chains for automated data loads.

• Monitor and support data loads, resolve load failures, and ensure stable data availability.

• Build and maintain reports and dashboards using SAP front-end tools.

• Prepare technical documentation, follow governance standards, and support production environments.

• Strong hands-on experience with SAP BW4
  
  HANA development.

• Solid understanding of LSA++ data warehouse architecture.

• Experience with developing and maintaining the following:

  • BW Extractors

  • Master Data & Hierarchies

  • DSOs / ADSOs

  • Info Cubes

  • Composite Providers

  • Open Hub Extracts

• Deep knowledge of data extraction, modelling, and query design.

• Proven ability to build and manage complex Process Chains.

• SAP Web Intelligence

• SAP Analysis for Office (Excel)

• SAP Lumira Designer

• Strong background in monitoring and supporting data load jobs.

• Experience troubleshooting ETL flows and resolving data inconsistencies.

• Exposure to integrations with SAP and non-SAP systems is beneficial.

• Able to work independently with minimal guidance.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Clear, confident communication with both business users and technical teams.

• Calm under pressure with strong attention to detail.

• Highly accountable, organised, and proactive.

• Duration: 6 Months

• Start: 13 January 2026

• End: 17 July 2026

• Employment Type: Contract

• Role: SAP BW4
  
  HANA Senior Technical Consultant