At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead SAP Analytics Cloud planning, budgeting, and forecasting for public sector clients.
- Company: Dynamic consultancy firm with a focus on innovative solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, hybrid work model, and opportunity for professional growth.
- Other info: Must be eligible for UK Government Security Clearance.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the public sector while leading cutting-edge SAP projects.
- Qualifications: Strong SAC planning experience and excellent stakeholder management skills.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
Contract Duration: 12 months
Start Date: ASAP August 2026
Location: London - Hybrid
Rate: £700 per day
About The Role
We are looking for a SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning Lead to lead Performance, Budgeting and Forecasting. You will work with one of our public sector clients. Reporting to the Finance Delivery Lead, you will be accountable for solution ownership, guiding the team on SAP best practices, design choices and ensuring the solution is coherent, integrated and aligned to deliver the required workstream outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Lead SAC planning, budgeting and forecasting design, build, test and deployment activities
- Own workstream plan, status reporting, RAID and deliverables
- Coordinate with finance leads, analytics, data and testing teams on dependencies
- Support workshops, requirement shaping, solution quality and stakeholder engagement
- Ensure delivered planning capability aligns to business needs and programme standards
- Own the solution, ensuring it is coherent, fit for purpose and delivers the intended business outcomes
- Guide the team on SAP best practices, standard capabilities and appropriate design choices within the workstream
- Provide solution leadership on key design decisions
- Ensure the Development, Reporting and Integration Consultant teams have the correct list of items to develop
- Ensure completion of all required workstream deliverables and supporting documentation to the agreed quality standard and timeline
Essential Skills & Experience
- Must be eligible and willing to obtain UK Government Security Clearance (i.e. lived and worked in the UK for a minimum for 5 years)
- Strong SAC planning delivery leadership experience across complex programmes
- Experience with financial budgeting, forecasting, strategic workforce planning and performance management processes
- Experience in design, build and testing phases on complex programmes
- Stakeholder Management - Have good business engagement experience working with stakeholders
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to lead discussions, explain technical details and collaborate effectively with stakeholders and clients
- Proven structured delivery management experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
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