Dasro is looking for a Consultant (SAP Analytics Cloud Lead) for one of its clients in Calgary, AB.
Term: Start date: 10/01/2026. End date: 01/31/2029
Working Hours: 8 Hours per day. 40 Hours per week
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
Job industry: Utilities and Energy
Description:
As part of the SAP Plus FP&A Workstream, the SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Lead will drive the design, build, and implementation of SAC Planning and Reporting solutions, working closely with system integrators, business stakeholders and project teams to ensure successful delivery. This role acts as the bridge between FP&A business process design and SAC technical implementation, ensuring that planning models, data flows, integrations, and workflows are coherent, scalable, and aligned to how FP&A operates across budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with FP&A and Technical stakeholders to translate planning processes and analytical requirements into cohesive SAC Planning solution designs, ensuring consistency across models and processes
- Working with the System Integrator (SI) on the global design of integrated SAC Planning models, including OM&A, Projects, Capital, Revenue and Short-term Planning by partnering with business and FP&A teams to gain an understanding of planning processes, requirements, and pain points
- Develop user stories and drive key design decisions that support FP&A business requirements and objectives
- Support the design, build, and implement of end‑to‑end SAC Planning models to support budgeting, forecasting, and reporting
- Collaborate with the systems integrator to validate the design and build of SAC reports, stories, input templates, and planning dashboards, ensuring they are user-friendly, efficient, and consistent
- Work closely with Data and Technical teams to implement and enforce SAP Analytics Cloud best practices, standards, and design patterns across all SAC solutions and support data models, data sources and integrations
- Provide hands‑on SAC development as needed, while also leading and reviewing work completed by SI resources and developers
- Support and provide guidance to SAC developers (internal and SI), including design direction, quality assurance, and knowledge transfer
- Support data migration, SIT/UAT testing, defect resolution, and cutover activities
- Support solution deployment and post‑go‑live stabilization for SAC Planning solutions
- Contribute to change management, documentation, and enablement activities to support adoption of SAC Planning
- Develop and provide training to client’s resources to increase wider knowledge and capabilities in SAC Planning
- Identify AI use cases and support the design, and implementation of AI-enabled planning capabilities
Requirements:
SAC & Planning Expertise
- Proven experience leading SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning implementations in complex enterprise environments
- Strong hands‑on experience designing and building SAC Planning models
- Strong hands‑on experience designing and building SAC reports, stories, and dashboards
- Deep understanding of SAC Planning functionality, including advanced formulas, allocations, versions, and scenarios
- Experience with Seamless Planning
SAP & Technical Experience
- Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA and how planning solutions integrate with core SAP finance processes
- Prior experience with SAP S/4HANA
- Experience working with data migration, testing (SIT/UAT), and validation in large ERP or planning transformations
- Experience working with SAP Datasphere, BW, or equivalent enterprise data platforms is an asset
- Understanding of SAP security concepts, roles, and data access considerations as they relate to SAC Planning
Business & Leadership Skills
- Experience reviewing, redesigning, and enhancing financial planning and business processes
- Ability to understand how business planning processes operate end‑to‑end and translate those into technical SAC solutions
- Proven ability to lead and influence cross‑functional stakeholders across Finance, IT, Data, and external partners
- Experience working with and managing System Integrators and external delivery partners
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to business stakeholders
Industry & Professional Experience
- Previous experience in the Oil & Gas, Energy Infrastructure, or Utilities industries is preferred
- Experience working in large, complex transformation programs (ERP and/or Planning implementations)
- Experience working in Agile delivery models is an asset