SAC Planning Expert

Job Title

Summary of the Role:

Finance Analytics is the delivery area within the Data and Analytics department with the focus on the reporting and planning processes of the Amadeus Finance function. 

As SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud) expert you will contribute to the maintenance and evolution of the Amadeus SAC Platform supporting the Amadeus Planning Hub (APH); with focus on CCOP (Cost Center Operational Plan), BPOP (Business Portfolio Operational Plan) and FFC (Financial Forecast).

This position is an internal customer facing role and it requires the ability to design, code, test, debug, document and maintain SAC planning and reporting processes meeting internal customer needs while keeping the processes and solutions as standard and integrated as possible.

Scope:
• Finance Analytics and Planning Services (Visualizations, Data Integration and modeling, Machine Learning...).
• Supporting globally end users in all Business Units and Corporate Functions. 
• Answering to a wide range of company information needs for decision making.

Your main responsibilities:

Automated Solution Identification

Advise internal customers on business Analytics services.

Based on high level business requirements and considering the Analytics strategy and service portfolio in place, recommend potential solutions and provide with high level implementation sizing.

Solution Design

Collect and document the detailed business specifications with internal customers.

Analyze functional design/detailed business requirements and propose technical designs considering the impacts on existing processes and tools.

Validate the proposed solution designs with customers and solution architecture team.

Challenge business demands to avoid duplications or inefficiencies in the overall Analytics TCO.

Solution construction 

Develop or customize end to end solutions (Data Modelling, Planning Data Actions, visualizations, security, data protection) in alignment to Amadeus guidelines.

Follow up and monitor the overall construction of the solution.

Conduct unit, non-regression and performance tests ensuring a level of quality in line with the Amadeus standards.

Optimize the solution based on the results of the unit, integration and performance tests.

Coordination and support during user acceptance tests ensuring the necessary fine-tuning to deploy the solution.

Produce technical documentation necessary for the solution evolution and support teams.

Produce user documentation and educational materials (including user communications) to facilitate user understanding and adoption.

Solution maintenance and support

Perform L3 support (customer/production).

Propose enhancements to avoid failure and improve performance.

Secure the adequate governance in a community of SAC superusers managing the Global Finance Template principles and industry best-practices (e.g. stability, performance, catalogue integrity). 

Solution Architecture

Identify, propose and implement architecture improvements.

Configure data source connections and manage asset libraries.

Define best practices for SAC deployment and create reusable templates.

Participate in overall data platform architecture and strategy, transitioning from first tactical moves in small collaboration to the target Enterprise Content Distribution

Research and resolve solution architecture problems based on availability, stability & performance indicators.

Team engagement

Assists, guides and supports team members in their assigned functions with focus on service delivery processes.

Actively participates in all agile ceremonies.

Contributes to increase team engagement.

About our ideal candidate

Deep experience in SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud) with a focus on Planning functionalities

Experience with SAP-powered IT landscapes, especially the BI suite (backend and frontend)

Data modeling and information classification expertise at the enterprise level

Understanding of common information architecture frameworks and information models, including networking and programming

Must speak and write fluently in English; French and/or Spanish are a plus"

Excellent understanding of planning processes, ideally in large corporations and complex processes

Excellent analysis skills in the area of Business Intelligence / Analytics

Financial foundations for projects (business case, budget follow up, accounting principles)

Advanced presentation and ability to summarize core messages

Have a deep understanding of the Analytics landscape and the roles of its components into a large company environment

Be able to translate the information architecture contribution to business outcomes into simple briefings for use by various data-and-analytics-related roles

Ability to communicate, influence and persuade peers and leadership

Ability to understand the long-term (""big picture"") and short-term perspectives of situations

Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies

Synthesis skills in order to communicate key messages to any not-technical audience

Working at Amadeus, you will find

A critical mission and purpose - At Amadeus, you will be powering the future of travel and pursuing a critical mission and extraordinary purpose.

A truly global DNA - Everything at Amadeus is global, from our people to our business, which translates into our footprint, processes, and culture.

Great opportunities to learn - Learning happens all the time and in many ways at Amadeus, through on-the-job training, formal learning activities, and day-to-day interactions with colleagues.

A caring environment - Amadeus fosters a caring environment, nurturing both a fulfilling career and personal and family life. We care about our employees and strive to provide a supportive work environment.

A complete rewards offer - Amadeus provides attractive remuneration packages, covering all essential components of a competitive reward offer, including salary, bonus, equity, and benefits.

A flexible working model - We want our employees to do their best work, wherever and however it works best for them.

A diverse and inclusive community - We are committed to leveraging our uniquely diverse population to drive innovation, creativity, and collaboration across our organization.

A Reliable Company - Trust and reliability are fundamental values that drive our actions and shape long-lasting relationships with our customers, partners, and employees.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potentialby fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience. 

Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receiveconsideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law.