SAP BPC Solution Architect

At KPMG, our Technology Practice represents a unique blend of experienced and certified IT professionals specializing in various fields. This diversity enables us to tackle digital transformation challenges, select and implement IT solutions, manage IT risks, and enhance cybersecurity comprehensively, covering the full spectrum of IT priorities for businesses.

Main Responsibilities:

• Interaction with the Customer regarding the provision of IT architecture services in the assigned area.

• Performing tasks to develop IT architecture services in the assigned area.

• Resource planning for IT architecture services within the relevant domain.

• Collaboration with IT integrator’s structural units to provide IT architecture services in the assigned area.

• Quality control of work performed in the domain of IT architecture services.

• Development and maintenance of target IT architecture and product strategies in the assigned area.

• Management of the current IT architecture within the assigned domain.

• Monitoring of IT project implementation for alignment with the roadmap and target IT architecture.

• Architectural support and oversight for the implementation of digital scenarios.

• Architectural support for IT project implementation (acting as an IT project architect or domain architect according to customer requirements), including:

  • Defining architectural requirements and monitoring their implementation;

  • Providing expertise/approval of project documents and making key architectural decisions during project phases;

  • Acting as a single point of accountability to the Customer for the product’s compliance with FTT;

  • Controlling the completeness and correctness of deliverables acceptance;

  • Identifying architectural risks and proposing mitigation measures.

Key Requirements:

• Expert-level knowledge of SAP BPC modules.

• SAP Certification: SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP Business Planning and Consolidation.

• Proficiency in:

  • Budgeting (BDG)

  • Consolidation (CON)

• Participation in 3+ full-cycle implementation projects of SAP BPC as an expert/architect.

• Participation in 2+ SAP BPC solution enhancement projects (preferred).

• Understanding of end-to-end business processes and integration with SAP modules such as SD, PP, MM, PM, FI.

• Higher technical education.

• At least 6 years of experience in IT.

• At least 3 years of experience as an architect/team lead in business planning, management reporting consolidation; hands-on experience with SAP BW/BPC, BCS; understanding of the functional capabilities of these platforms.

• Participation in at least 2 full-cycle SAP implementation projects in large enterprises.

• Knowledge of data warehouse design approaches and OLAP concepts.

• Full-cycle experience in implementing data warehouses, business intelligence, and business planning systems – assessment, implementation, training, testing, and go-live preparation.

• Experience integrating with SAP modules (FI, MM, SD, CO) and non-SAP systems (e.g., Primavera, 1C).

• Experience in developing technical and project documentation for SAP-based solutions.

• Experience in quality control of implemented solutions.

• Understanding of internal architecture and experience designing and implementing data models.

• Knowledge of modern IT trends and their application in business planning and management reporting, including Data Mining, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics; understanding of the role and responsibilities of a Chief Data Officer (CDO).

Key Skills:

• SAP

• SAP BPC

• BDG

• CON

• OLAP