Senior Business Analyst – SAP Analytics (Transformation)

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Elicit, analyze and document business requirements for analytics/reporting use cases (interviews, workshops, process walkthroughs)
• ▹Moderate workshops and align stakeholders across business functions, IT and external partners
• ▹Translate business needs into clear, testable functional requirements (user stories, acceptance criteria, functional specs)
• ▹Analyze and map end-to-end business processes and related data flows in SAP ECC (e.g. order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, production/logistics)
• ▹Understand and validate value and quantity streams: quantities, values, postings, document chains, and controlling/logistics implications relevant for analytics
• ▹Ensure correct business logic and semantic consistency for KPIs, measures and dimensional models
• ▹Work closely with solution architects and BI/analytics teams to shape solution options and ensure feasibility
• ▹Contribute to target concepts for modern analytics (data products, semantic layers, harmonized KPI definitions, governance), including the SAP Business Data Cloud direction
• ▹Create and maintain a prioritized backlog; support release planning and effort/value discussions
• ▹Coordinate and steer external consultants/developers from a functional perspective (scope clarification, requirement refinement, review of deliverables)
• ▹Support functional testing (UAT preparation, test cases, defect triage) and ensure user enablement (documentation, trainings)

Requirements

• ▹University degree in Business Informatics, IT, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or similar
• ▹Several years of experience as Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer / Functional Consultant in an SAP-centric environment (analytics, reporting or process-related IT)
• ▹Proven track record in requirement engineering and stakeholder management in complex, cross-functional settings
• ▹Strong understanding of SAP ERP ECC processes and data, especially quantities and value flows and how they impact reporting/analytics
• ▹Experience translating business process logic into KPI definitions and reporting requirements

Nice to have

• ▹Understanding of analytics architectures and concepts (semantic models, data modeling basics, data quality, KPI governance)
• ▹Exposure to SAP BW / BW4HANA, CDS-based concepts or other SAP analytics components (solution literacy, not a developer role)
• ▹Familiarity with transformation programs (from legacy solutions toward modern data/analytics platforms)

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Flexible working conditions with remote work possibility (in-person presence required from time to time), for real work-life balance
• ▹Modern, newly renovated, sustainable office with parking space and bicycle storage in the heart of Budapest
• ▹Competitive salary, benefits and compensation packages (Medicare health insurance with dental care, bonuses, an extra day off on your birthday, eyeglasses contribution)
• ▹Supportive, diverse and highly skilled community
• ▹Ability to make a real difference and build new processes from scratch, participating in shaping the BSC processes
• ▹A value-oriented work culture: down-to-earth, appreciative, inspiring and innovative
• ▹Building an international career at a 100+ year old German company

About the company

KOSTAL is a global, independent, family-run German company with more than 100 years of history. Its Hungarian Shared Services Center provides internal IT and other services to the group's subsidiaries worldwide. The Budapest office is a modern, newly renovated, sustainable building with parking space and bicycle storage. The company represents a value-oriented work culture: down-to-earth, appreciative, inspiring and innovative.