Seeking a Senior SAP Business Warehouse (BW) Specialist with over 7.5 years of experience in SAP BW administration and development.

Job details

As a central agency of the Australian Government, the Department plays a crucial role in assisting the Government across a wide range of policy areas to ensure the achievement of its outcomes.

The ERP Technical section within the SDO is seeking an experienced SAP Business Warehouse (BW) Specialist to support ongoing projects, maintenance, and enhancement activities. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering SAP BW, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC), and Strategic Budgeting and Planning (SBP) solutions, ensuring data integration and reporting capabilities, and contributing to the development of the Self-Service BI architecture within the SDO.

Key duties and responsibilities

This role offers a motivated individual the chance to work both independently and collaboratively within a high-performing team environment. Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and building information models, BEx queries, and SAP Business Objects reports.
• Developing and maintaining documentation to support Self-Service Business Intelligence development.
• Supporting the successful delivery of planning and consolidation solutions for the Parliamentary Expenses Management System (PEMS) project.
• Designing and interpreting reporting architecture for SAP BI while troubleshooting and resolving issues with functional analysts and end-users.
• Developing and maintaining integration plans for 'As Is' and 'To Be' process models.
• Leading new development initiatives and providing ongoing support for the SDO’s Business Intelligence architecture.

The ideal candidate will possess the following highly desirable skills and capabilities:

• Over 7.5 years of experience in SAP BW administration and development. Please do not group this experience in with other positions and create an ambiguous timeline.
• Experience in BPC and SBP, with a strong understanding of finance and public sector budgeting and planning processes.
• Expertise in SAP BW 7.5 and Business Objects environments, including authorisations, management, and process chains for data loads.
• Experience with earlier versions of SAP BW may be considered.
• Proven experience in HANA Live real-time reporting and building HANA CDS views, DSOs, InfoCubes, and MultiProviders.
• Strong business-facing consulting skills with experience in stakeholder engagement. This must include significant experience working with end users and not just functional/technical teams.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, adapt to a fast-paced environment, and deliver high-quality results.
• Experience in both BAU and project environments. This must include the end-to-end process with management of a change through testing and change management controls. It may also sometimes include functional analysis and requirements gathering.

Technical skills

Additional desirable skills and technical capabilities include: • Knowledge of the PEMS project. • Experience with public sector projects and upgrades in SAP BW and Business Objects (BO). • Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder coordination skills. • Experience with SAP BW and BO upgrade projects. • Relevant SAP certifications. • Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud; and • ABAP skills for modifying BADI’s and customer exits.

Essential criteria

1. Candidates should explicitly address the criteria detailed in Key duties and responsibilities in their response/application.

Desirable criteria

1. Demonstrated experience • The extent to which a candidate demonstrates experience of the Requirements (Role description + Key duties and responsibilities + Technical Skills).

2. Demonstrated capacity and capability • The extent to which a candidate demonstrates the capacity and capability to fulfil the Requirements (Role description + Key duties and responsibilities + Technical Skills) to a high standard and within specified timeframes.

Contract: 12 Months with 2 x 6 months extension option

Security Required: Baseline Security Clearance required

Location - Canberra, Hybrid based. - Flexible work arrangements will be considered in line with the Department’s Flexible Work Policy.

How to Apply - Please upload your resume to apply. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks

Closing date: Friday 15 August 2025

Call Joanne Finchett on 0480 002454 or email [email protected] for any further information