Expert, Business Intelligence and Data Analyst
Job Summary
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Job Responsibilities:
- Act as the functional expert for SAP Finance data (mostly SAP FI/CO/PS) including G/L AP/AR cost centers internal orders and profitability analysis (SAP CO-PA).
- Validate financial data flows to ensure alignment with P&L and Balance Sheet structures.
- Lead root cause analysis when discrepancies arise identifying gaps between business logic and technical processing.
- Support project-based planning by working with Project Systems (WBS elements budgeting).
- Support and maintain planning processes using SAP BW-IP including design and troubleshooting of planning sequences.
- Enable reporting through Power BI Analysis for Office and BEx Query Designer.
- Work closely with business users to ensure reporting outputs meet financial requirements.
- Act as the escalation point for complex issues (e.g. failed process chains planning errors).
- Provide consultative troubleshooting with a focus on long-term sustainable fixes.
- Review and assess change requests to ensure business value without compromising system stability.
- Proactively identify and implement improvements to reporting and analytic processes and data quality.
- Collaborate with technical teams to support SAP BW data models and architecture (e.g. aDSOs CompositeProviders).
- Contribute to performance optimization using tools such as FOX formulas or AMDP (where applicable).
- Support integration between SAP and external data platforms (Databricks OneStream..) as needed.
- Support the transition from traditional SAP BW to modern data environments including cloud and lakehouse platforms.
- Contribute to data governance practices including data lineage and metadata management.
- Help bridge SAP data with external platforms (e.g. Databricks SAP Datasphere OData interfaces).
- 6 Years of expertise in financial and consolidation processes automotive industry preferred.
- Bachelors degree in commerce or business management.
- Strong functional knowledge of SAP FI/CO and financial reporting structures.
- Experience with SAP BW-IP planning and BW reporting tools (Analysis for Office BEx).
- Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex data and process issues.
- Strong analytical mindset with attention to data accuracy.
- Basic knowledge of SD PP and MM modules.
- Understanding of SAP BW/4HANA and data modeling concepts.
- Exposure to modern data platforms (e.g. Databricks data lakes cloud integration tools).
At Magna we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. Thats why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications and in consideration of job requirements regardless of in particular color ancestry religion gender origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
As part of our commitment to a fair consistent and efficient recruitment process we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.
If you have any questions or concerns about this process feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.
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