Location: Luton / Edinburgh - remote with adhoc site visits when required
Duration: 6 month contract
Rate: £94.49ph UMB (Inside IR35)
SAP Project Systems (PS) Functional Analyst
We are looking for an experienced SAP Project Systems (PS) Functional Analyst to support the delivery and ongoing improvement of enterprise project management and financial integration capabilities for our defence client.
This role plays a key part in bridging the gap between Finance and SAP PS, ensuring project financial processes, project controls, and enterprise planning platforms operate effectively together. You will work closely with business stakeholders, finance teams, architects, and delivery teams to design, implement, and support SAP PS solutions across the full application lifecycle.
The role operates within an Agile delivery environment and focuses on stabilising, enhancing, and continuously improving the SAP PS solution and its integrations.
Key Responsibilities:
Act as the functional bridge between Finance and SAP PS, ensuring alignment of project accounting, financial reporting, and project controls processes.
Analyse business requirements and identify process improvements impacting SAP PS and SAP Finance.
Support solution design and configuration of SAP PS, including project structures, WBS standards, budgeting, settlement, and reporting.
Support integration between SAP PS, SAP Finance/Controlling, and external project or financial planning systems.
Assess the impact of enterprise systems such as Oracle EPM on SAP Finance, SAP PS, and project investment planning processes.
Support business and architecture decisions relating to specialist project cost management tools (e.g. Dassian) and their interaction with SAP.
Ensure the solution is built and maintained in line with the approved configuration and architecture.
Support SIT and UAT testing, data validation, and reconciliation across integrated systems.
Work with product owners and architects to stabilise and continuously improve the existing solution.
Support application lifecycle activities including upgrades, patching, incident resolution, and enhancements.
Produce documentation required for change governance and approval processes.
Work within Agile delivery teams, contributing to sprint planning, demos, and continuous improvement.
Skills & Experience:
Strong functional experience with SAP Project Systems (PS).
Experience with WBS structures, project profiles, budgeting, settlement, and project cost reporting.
Understanding of SAP PS integration with SAP Finance/Controlling (FI/CO).
Experience supporting enterprise system integrations and project financial data flows.
Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
Strong stakeholder engagement and business analysis skills.
Desirable
Experience with Primavera P6 or enterprise project controls platforms.
Familiarity with Oracle EPM or enterprise financial planning tools.
Experience with project cost management solutions such as Dassian.
Interested? Apply today via the link provided