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business analyst - economics

Title posted on CivicJobs.ca - SAP Business Analyst

Posted on June 10, 2026 by Employer details City of Vancouver

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SAP Business AnalystRequisition ID: 46265 OrganizationVancouver is consistently ranked as one of the world?s most liveable and environmentally sustainable cities. Recognized among BC?s Top Employers and Canada?s Greenest Employers, the City of Vancouver is seeking colleagues who can help advance our core commitments to exceptional public service, sustainability, equity, and an outstanding quality of life for all residents.With a strong commitment to being a City of Reconciliation, we invite you to join our dedicated team and become part of an innovative, inclusive, and engaging workplace. A career with the City of Vancouver and within the broader public service, offers meaningful work where you play a key role in ensuring equitable access to services, upholding ethical governance, and supporting the needs of citizens with integrity and dedication.Main Purpose and FunctionThe primary purpose of this position is to collaborate with business stakeholders to define, design, implement, and support enterprise planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance management solutions using SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning. This position serves as the functional lead for planning transformation initiatives, ensuring business requirements are translated into scalable and sustainable planning solutions that improve decision-making, forecasting accuracy, and operational efficiency.The SAP SAC Planning Business Analyst leads planning and performance management projects through all phases of the solution lifecycle, including business process analysis, requirements gathering, solution design, model development, testing, deployment, training, and ongoing support. The role acts as a key liaison between Financial Planning and SAP teams to ensure planning solutions align with organizational objectives and industry best practices.This position provides ongoing support for financial planning, operational planning, capital planning, workforce planning, and management reporting processes. The incumbent has access to highly confidential financial and operational information and provides recommendations that may impact budgeting decisions, resource allocation, workforce planning, operational performance, and strategic initiatives.Specific Duties and Responsibilities Partner with Finance and Planning team stakeholders to understand planning and forecasting requirements. Analyze existing budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes and recommend process improvements and automation opportunities. Lead the design, configuration, and support of SAP Analytics Cloud Planning models, versions, dimensions, hierarchies, measures, and business rules. Design and implement driver-based planning, rolling forecasts, scenario planning, long-range planning, and what-if analysis solutions. Develop and maintain planning workflows, calendar processes, data actions, allocations, advanced formulas, and business process controls within SAC. Configure and support budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, project planning, capital investment planning, and operational planning processes. Collaborate with business users to define planning assumptions, key drivers, allocation methodologies, and performance metrics. Support financial consolidation, planning, and reporting requirements through integration with SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Datasphere, and other enterprise systems. Design and maintain planning input forms, planning stories, dashboards, and management reporting solutions. Develop functional specifications and work with technical teams on data integration, security, and system enhancements. Facilitate planning workshops, requirements sessions, design reviews, testing activities, and user acceptance testing. Coordinate annual budget cycles, quarterly forecasts, and monthly planning activities from a systems perspective. Monitor planning model performance, data quality, and system integrity and implement continuous improvements. Provide production support